Two-Fold Job
We have raised our chickens for many years, and we have lots of laying hens and we have raised meat chickens in the past. We don’t do the...
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A Simple Farm Life Blog
darkwaterranch
- May 3
- 2 min
Make It Work
We changed our plans for the cantaloupe patch and didn't really have the time to wait on the shipment of landscape fabric to arrive....
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darkwaterranch
- Mar 16
- 2 min
Our Secret Weapon- Landscape Fabric
We hate to weed, it takes extra time and usually ends in defeat. The amount of ground that we use for vegetable production is much larger...
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darkwaterranch
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Ease That Feed Bill With Fodder
What is Fodder? The simple definition of fodder is “food fed to livestock.” Today's discussion about fodder is actually about feeding...
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darkwaterranch
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Growing And Moving!
Goat Milk soap is what got us started in opening up to the community through farmers markets. Then the agritourism developed from that...
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darkwaterranch
- May 8, 2022
- 1 min
Honker Heaven
The construction of honker heaven has taken a little time, but May 8 was move in date for the goslings! We used strong steel fence panels...
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darkwaterranch
- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
Spring On The Farm
When winter has ebbed away life on the farm comes back full force in the Spring. The daylight last longer and there is new life...
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darkwaterranch
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
A Quail Of A Tail
One thing about cold weather on the farm when the chores are done you have more time to sit around a warm fire and discuss the plans for...
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darkwaterranch
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
Resetting The Hoop
We have an older hoop house that for sure has seen better days. But we have managed to keep it together for about 15 years. Lots of nuts,...
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darkwaterranch
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Hidden In The Farm
Very few people know that living within the boundaries both physical and legal of this farm is another entity, named Black Goat Designs....
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