Category Archives: Daily Happenings
Blooming
The farm is alive with Spring. As we move about the farm preparing for the season, there is flurry of growth followed quickly by the frantic buzzing of insects. The fruit trees are blossoming here at White Oak, with fragrant … Continue reading
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May Critter Update
Halfway through May, the lambs are over two months old, Molly’s kids are a month and half old, and Tillia’s a month. It’s an appropriate time to check in on the little babes and see how they’re coming along: The … Continue reading
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Jumping Practice
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Transplanting
It seems the rain heard our complaints and decided May first would be a good day to quit for a while. Last week we caught up on the boatloads of planting that we’d been saving for warmer periods. Yesterday the … Continue reading
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Rogue Valley Earth Day 2011
The White Oak crew had a table at RVED 2011 on April 23rd. The day was overcast and chilly, and rather than bring our usual bucket-o-cob much to the chagrin of clay-stained parents and children alike, we opted to bring … Continue reading
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An Addition to the White Oak Crew!
Join us in welcoming Taylor and Sarah Shea’s newborn daughter, baby Willow, to the farm! Though only a week old, little Willow is already being put to work in the greenhouse – we figure it’s never too early to learn … Continue reading
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Buckets of Rain
It’s been a wet two weeks here at the farm, and things are getting to a point where the moisture is literally putting a damper on our Springtime activities. On the to-do list: bring in fire wood, plant out potatoes, … Continue reading
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Green Things
…from inside the Green House!
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Make your own potting soil!
Here at the farm we go through heaps of organic potting soil each spring. To buy it in bags from the garden center would be absolutely ridiculous, and even a bulk purchase wouldn’t sustain our appetite for the stuff. Mixing … Continue reading
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Chicks!
Getting bigger by the day, the chicks are thriving and learning to stretch their wings! They zip all around their miniature coop in a tiny game of bumper cars. On the warmer days we’ve been having, we open up the … Continue reading
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