Organic is Better Than Poisoning Our Earth
June 22, 2009 By
Garden “experts” such as Paul Parent Garden Club, should NOT be promoting poisonous products to the public. On his radio show, The Paul Parent Garden Club, he promotes using Round Up. Round Up is made by Monsanto, a company who has is trying to take over the seed industry. If Monsanto has their way, we will not be able to seed save and grow our own food. Monsanto wants to own it all. Please watch http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food for more information on Monsanto, and how they are poisoning our planet.
The point being is that Paul Parent, and other “gardening experts”, should know how important it is to grow organically. Everything is best grow organic. From our lawn to our veggies. This earth does not need poisons spread on it like Round Up.
As long as Paul Parent Garden Club promotes the use of poisons such as Round Up, I say we should stop listening to him and his radio show. Boycott the poison pushers, just like you would a drug pusher.
For more information, please visit www.hulu.com, and watch The Future of Food http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food.
Boycott The Paul Parent Garden Club
June 21, 2009 By
Paul Parent Garden Club promotes the use of Round-Up for killing “weeds”. This poison made by Monsanto Corp. is poison. Paul Parent is suggesting we use poison in our gardens, and on our soil.
If you are interested in the future of your food supply please watch The Future of Food on hulu.com. It is a well made documentary on why we should all stop using Round Up and other poisons like it. http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food
Please boycott the Paul Parent Garden Club. As long as he and others promote the use of Round Up, the future of our food is in jeapardy.
Round Two for Green Mountain Conservation Group
June 16, 2009 By
You can help Green Mountain Conservation Group win round 2 in the “Be an Eco champion” contest on Brickfish.com.
Help them out by voting as often as you can. Right now they are at number 6, and we need to bring that up to number one so that they move on to the next step of receiving the grant from The North Face and Polartec.
Vote now by visiting Brickfish.com.
Thanks for voting and helping Green Mountain Conservation Group recieve their grant.
Kitty Update
June 15, 2009 By
Busy, Busy Farm
June 14, 2009 By
Mowing, planting, tilling oh my. Seems that when we get done one, we have to start all over again.
Each year that we have been here, I put in at least 2 new perennial gardens. I have rearranged, tweaked, and moved some plants from one place to another. All are doing well. They are starting to come in nicely, although I must admit, I don’t remember what seeds I planted where in some of them. I should have made a map like I do for the vegetable gardens.
Mowing is a job when you need a rest. Being that the tractor does the work, you can just sit there and listen to tunes while the grass is being cut. It can be quite relaxing. Even with all the gardens we have in, we still have over an acre to mow. Relaxing time is always appreciated. [Read more...]
Just One More Day
June 7, 2009 By
Today, should be the last day of planting. It will feel so good to get everything into the ground. There are many things already starting to grow. The corn is just peeking through the soil, and the squashes are up as well.
It is hard to believe that in just over a month, we will have a fresh, organic bounty at our table.
This is why I am a farmer.
Bottle Feeding the Babies
June 3, 2009 By
Septo Mom
June 3, 2009 By
Left for a few days for a short vacation. Came home late Monday night.
Tuesday was going to be our planting day. We have to get our seeds in asap.
Well, Pyewacket had other plans. This was the day she decided to give birth. Oh, and it wasn’t going to be your normal birth either.
She went into labor around 10:30 a.m. Her water broke, and I got her all settled down into her basket. I did try and go outside and get some work done, but everytime I did, she would meow very loudly at the door for me. I figured she needed my support.
She started pushing a short time later, but was having some difficulty. I had read up on cat birthing to be ready, and knew that it shouldn’t go much over an hour. Around 11:30 I called the vet and told them what was happening. They said if she didn’t deliver within the next 20 minutes or so, we should bring her in for an exam to see what the problem might be. We called them back, told them we were on our way. With Pyewacket in her basket, we nestled her in for the hour car ride.
The vet brought her in right away and did an x-ray. From experience, they thought that the kittens were probably just big, and the first was stuck in the birth canal. To our suprise, when the x-ray came back, there were 6 kittens, and they were going to have to do a c-section. We had figured 2 or 3. We would have to return later to pick her up.
When we returned to the vet we were told that there was 7 kittens. One was hiding behind the other, and they hadn’t seen it on the x-ray.
That was only part of the story. Because she hadn’t given birth naturally, the hormone that stimulates mild production hadn’t kicked in. So, we were going to have to bottle feed every hour all night until it did. This was a totally new experience for the both of us. Not that I haven’t had my share of nightly baby feedings, but it was never a 3 ounce kitten.
Today, they are suckling from Mom, and are doing well. Pyewacket is now a proud mother of 7, and doing well. She seems to love the role.
