tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16469753365365757612024-03-13T03:03:20.577-07:00Fitzgerald's Family FarmFitzgerald's Family Farm is a mini farm located in beautiful Potter County, PA, known as "God's Country," dedicated to raising fruits, vegetables, and critters in an earth-friendly manner.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.comBlogger668125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-32946584029573182182022-04-19T06:38:00.000-07:002022-04-19T06:38:03.598-07:00Poor Man's Fertilizer<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2EFgqvW4enPEeLsGk6tKm7PMwSqExwmUAv2uhpQZZDX_2saV7su9aSD7Uk6Rhaljgy14KrXZmDfEUTVMHmkE0AgvUF3zkQhxHVoy3Yap0IXCNcpt2_E5VwkbmdXdKGaQ5dSw-ppKCjP_mM8meP3-RJ18DgUFFPICYKNa2nRNV9aOUwbBPdryzyyH/s4032/EA9B237E-2604-4AF6-AF5D-45565AE245CD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2EFgqvW4enPEeLsGk6tKm7PMwSqExwmUAv2uhpQZZDX_2saV7su9aSD7Uk6Rhaljgy14KrXZmDfEUTVMHmkE0AgvUF3zkQhxHVoy3Yap0IXCNcpt2_E5VwkbmdXdKGaQ5dSw-ppKCjP_mM8meP3-RJ18DgUFFPICYKNa2nRNV9aOUwbBPdryzyyH/s320/EA9B237E-2604-4AF6-AF5D-45565AE245CD.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDh-FZijLeIyQEpEvgjRWlj8CXpW9sIGKmV4S56fnsNPawhA67YQtNxMczWsmDRQR_ZFv16d3gOo7EYyt9fzurxn9ZKvpu8drJxXVRi9wJESQNVlm6OQVhOO7xLTLDFCFt1mZvqgIzj-OAQcRvuBTBZAxb5VxzCGo3FDMfo87mYwWJLmFw5NH0jfp/s4032/FBCDA71C-82AB-4BAB-B3BC-89B9115FE0AB.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDh-FZijLeIyQEpEvgjRWlj8CXpW9sIGKmV4S56fnsNPawhA67YQtNxMczWsmDRQR_ZFv16d3gOo7EYyt9fzurxn9ZKvpu8drJxXVRi9wJESQNVlm6OQVhOO7xLTLDFCFt1mZvqgIzj-OAQcRvuBTBZAxb5VxzCGo3FDMfo87mYwWJLmFw5NH0jfp/s320/FBCDA71C-82AB-4BAB-B3BC-89B9115FE0AB.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">You'll never believe it but we had about three inches of snow last night. I think I may be ready to move my entire operation to Florida.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Seriously though. I've read that snow is considered a "poor man's fertilizer" and wondered why. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here's what I found:</p><p style="text-align: center;">An old wives tale says that snow is the poor man's fertilizer. This is true because snow contains the nutrient nitrogen. The snow lies as a blanket on the ground and slowly percolates through the soft spring soil. Snow delivers about two to ten pounds of nitrogen per acre per year from the atmosphere to the soil. This is not a huge amount but is more beneficial than rain because of the slow release and little amount of runoff. (Source: https://www.landscapearchitectureboston.com/spring-snow-the-poor-mans-fertilizer/)</p><p style="text-align: center;">and: </p><p style="text-align: center;">When snow fall, it captures the ambient nitrogen in the air and preserves it until it melts. Once it does begin to melt, that nitrogen leeches down into the soil in your yard. This means that seasonal snowmelt can actually provide your lawn with an early dose of fertilizer to help it rally for spring. (Source: https://www.sublawn.com/understanding-effects-snow-your-lawn/)</p><p style="text-align: center;">Who knew?</p><p style="text-align: center;">So I guess we can look on the bright side when we have an unexpected spring snow!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-24144885163088230062022-03-19T06:29:00.003-07:002022-03-19T06:29:44.270-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">CLOSED</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Please remember that Fitzgerald's Family Farm is <u>not</u> on the maple tour this year!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-44989245851348832392022-03-14T05:17:00.004-07:002022-03-14T05:18:30.836-07:00Fitzgerald's Family Farm's Big Changes...God's Country Upland Preserve and Giving Up The Maple Syrup Business<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> We came back from vacation and were fighting to get ready for maple season. In the week before vacation Fitz had gone to the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA for a venture that he started three years ago - God's Country Upland Preserve - an upland bird hunting preserve here in Potter County.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3k7jvd4Au41jZYDRHbWgatwOUcOsLxbm19c6KglLCZ8qKnC9Zb94Aefl0OFEC5JNG6gfX21_VBasCbu2jEFrGqDy1y-VxXp-gexJkmVKMa3Kj3yL1Oaik_aWQ_0VBsJUwtX3MrlVvLM-JbpM3rBVk_cIMaDGO2Lc0V2J7e3eieyIdTtI0pVhyB2T3=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3k7jvd4Au41jZYDRHbWgatwOUcOsLxbm19c6KglLCZ8qKnC9Zb94Aefl0OFEC5JNG6gfX21_VBasCbu2jEFrGqDy1y-VxXp-gexJkmVKMa3Kj3yL1Oaik_aWQ_0VBsJUwtX3MrlVvLM-JbpM3rBVk_cIMaDGO2Lc0V2J7e3eieyIdTtI0pVhyB2T3=w202-h269" width="202" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The calls were rolling in for hunts and we were having mountains of stress in trying to figure out how we were going to make this work. When we decided we had to make a choice. Bird hunting or maple. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Bird hunting is much more financially sound and definitely physically less demanding than tapping maple trees, boiling sap, etc... and we aren't getting any younger. It is the obvious choice. </p><p style="text-align: center;">So we decided to give up our maple business. First we decided that we would do it just for the year, but then we decided to permanently leave the business.</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuNUdyvNKtFBSSDtYo_mtKbs8_ErvBedNY4A1nsg6oCcE8LH39VUQUxaCk8qKppBRXGKyMsxyIHAMdN3FoBGwHGJ_EZj81AtWQLhu8YDFBL0UZwWddqvLPbGXADbjgBA57RRwZmZ-lC7lmKG4vxgwrKnFSdBa7Ug6SegzLVmXffDPQve8l85gjntl6=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuNUdyvNKtFBSSDtYo_mtKbs8_ErvBedNY4A1nsg6oCcE8LH39VUQUxaCk8qKppBRXGKyMsxyIHAMdN3FoBGwHGJ_EZj81AtWQLhu8YDFBL0UZwWddqvLPbGXADbjgBA57RRwZmZ-lC7lmKG4vxgwrKnFSdBa7Ug6SegzLVmXffDPQve8l85gjntl6=w209-h278" width="209" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The decision is a great relief.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Although we are listed on the Potter-Tioga Maple Weekend tour, we won't be participating. We'll put a sign at the end of the road and block the driveway. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Red Horse Grill, who would have been serving at our sugar house, has moved right down the road to Sons of Dunn's sugar house. You won't miss them... Go to breakfast at Brydonson Farm and then come back and go to lunch at Son's of Dunn. A perfect weekend. </p><p style="text-align: center;">We'll miss the people we've met over the years but are happy to move on to a new chapter. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Wish us luck!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-12395189057812412582021-03-03T05:44:00.004-08:002021-06-01T00:36:15.808-07:0017th Annual Potter-Tioga Maple Weekend March 20-21, 2021<div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Be sure to come and see us at Fitzgerald's Family Farm for the Maple Weekend on March 20th-21st, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Eric Delong's Red Horse Grill will be set up and selling breakfast and lunch with maple inspired breakfast tacos or burritos, cheesesteaks, burgers, fries, and more! </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Click on the link <a href="http://www.pamaple.com/2021-maple-weekend.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for a map and more information about participating sugar houses over the Maple Weekend.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OjpZAl6Jdu6dZ_WwhvgOzRohRPCnBqx-4Pic5Yir7Fzo_18r7JAhRBu6phJ45zSE5rHZemOt8leArQbUqO1jiUYu1NxKlrnOwOatjvWx72dBWmMwW3RJaCajyZpJrit13bIfmOvSBv4/s2048/29FD96B5-4977-45A8-B218-ADF013855134.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OjpZAl6Jdu6dZ_WwhvgOzRohRPCnBqx-4Pic5Yir7Fzo_18r7JAhRBu6phJ45zSE5rHZemOt8leArQbUqO1jiUYu1NxKlrnOwOatjvWx72dBWmMwW3RJaCajyZpJrit13bIfmOvSBv4/s320/29FD96B5-4977-45A8-B218-ADF013855134.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-4964031409473065522021-01-06T06:39:00.005-08:002021-01-06T06:39:59.037-08:00Winter Wonderland<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has been so long since I posted! The end of the year craziness took over and for some reason I just didn't want to take away those luscious tomatoes from the top of my feed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But now winter has come and set down her foot. It's time to dream of beautiful sunny days and fresh vegetables. The seed catalogs are rolling in to help me plan for a beautiful summer garden. Those that garden understand when I say, "<u>this</u> year it will be perfect!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the meantime, I try to get out every day and move. Because as someone said to me. "Motion is lotion," and it keeps this body going! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy some photos of my winter walk. It <u>is</u> beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtSJ-ZgdWyVN-2oGOjBYaC4Fv2xJoL7JztNMv0mLdOonKi-lCIhTBzGkFuWvMZ1IQjmcnSZqnz4BT_ZjuvofA6DBKCb_PaEwaNKU6Kfou4xGenEStTG7116UOP-M2pL4c1WJfF2anSYE/s2048/4ED0D312-8D47-4F38-9566-5BCFF24A342B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtSJ-ZgdWyVN-2oGOjBYaC4Fv2xJoL7JztNMv0mLdOonKi-lCIhTBzGkFuWvMZ1IQjmcnSZqnz4BT_ZjuvofA6DBKCb_PaEwaNKU6Kfou4xGenEStTG7116UOP-M2pL4c1WJfF2anSYE/s320/4ED0D312-8D47-4F38-9566-5BCFF24A342B.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wOP2ogh3-kC9DRXle8D7sJUmYVljBye9Sb6OPMfsZy2Pp6xmmdrK3gwfxED2vvZCTBq1AmmOckk2q_jdDhXM0ixpjm71m7TMPyLqW0K0A_jywCMRHgb4eHRAzyWLMyF_McBMduHSADA/s2048/7B8176CE-640A-454E-8D6D-876BFD042F38.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wOP2ogh3-kC9DRXle8D7sJUmYVljBye9Sb6OPMfsZy2Pp6xmmdrK3gwfxED2vvZCTBq1AmmOckk2q_jdDhXM0ixpjm71m7TMPyLqW0K0A_jywCMRHgb4eHRAzyWLMyF_McBMduHSADA/s320/7B8176CE-640A-454E-8D6D-876BFD042F38.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13wo324CnCp3pBf6mUUpDd7rOteeNvkMavWEbEXtFcdeEeUGJ5C0kf3dTTW_rSgwWhKdHzJx2kR28IVsjrsK6Y0-wwFxADLrCZKfysd8NO2c5CDk1dZWTxzan0XcP6uoxepSBGTjvvtE/s2048/28B1581A-BB85-4BE6-817C-7A9ED5A82DF9.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13wo324CnCp3pBf6mUUpDd7rOteeNvkMavWEbEXtFcdeEeUGJ5C0kf3dTTW_rSgwWhKdHzJx2kR28IVsjrsK6Y0-wwFxADLrCZKfysd8NO2c5CDk1dZWTxzan0XcP6uoxepSBGTjvvtE/s320/28B1581A-BB85-4BE6-817C-7A9ED5A82DF9.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuheTWNUaKGe0dLsDjydEsF24HrV7dQ5lxdvnFwk9fsNHASEOyp8Ze63no2yzjjGP9PbL45nfA4Ikct7FHxcHgOP3YD9Jei14IzibbR0RnFJnsPSBGxW5roe3U40EMWNFKjR_TpzTTKY/s2048/182A44EA-F376-4029-BE37-60D53EABF5E6.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuheTWNUaKGe0dLsDjydEsF24HrV7dQ5lxdvnFwk9fsNHASEOyp8Ze63no2yzjjGP9PbL45nfA4Ikct7FHxcHgOP3YD9Jei14IzibbR0RnFJnsPSBGxW5roe3U40EMWNFKjR_TpzTTKY/s320/182A44EA-F376-4029-BE37-60D53EABF5E6.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwruzjN1q1lg-6GcZ8HhkOC7HQgLxEDdPea-vHuh8jckjB3Vj_HMvQGPEvGWMuZ-ZoV622g6GdFyhzAqFP0X5LooBXDXIkwa0z5IdenWsi2qf6u1IYADEghrULL9_Z5Karems9QHLq-9k/s2048/6007B325-C4F3-49B7-BA13-26A3FDDA6395.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwruzjN1q1lg-6GcZ8HhkOC7HQgLxEDdPea-vHuh8jckjB3Vj_HMvQGPEvGWMuZ-ZoV622g6GdFyhzAqFP0X5LooBXDXIkwa0z5IdenWsi2qf6u1IYADEghrULL9_Z5Karems9QHLq-9k/s320/6007B325-C4F3-49B7-BA13-26A3FDDA6395.heic" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-84877086452298167532020-08-20T08:59:00.001-07:002020-08-20T08:59:45.353-07:00Peaches and Tomatoes...<p style="text-align: center;"> Oh boy, the peaches are coming on strong and the tomatoes are getting going. Process, process, process!</p><p style="text-align: center;">The tomatoes start with lots of beautiful varieties of cherry and grape tomatoes. They are oh so delicious, but everyone waits for that big red meaty tomato that you can put on a slice of bread with some mayonnaise and salt. Yum!</p><p style="text-align: center;">After the nice meaty tomatoes comes the romas and the san marzano tomatoes just <i>begging</i> to be made into delicious spaghetti sauce and salsa. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9TQfrgeFvTpcCKFvPXnlhd7KNLQ3og8DvIqy6-_tcOzgX4CvlAQUgaEwGqmvqHqE_aAgdW2yaa2KtchhsXs0Cpp8aEDHskczZJROGEZl0fFO2YpB1aDJTRnUaQ095nd_byocs94TpYQ/s2048/32DBF45E-00F2-4F33-8ECC-CE1B80B5D9B5.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9TQfrgeFvTpcCKFvPXnlhd7KNLQ3og8DvIqy6-_tcOzgX4CvlAQUgaEwGqmvqHqE_aAgdW2yaa2KtchhsXs0Cpp8aEDHskczZJROGEZl0fFO2YpB1aDJTRnUaQ095nd_byocs94TpYQ/s640/32DBF45E-00F2-4F33-8ECC-CE1B80B5D9B5.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEszbzuff08UKJw7G9sLJ1ZOSYutcVCGHoPlC908ebyBna4r-0v2RlBTvM4XzjtPyterIpF5ZbNaTozDiJ8e6FR0gk_EU4Dr7Wk5mdB1LaUA-knJrWwHMUV2fwjt2NI6sS6EB2OU-pWQ/s2048/6273E54B-BE95-4837-8444-3963309F37E2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEszbzuff08UKJw7G9sLJ1ZOSYutcVCGHoPlC908ebyBna4r-0v2RlBTvM4XzjtPyterIpF5ZbNaTozDiJ8e6FR0gk_EU4Dr7Wk5mdB1LaUA-knJrWwHMUV2fwjt2NI6sS6EB2OU-pWQ/s640/6273E54B-BE95-4837-8444-3963309F37E2.heic" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j0C5GDwdcT96A-fh3oyObo_W8_Rai1d5fe2Azkssm40FNltGF3jWHwCskRVrBqatqsE5pGeh1cDuL9TpA6L7OmoavnihqpLPdiH6-oQDow_09S8jjbh_CQxg_2Z_KOJDnNPsR89OKV8/s2048/D68CCCC4-5159-4ACC-B6A4-333940F3ACB3.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j0C5GDwdcT96A-fh3oyObo_W8_Rai1d5fe2Azkssm40FNltGF3jWHwCskRVrBqatqsE5pGeh1cDuL9TpA6L7OmoavnihqpLPdiH6-oQDow_09S8jjbh_CQxg_2Z_KOJDnNPsR89OKV8/s640/D68CCCC4-5159-4ACC-B6A4-333940F3ACB3.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peach trees <i>love</i> the high tunnel and reward me with lots of wonderful juicy peaches. I don't spray and these are not freestone peaches so I cut off all the best parts (checking for little buggies - you know the joke - "What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? Finding half a worm in your apple!) and then freeze the chunks. The chickens get the peach parts that don't go in the freezer and from them they make delicious eggs for us. It's a win-win!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6stkXD9bBhTz53uqT3K-UoZ6G7U1fo3UW42ye92dgqjnuTGWHWrEHK7OguOk2JRrtDut7md-MicaCM3amcu0OW0Ec5bmkqH7rckPmMiNTxfM2FGxpqw_8Yv7u6Db6WK3_s3hFvz957qM/s640/B3BC1A95-2825-4979-824C-700B7D4B6459.heic" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm also harvesting corn and basil (frozen pesto!) and grating and freezing zucchini for future zucchini bread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It's a busy season!</div><p><br /></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-29189062938294305822020-08-02T07:02:00.003-07:002020-08-02T07:02:45.460-07:00Getting Pickled, Blueberries, and More<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's all about preserving the harvest these days. I've pickled, frozen, and made jam. I have yet to dehydrate, but it's coming!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My favorite pickles are bread and butter pickles. Not too sweet and not too tart. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwz_RPPbd9veo2bzAdrN5Mr05-QH22cjAWNf8-T_coRVATUIbLyMXc9C6Zb3PXPt7527Cy3XIQLvjp4cunSW404dfTvPdJ4OcnlwQM9b-IkNveEIWtT0zQFki5nI9pn9w82tNP39HRaV0/s2048/AA36D6E1-B858-4704-BEE4-D80E7BFB2315.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwz_RPPbd9veo2bzAdrN5Mr05-QH22cjAWNf8-T_coRVATUIbLyMXc9C6Zb3PXPt7527Cy3XIQLvjp4cunSW404dfTvPdJ4OcnlwQM9b-IkNveEIWtT0zQFki5nI9pn9w82tNP39HRaV0/w307-h410/AA36D6E1-B858-4704-BEE4-D80E7BFB2315.heic" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's a nearby U-pick blueberry patch nearby and I was able to pick six and a half pounds of blueberries in no time. The bushes were bending over because they were so loaded with ripe berries!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPk0hu962TQy0D_-uNYHr6Antf9bsJIPVN36MCXww4HrLwa0B1zJiR_eklcrJCjQpK4TckabpCsMqeaAnhmZOY6nRE5-xq1D6gVYrgLRvFPv6F9zNRX1rIQl62ZyxWGlWyZJ3ghyQWH0/w410-h307/5C66A331-06CB-4E1F-B962-E3BC8343CDA0.heic" style="text-align: start;" width="410" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I froze a bunch in vacuum packing and made a few jars of yummy blueberry jam with the rest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">On the drive out to the blueberry patch I saw this little cutie by the road...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGc3LHdBidPTtj3nvG2IMG83cLXAp_b3ApJC9WD7dxEDivhFS3SYu6LKjlXLYY04TYS1njXBZy3d1YKWzXErYwyx5ANNDPvlRRpYDcms_-s6D-N5FTnHkLHqiS13fUv7wU2vVIulaHvy4/s2048/7775BEE1-895D-4778-BCB7-3CC537504EFB.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGc3LHdBidPTtj3nvG2IMG83cLXAp_b3ApJC9WD7dxEDivhFS3SYu6LKjlXLYY04TYS1njXBZy3d1YKWzXErYwyx5ANNDPvlRRpYDcms_-s6D-N5FTnHkLHqiS13fUv7wU2vVIulaHvy4/w384-h512/7775BEE1-895D-4778-BCB7-3CC537504EFB.heic" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I gave it a try and it <u>was</u> yummy! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And it uses up <i>a lot</i> of zucchini!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I fried my zucchini fritters in olive oil in a skillet, but when I looked up the recipe online, I found that the author, from I Am Homesteader, posts directions for baking the fritters instead of frying them. I can't wait to try it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you, <a href="#" id="https://iamhomesteader.com" name="https://iamhomesteader.com"> </a><a href="https://iamhomesteader.com" target="_blank">I Am Homesteader.</a> You can get the recipe for zucchini fritters <a href="https://iamhomesteader.com/zucchini-fritters/" id="https://iamhomesteader.com/zucchini-fritters/" target="_blank">here.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1Tm2g6-Pj_8LHqOjqexFIdocRwOFpQNgmPUjs2-dZTGoQ48V2hQ4WpHadYVvCl2r_zsBpGxPI3Ns6NLAGM8wcw5aVMaNEkwXiywmLWbedP3A6QrFSJsQr9kcuBt40pcfKk3DTjcIfIk/s2048/4209DD78-604A-4DDC-89B3-5FACDB2D3B79.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1Tm2g6-Pj_8LHqOjqexFIdocRwOFpQNgmPUjs2-dZTGoQ48V2hQ4WpHadYVvCl2r_zsBpGxPI3Ns6NLAGM8wcw5aVMaNEkwXiywmLWbedP3A6QrFSJsQr9kcuBt40pcfKk3DTjcIfIk/s320/4209DD78-604A-4DDC-89B3-5FACDB2D3B79.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbnev6M7uvaGmlCq6hoKidC7UXZUlwGbix1FuArdByftGTp2MJi9KPwHey0XT1p6uzHNbKTEExZmikaWdBlZxCDtb-SnK0VhDHF5lAijmY7naYD2viTII4C3OUqph0HTIDVVS1fKisMY/s2048/CF05E2D9-8495-4F89-A2C7-D9D2418670BB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbnev6M7uvaGmlCq6hoKidC7UXZUlwGbix1FuArdByftGTp2MJi9KPwHey0XT1p6uzHNbKTEExZmikaWdBlZxCDtb-SnK0VhDHF5lAijmY7naYD2viTII4C3OUqph0HTIDVVS1fKisMY/s320/CF05E2D9-8495-4F89-A2C7-D9D2418670BB.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwwa_5Qtc1NHndunHSRGK38PfrJtYZ3yFACfJnQxJVZOfhL6Ve5WykhaPtTV24XQidhKCvc57pEHAe3kLaUbN6xdHfNkPMGxahbye70-iDLgOOTkl4FbVdiXRUzhDZGREDRKn12KPci0/s2048/0595F498-EF7C-472F-9B9C-DFA1143E2D6C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwwa_5Qtc1NHndunHSRGK38PfrJtYZ3yFACfJnQxJVZOfhL6Ve5WykhaPtTV24XQidhKCvc57pEHAe3kLaUbN6xdHfNkPMGxahbye70-iDLgOOTkl4FbVdiXRUzhDZGREDRKn12KPci0/s320/0595F498-EF7C-472F-9B9C-DFA1143E2D6C.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to make the sour cream based dipping sauce. It takes the fritters over the top!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-50033712389344999792020-07-21T08:16:00.000-07:002020-07-21T08:16:36.533-07:00We Be Jammin' And The Amish Auction<br />
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Oh boy, the berries are starting to come on strong and I've begun making jam. We actually <i>ran out of</i> jam last year so I'll have to be sure to make plenty this year!</div>
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The jam I'm making now is a mixture of strawberries, blueberries, and mostly raspberries. I'm looking forward to getting some elderberry jam made this year. </div>
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Last weekend was the Amish School Benefit Auction. All proceeds go towards supporting the Ulysses area Amish schools. </div>
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The auction is always held on the third Friday and Saturday of July in North Bingham, Pennsylvania (the same weekend as Coudersport's Eliot Ness Fest!). Literally <u>all</u> manner of items can be found there!</div>
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It didn't seem like the garlic harvest would be very good. Then I began pulling them up and found I had much more than I anticipated!</div>
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The garlic on the left is a hard neck garlic named Music. I love to grow some hard neck garlic to enjoy grilled garlic scapes in early summer. </div>
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Garlic scapes are the stalks that grow from the bulbs of hardneck garlic plants. If left unharvested, the scapes eventually bloom flowers when the garlic plant fully matures. I believe that it will affect your garlic bulb size if they're not snapped off. Plus they're too good to not to eat! </div>
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Toss them with some olive oil and salt. Throw them on the grill. Cook until they're fork tender. Delicious!</div>
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Garlic is planted in the fall. I use some of the biggest and best bulbs from this year's crop for next year's harvest. I usually plant the pulled apart garlic bulb cloves in rich soil at around Columbus Day. I mulch them well and wait for spring growth. Sometimes the mulch needs to be pulled back a little bit to give them a hand. </div>
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Last year's garlic lasted almost right up until this batch was ready. </div>
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Many people were concerned about my bees and thought that they had died. That wasn't the case. I worry that the cumulative loads of poisons introduced into the hive can eventually kill it. So far they are hanging on. </div>
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It's so fun when you finally begin harvesting from your own garden. We've eaten farm fresh eggs, garlic scapes, sugar snap peas, strawberries, and cherries, as fresh as can be. </div>
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She is feisty and and pecking at the wall and today will be moved out under the heat lamp with (I hope) her sister! </div>
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A week ago, I received a package of bees and installed them in their new hive. I waited a week (because the weather has been too darn cold to open the hive!) and checked to make sure the queen had been released from the little cage in which she is delivered. Success!</div>
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When you receive a package of bees, you set up your hive and then you pull up the little wooden square in the middle of the top of the box. What you'll see is the top of a tin can which hangs from the top of the box. This is a can of sugar water to feed the bees in transit and it fits perfectly into the hole. Your next job is to carefully pry out the can of sugar water. I save the wooden square that I've pryed up so that as soon as the can is out I can cover the hole - so the bees don't come flying out. </div>
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You can see in the pictures above that there is a strap attached to the queen cage. This holds the queen and a few attendants safely near the top of the shipping package. You don't want the worker bees to get to her before you put everyone in the beehive! They'll start building comb and she'll start laying - or because she's a new queen, they'll ball up around her and she'll die. Now you pull out the queen's cage and set her aside. <br />
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It's always a good idea to keep a water source close to the bees... this way they hopefully aren't going into your neighbors pool. </div>
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Fishing season opened early in Pennsylvania this year and we took advantage by hauling our drift boat to Stevenson Dam in the Susquehanna State Forest.</div>
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Fitz loves to fly fish, but with both dogs in the boat it wasn't going well. So I told him to let me off on the bank and the dogs and I would hike up the mountain. I'd rather hike than fish. </div>
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It was an overcast but, for North-central Pennsylvania, a warm day. </div>
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I hiked way up to the top of the mountain (not the one above - I just thought that was a beautiful photo) and to my surprise found that beavers had been very busy!</div>
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I'm so excited that both of my hives have made it through the winter. I'm waiting for a day in which the weather gets above 60-degrees to see what's going on inside the hive and hope to be able to split the hives into more.</div>
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The turkeys are getting big around here!</div>
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Is anyone else concerned about the lockdown on buying gardening products and seeds? I know I consider them essential items. </div>
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“Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.”</div>
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<br />Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-58306864161430570122020-03-30T05:56:00.001-07:002020-03-30T06:01:08.414-07:00Hope<br />
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Like most people I know, I've adhered to the stay at home strategy of not getting and passing around Covid-19. </div>
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In that time I've had <u>plenty</u> of time to work on my garden ideas and have already started some plants - perhaps a bit early. But seeing these little stems climb up from a seemingly dead brown seed fills me with hope... for all of us. </div>
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I like these little expandable peat pellets. I've used them for many years with good results. Once the plants get going I feed them with an organic plant food.</div>
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My little self-serve egg stand has been very popular. I've also put some bottles of maple syrup in the container for sale. Sorry if the labels get a little wonky from the damp!</div>
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My chickens are laying like crazy - usually about two dozen a day - and I have lots of wonderful eggs for sale! I live on Snowman Road, Coudersport, Pennsylvania. </div>
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We're pretty easy to find but do NOT take any GPS route that takes you on Black Hole Road! Go around. Black Hole Road is aptly named - it is a no winter maintenance road and at this time of year the mud will be up to your hubcaps. </div>
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Come to Snowman Road. You can't miss my little egg "stand" when you drive down. This setup allows people to help themselves and, because it's along the road, it keeps the dogs from jumping on cars and people during this muddy season!</div>
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Here's an interesting note. If you plan to hard boil your eggs, you'll find eggs that are at least seven days old peel easier. Grocery store eggs can be a month old or even older.</div>
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The dogs love driving out to the egg stand LadyBird thinks she's in charge!</div>
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We are very sorry to say that due to a family death and a strict work schedule we will not be participating in the March 21 & 22, 2020 Potter-Tioga Maple Weekend. We definitely plan to be part of this great event next year and in future years. <br />
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There are still <u>many</u> wonderful sugar houses to visit in Potter and Tioga counties. You can find a map and more information about them <a href="http://www.pamaple.com/2020-maple-weekend.html" target="_blank">here</a> on the Potter - Tioga Maple Producer's Association website. </div>
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I put out a request for a name for my new rooster boy and people came back with some fun names! </div>
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Rooster McRoosterFace</div>
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Our old rooster, Foghorn Leghorn, is getting very, very old and he's a really nice rooster. I wanted to get another rooster for him to train to be nice in the event he died of old age. I ordered one male cochin chick and he grew into this big beauty. Notice the feathers on his legs?</div>
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As many of you may know, this year we started another business in conjunction with Fitzgerald's Family Farm. </div>
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Running your own dogs, or hiring ours, we deliver an <i>outstanding</i> upland bird hunting experience</div>
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Grass has stopped it's growth so the horses get nice round bales (along with some grain) to keep them filled up. </div>
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They immediately eat out the center of the bale... it must taste the best! Then they work on eating the rest of the bale. </div>
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<br />Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646975336536575761.post-44507588539867316592020-01-13T06:10:00.001-08:002020-01-13T06:10:51.525-08:00Warm Weather and High Winds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was such a pleasure to have a day of warm weather in January. It made getting outdoor chores much more pleasant and the chickens and horses really appreciate their spotlessly clean homes! </div>
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The bees were happy to have an opportunity to get out and pooh. Bees won't pooh in the hive and they enjoy a healthy "cleansing flight." It's hard to see in the photo below</div>
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but there's a lot of activity going on here!</div>
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After the lovely warm weather, during the night, we had incredibly high winds. It was a surprise to see some of the damage! This is the chicken's little runout hut within their pen. I was surprised to see it flipped on it's back!</div>
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The wind shredded the snow fence, which helps to keep snow from drifting across our driveway. </div>
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One of the empty maple sap tanks flipped over as well!</div>
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And empty feed trash cans blew all over the place!</div>
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Fortunately most of the damage could be easily fixed. The snow fence has to wait until the wind dies down (it's like trying to hold on to a sail!). But we <i>know</i> there will be more snow so it definitely <i>will </i>be fixed!</div>
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