farming ⋆ Owl Creek Farm

Winter Weather in Little Smoky, Alberta

Amy — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:47:07 +0000

Our region around Little Smoky, Alberta, which includes a truly enormous county called the MD of Greenview*, has long been shaped by its harsh winters and resilient people. From the…

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Poof

Amy — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:32:57 +0000

And just like that, she reappears! Time really gets away from me. How is in the middle of November? I’m still trying to process that summer has come and gone!…

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Avoiding cooked chicken in a heatwave

Amy — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 04:08:24 +0000

This heat is something else. I think almost everyone reading this is in a region affected by the current (mid-July 2024) heatwave, you all know what I mean. The farm…

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Rooster Number One

Amy — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 23:56:29 +0000

He’s not the “Number One” (best) rooster (that we know of, yet), just the first one to start crowing (err, sort of – you’ll know what I mean when you…

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Zappy

Amy — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 22:09:38 +0000

The benefits of electric fencing for livestock far, far, outweigh the jolt an animal (or careless, or acting on a dare, human) receives on contact with a wire. Electric fences…

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Farming Part 2

Amy — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:37:29 +0000

Farming won’t happen any time soon. The USDA Rural Development farm loan program requires 3 full years of verifiable farming experience. Kinda silly, but there’s ways to do it. I…

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