Monthly Archives: April 2011

Innisfree Farm: A farm birthday

Posted on April 30, 2011 by kmhitzeman

Today happens to be my birthday, which isn’t that big of a deal anymore.  Dinner out at LeDoux’s in Troy OH (excellent Cajun food) with the family and in-laws last night, presents, and key lime birthday pie from my mother-in-law. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Innisfree Farm: Sometimes, the best way to learn is to do it all wrong

Posted on April 25, 2011 by dlhitzeman

So, we had a bull calf born out of cycle last spring, and for some reason for the past year, I’ve assumed I was going to band him for a steer. Now, we don’t really need a steer that will be ready sometime in the fall, but that’s what I had in my head, so [...] Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Innisfree Farm: Spring exercise

Posted on April 2, 2011 by kmhitzeman

Warmer temperatures (or at least no snow/standing water on the ground) mean it’s time to “open up” the garden for planting.  For most people, this means dragging the garden tiller out of storage, or renting one, to churn up the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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