Here are just a few pics to help give you a better sense of where we live! Enjoy!
Our Backyard
Our neighbours are Taro, the llama, and his beloved sheep (you can only see one of them here)....
and about 25 cows (a local man is leasing a section of the property for a few weeks so that his cows have new fresh grass to eat). There is also a bull in there too, which has made things a little tricky with Lucy (our 5 month old puppy who is still able to get through fences and thinks that everything is something to be played with!).
Our little backyard Bantam Barred Rock Chickens. The cage is a temporary fixture until a proper coop is built.
It is pretty funny to wake up in the morning to the sounds of cows, sheep, and chickens and realize that they are not one of Abigail's toys, but the real thing!
The Garden
The Children's Garden is in full swing. The kids from the Fun on the Farm program planted a number of seeds and each time they visit, they get to check in on how their plants are doing and then, when the veggies are ready, they get to harvest the food and take it home.
More of the Children's Garden, with the beehives in the background.
Mason beehives right next to the garden.
Two of our summer interns: Audrey and Sarah, planting tomato seedlings.
More of the garden.A New Trail!
In order for A Rocha to conduct its environmental education program, we had to build a trail by the river. We were very pleased to find that, underneath a massive amount of blackberry bushes, there was enough of a ledge to build a nice pathway down to the river. School groups have been enjoying this path for the past couple of months
BIRDS!
A number of Cliff Swallows have made a home under the roof of the barn - it is lovely to see them flying around during the day.
Our incubator: The Runner Ducks are hatching as I write this!
Baby chicks!More of an update to follow soon!
Lookin' good!
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