Currently we have five donkeys on Our Tiny Farm. Two of them, Chester and Meadow, are ours. The other three are visitors. We have Faith, the mother, Hope, her yearling daughter, and Corey Love, her son who was born just a few months ago. They make for a very happy, and entertaining little herd.
We have Black Angus steer on the farm again. These two aren't ours. They belong to a friend, but I missed having the big boys on the pasture so we are happy to give them a home.
We grew a small garden this year, mostly for the family. We have enjoyed delicious summer squash, lots of tomatoes, a wide variety of peppers, eggplant, sweet corn, and peas.
In late June, for the first time, we had hay from our pasture cut and baled. We are very pleased with the quality and it will make for a good savings for us this winter. We plan to do a second cutting in October.
In May we received about 21 inches of rain in a two to three week period. This was bad timing for our garlic crops. We lost all of the elephant garlic. The hard necked garlics survived but the bulbs are small. We cured them and they taste good, but because their quality is not what we like to provide to others.
We did have a great honey crop this year. Most of it was sold at the Obermiller Strawberry Farm nearby during their strawberry and blueberry seasons.
Thanks for checking in with Our Tiny Farm. And as always, you can buy a copy of my book at local and online book sellers. Thanks! Jeanine
