Animals
This past weekend, one of our "kids" (actually now an adult), Amanda, came from college with 6 of her friends to lend a hand on the farm. All of these amazing young adults are students at a local Christian College, Messiah College. They arrived at our farm late morning, donned work gloves and boots and headed out into the woods to clear trails.
You see, over the past year we had some selective logging done in our woods to clear out the larger, older trees that were preventing sunlight from reaching the newer trees. We had been losing a lot of trees during storms and decided it was time to take action and take down the very oldest ones. In the process of removing the logged timber from the woods, trails were made. The trails were situated in a way that with a little bit of work, we thought we could connect them and have a network of trails for horseback riding and horse and carriage driving. What an unbelievable amount of physical labor these students offered to us! In a few short hours they had accomplished what we thought would take us weeks. With the time that was left that afternoon, they also helped us get our onions, potatoes, and 20 more asparagus roots into the ground. We all celebrated the afternoon with a dinner of homemade bread, a Mediterranean stir fry with quinoa, and Chicken Dijon topped off with homemade Coconut Cake for dessert. We thank you, Amanda, Matt, Kevo, Anthony, Kara, Ben and Maryan! Someday you all will make great farmers!
- A Very Hoppy Birthday!
What a weekend!Where do I start?Yesterday was my birthday...and once in a blue moon it falls on the same day as Easter...making it a very Hoppy Birthday!! It was a perfect weekend.Saturday's weather was superb... sunny and 52 degrees. Given the choice...
- Transition
We rode into the weekend on Summer's coat tails....hot and muggy weather.Then, a monsoon blew through on Saturday afternoon (horizontal sheets of cat and dog rain with gale force winds)helping Summer on her way;and Autumn made his official...
- Conquering Fears
Yesterday afternoon was beautiful....clear blue skies, low 60's, cool breeze....perfect for a ride. I decided early in the day that I would make riding Moonbeam my goal for the day. This might seem like no big deal to many of you. But to me....huge...
- A Visitor To Bee Haven Acres
Meet Roeluf. He is a 10 year old Fresian Gelding owned by my dear friends and neighbors Tim and Ann. Years ago they travelled to Holland to find a young Fresian. After days of searching, they found Roeluf. Ann has spent the past 7 years training Roeluf...
- Easter Morning.....brrrrrr
Just when we thought Spring had arrived....Mother Nature has brought us up short. We awoke this morning, looked outside , and for a moment thought perhaps it was Christmas, not Easter. A soft 3 inch blanket of snow had covered the farm during the night....
Animals
With a Little Help From Our Friends
This past weekend, one of our "kids" (actually now an adult), Amanda, came from college with 6 of her friends to lend a hand on the farm. All of these amazing young adults are students at a local Christian College, Messiah College. They arrived at our farm late morning, donned work gloves and boots and headed out into the woods to clear trails.
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- A Very Hoppy Birthday!
What a weekend!Where do I start?Yesterday was my birthday...and once in a blue moon it falls on the same day as Easter...making it a very Hoppy Birthday!! It was a perfect weekend.Saturday's weather was superb... sunny and 52 degrees. Given the choice...
- Transition
We rode into the weekend on Summer's coat tails....hot and muggy weather.Then, a monsoon blew through on Saturday afternoon (horizontal sheets of cat and dog rain with gale force winds)helping Summer on her way;and Autumn made his official...
- Conquering Fears
Yesterday afternoon was beautiful....clear blue skies, low 60's, cool breeze....perfect for a ride. I decided early in the day that I would make riding Moonbeam my goal for the day. This might seem like no big deal to many of you. But to me....huge...
- A Visitor To Bee Haven Acres
Meet Roeluf. He is a 10 year old Fresian Gelding owned by my dear friends and neighbors Tim and Ann. Years ago they travelled to Holland to find a young Fresian. After days of searching, they found Roeluf. Ann has spent the past 7 years training Roeluf...
- Easter Morning.....brrrrrr
Just when we thought Spring had arrived....Mother Nature has brought us up short. We awoke this morning, looked outside , and for a moment thought perhaps it was Christmas, not Easter. A soft 3 inch blanket of snow had covered the farm during the night....