It's been awhile.

During one of the coldest weeks of the winter, we witnessed the birth of the first two calves born from our own cows. They are two heifers and we have named them Gracie Lou and Ethel. We are so grateful they are girls, so we can keep them and they, by their presence, have doubled the size of our herd.

We attended the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association conference this month. We learned alot and met many great people who, like us, are passionately convinced that local, sustainable food is what our country, our state and our neighborhood needs.

We are a little late getting the onions into the ground--it has been a wet month--but we were blessed this week with two warm days in which we were able to get the onions and the leeks in the soil. The leeks are an experiment--I have a feeling that they would do better as a fall crop--but I dearly love them, so I hope they do well. Potatoes are next as well as greens and lettuces. I am salivating just thinking about it.

The chickens are starting to come out of their cold, dark, non-egg laying period. Some people put electric lights in the hen houses to trick the chickens into laying more during the dark season, but we think that the chickens need this time of rest before spring comes and nature comes alive with creation including the chickens desire to create more chickens. Thanks to you whom have been doing with less. There will be more eggs soon.




--Jackie Leigh