By Shepherd’s Valley CSA has sheep. That may be Emily. One of the sheep was named Emily. John lets them out for recess. It doesn’t look like they’re moving fast, but they ran for the green grass.
Chickens
You’ll find a bunch of chickens at Shepherd’s Valley. All of these are egg-laying chickens. Different varieties lay different colors of eggs. On the farm, they gather light brown eggs, chocolate brown eggs and pale green eggs. Three times a day, these portable chicken coops are slid forward to a new green space. That way …
the view from my porch
Tonight’s sunset as reflected in the eastern sky.
Digging Potatoes
John Crisp of Shepherd’s Valley said during the tour on Tuesday that he has dug potatoes by hand. And that’s why he has a potato digger. His potato digger is 102 years old, made in 1906. It was designed to be pulled behind a horse, but Crisp hooks it up to his tractor. This year …
Potato Digger
At Shepherd’s Valley, John Crisp tells us about his 1906 potato digger. It was designed to be pulled by a horse. He hooks it up to a tractor. A couple of munchkins take a close look at the digger.
An Acre of Shade
It’s not the largest tree in the state, but it’s a darned big Cottonwood. As we drove past a city park in Lincoln a couple weeks ago, Dave said, “That’s a huge tree. Turn around, let’s go back.” Here are DaveyBoy’s photos of the tree – and some Big Tree information he found.
Fruits & Veggies
Yesterday, at Shepherd’s Valley near Americus, John Crisp told me they grow 35 types of fruits and vegetables. As each crop is harvested, the food is divided among the subscribers/shareholders. They provide weekly produce to about 50 families and another 40 or so purchase meat or eggs or other items on a regular basis. The …
The Bottoms
Out there – see that slice of water, that muddy wetlands area – that’s Cheyenne Bottoms in Barton County. On Monday I was on K-156, which is, in that area, part of the Kansas Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway.
Community Supported Agriculture
John Crisp of Shepherd’s Valley tells about his huge garden which provides food to shareholders, about 90-100 families. Shepherd’s Valley is a CSA, Community Supported Agriculture. The farm is along Kahola Creek, northwest of Americus. The food grown here is “organic or beyond organic,” Crisp said. The government keeps dropping its standards for organic food, …
Red White & Blue
Dave and I stopped by Roger’s place this evening to say howdy. His red, white and blue color scheme is in full bloom. Red, white and blue – “because it’s an election year,” he said. I don’t remember the real name of this, but I’d call it “Rocket’s Red Glare.” Roger has done a beautiful …
Great Plains Nature Center
In the Intensive Care unit that Deb is in, there are only 4 half-hour visiting sessions during the day. Dave and I got to Wichita yesterday afternoon well in advance of the next visitation period, so while we were on the west east edge of town, I remembered that a friend had once taken me …