Abiding Pastures FarmMar 10, 20201 minPutting ash out to improve our acidic soilWe are always trying to improve our soil. We use our animals, coffee grounds, scraps, grow mushrooms, and even add leftover milk. We tes...
Abiding Pastures FarmFeb 15, 20202 min A Cleaning up the garden and adding silage tarpToday there was a break in the rain. It has rained and rained and rained and rained. We finally braved the mud and muck and headed for th...
Abiding Pastures FarmFeb 15, 20202 minSeed StartingWe have moved back and forth between various seed starting methods for years. Sometimes we plant directly in the ground in the hoop house...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 29, 20201 minI Poured All the Milk OutWe get a lot of milk, but in general, we use every drop. But there are weeks where we end up being gone every night. The kids have been s...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 28, 20202 minDeveloping PastureOur plan for pasture development is rotational grazing and trying not to overgraze the grass. We want the grass to still be tall enough t...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 28, 20202 minHow we improved our soil in a subdivision in North CarolinaIt was evident that we needed to do something about our poor yields. Mike realized that we had to cut down some trees and move the garden...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 28, 20202 minDouble Digging SoilWhen we started our first garden, we double dug the soil. It was amazing what we grew. I faithfully read How to Grow More Vegetables and ...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 27, 20201 minWhy soil health is importantSick soil makes sick plants. Sick plants lead to weakened animals. It takes time….lots of time to rejuvenate a farm. Our desire is to reg...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 27, 20201 minHow we are improving our soilFast forward 11 years at our farm in North Carolina. This is a picture of what our soil looked like before and what it looks like now. Th...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 27, 20202 minImproving the SoilIt all comes back to the wonderful life in the dirt. Abiding Pastures had been scraped, tilled, sprayed, packed down and abused for some ...
