Gathering these types of crops is a core part of our animal management strategy, making use of waste food resources cuts down on feed costs and the carbon footprint of our animal operation, and it makes me happy to gather them in the vein of “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.”Â
Tag: Happy Day Farms
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O’Neill: The call of hibernation (column)
It’s easy to be optimistic while drinking coffee in January with the season well behind me and the feeling of hope-springs-eternal quickening my blood. It’s more sobering to assess while still on the tail end of the effort.”
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O’Neill: Big rain coming (column)
Last cannabis cut, planting garlic, and stacking functions in the latest farm column.
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O’Neill: Great success at the Forest Health Extravaganza (column)
It feels so good to participate in conversations that strike notes of hope against the depressing backdrop of climate change and the wildfire reality that we all now live in during the dry months.”
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O’Neill: How to sow one million seeds (column)
My spirit soars when I see the freshness of the sprouting plants, the mystery of life sprung from that which was dry and seemed inert. Soil, water, seed, soul, magic.”    Â