tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66557921699761821882024-03-05T11:54:48.969-08:00Squash Blossom FarmA small, diverse permaculture farm (and now, Bakery!) in beautiful SE Minnesota - our dream come true life focused on Local Food, Local Art, Local Music. Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.comBlogger1032125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-91966010855852094572018-10-03T08:22:00.001-07:002018-10-03T08:22:13.941-07:00Wordless Wednesday: Tropical Fall Morning/The Balm Before the Storm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-49797573365869816082018-09-06T12:09:00.000-07:002018-09-06T18:23:13.104-07:00Reflections on Squash Blossom Farm- Our Ten Year Anniversary!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ten years ago today we became farmers!<br />
Or at least, we closed on purchasing Squash Blossom Farm (the name we decided upon when the previous owners accepted our offer.)<br />
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Ten Years!! We have learned so much, experienced so much, dreamed so much, worried so much, accomplished so much. Here are a bunch of photos of some of our favorite and proudest farming adventures and accomplishments in only approximate chronological order.<br />
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The farm that first fall - a blank slate (If you can call a 100-year old farmstead with all its history a blank slate.) We wondered how we would ever use all those big buildings--a barn, loafing shed, chicken coop, granary, garage. Now they are all jam-packed with endeavors and we kind if wish we had another shed!<br />
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Our daughters, Sara and Cadence, moved home, saying they wanted to help us "launch the farm." They were instrumental in making us more than just a hobby farm.Without them, I don't think we would have been brave enough to dive into raising 2 steers, 2 pigs, 400 meat chickens, 30 laying hens, 15 turkeys, a hive of bees, starting a big garden and baking every week for the Farmers Market - all in the first year. Here they are, carrying waste milk from the neighbors' dairy farm to give to the pigs.<br />
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Sara and Cadence gave me a chicken-raising book and some gear for Christmas that year. So, we got 9 laying hens and 2 roosters from a Craigslist ad and we were off on our livestock adventure!<br />
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Cadence, our vegetarian daughter since she was 12, decided to raise steers for beef and meat birds. (Two Jersey steer calves in our car, being brought home from the dairy farm.)<br />
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Soon we had 200 broilers, free-ranging because the cows destroyed their chicken tractors. Yes, two hundred roosters,all learning to crow at the same time.<br />
When they were old enough, we purchased a used chicken plucker and processed the first few batches of meat chickens ourselves - until we decided this is not a task we were very good at or enjoyed and began taking them to a processor instead.<br />
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We tried raising geese and they were totally delightful until they were mature and got too bossy and aggressive.<br />
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Turkeys were my biggest surprise because I had been warned that turkeys are stupid and mean. We have now raised many batches and discovered they are curious, gentle, friendly and I always weep when harvest time arrives.<br />
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We considered sheep and goats, but ultimately decided to get a Dexter cow and her newborn calf from Dream River Farm. We chose Dexters because they are small, hardy, multi-purpose and don't have horns. Lariat the mom and Lass, her calf, upon arrival at Squash Blossom. <br />
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Cadence found our milk cow, LaFonda, on a Craigslist ad. She and I drove hours to meet her, and fell in love instantly. Nothing has made me feel like a real farmer more than having a milk cow.<br />
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We learned to milk by way of Youtube videos. Our first session took a couple hours even with Cadence and I each on a side, but LaFonda was remarkably patient with us.<br />
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We learned so much about animal husbandry- including how to recognize when a cow is at the right stage in her heat to be bred, how to order semen online and find an artificial insemination technician. Lariat and LaFonda birthing their first calves on the farm was among my proudest and most thrilling experiences.<br />
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We had discovered an old pheasant shed in the woods where Sara decided to raise a couple of pigs. The farm a was a big family adventure. We told our entrepreneurial daughters they could try whatever they wanted on the farm as long as they did not leave us with all their animals when they left. We wanted to figure out what we loved, what made sense financially and for our farm, and what we were good at. We have loved it all so far, but have not raised pigs again because it was so much work hauling water out to them and they were remarkably smelly and a little scary to us when they got big.<br />
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I became a beekeeper - Farmer to tens of thousands head of bees!<br />
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Some animals just showed up, like Orange our wonderful fluffy cat who relocated here from the dairy farm. And Poet, our sweet black cat.<br />
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Weasel was a feral kitten the dogs found in a brush pile in the woods, and Cadence caught - boy, was she wild! It took six months to tame her but now she is a velvety soft, gentle, shy housecat.<br />
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Our herd of dogs has increased, too! When it became obvious that our beloved old dog Nutmeg was slowing down, I got my first ever puppy - a collie/border collie mix I named Zinnia, for Nutmeg to mentor.<br />
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Then Moji joined the canine force - a rat terrier whose intended job was to patrol for rodents and rabbits.<br />
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Luna, our daughter's rescue dog, joined us two summers ago and is even more serious about rodent patrol than Moji.<br />
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The first thing we did when we moved here was replace a section of the south wall of the barn with huge plate glass windows (found on Craigslist, of course, our best resource) creating a eonderful barn solarium room.Life at Squash Blossom is one project after another - restoration, maintenance, improvement and transformation. We work hard, but it is the kind of work that is like play for us, and we have loved bringing this farm to life! A few favorite projects:<br />
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Cadence wished to live in the granary - a crazy idea because it was totally full of garbage and who-knows-what lived in there already. Over the winter, she totally cleared it out and over the summer, she and Rog installed windows, doors, drywall, tile, wood floor, a loft, and a deck made from the old rowing club dock. She lived in there with no electricity, water or heat over the summer.<br />
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After Cadence moved away, I turned the granary into a little store for my art, farm products and antiques, It has become pretty jam-packed with treasures over the years!<br />
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Rog built a sweet brick patio in front, and it is now quite inviting with lots of flowers, hops growing over the pergola, and a bottle tree I made in a welding class.<br />
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In cold December 2010, we got a solar photovoltaic system installed on our south-facing barn roof, which has been happily providing electricity for our farm ever since.<br />
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With the help of our first interns, Bethany and Brendan, and another fearless volunteer, Chad, we erected a high tunnel greenhouse for extended season growing.<br />
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The high-tunnel served us very well, providing us with veggies most of the winter and later housing dozens of aquaponics growing towers, until we determined we needed a more permanent structure for both growing and events.<br />
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We purchased a used greenhouse, which we naively thought we could dismantle, move and erect in a weekend or two. In reality, it took two summers and countless volunteer hours by dozens of friends and interns to completely finish erecting the greenhouse structure.<br />
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We have continued to work on it ever since, with Rog creating a clay/brick/log floor, adding heat and <br />
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I made a glass mandala window to hang in the peak (making the window was the easy part- hanging that 400-lb beast was the real challenge. Good thing I am married to an architect.)<br />
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The greenhouse has turned out to be a magical space for dinners, concerts, parties,classes, disco dances, small weddings...oh, and growing plants.<br />
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There was an old silo foundation on the south side of the barn which we decided to turn into a fish pond.<br />
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The next year, Rog built a gazebo structure around it that can be enclosed with polycarbonate panels like a little greenhouse in winter. We turned it into an aquaponic system with growing beds and towers and catfish, koi, bluegills, and goldfish. It is a favorite spot to sit a moment and relax.<br />
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Our most ambitious undertaking, most risky investment, hardest work and greatest accomplishment so far was building a commercial kitchen in our barn. It took years of planning and persuading of the authorities. We held a successful Kickstarter that raised over $25,000 toward the construction (thank you, dear Kickstarter supporters!), borrowed against our retirement funds, scoured Craigslist for recycled building materials and equipment, did nearly all the work ourselves (except for plumbing and electrical)with the help of interns and friends, and after more than year of construction, ended up with this amazing, beautiful certified kitchen that two photos cannot begin to tell the story of!<br />
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The wood-fired oven now bakes pizzas for about 160 people every Sunday during summer and two huge batches of sourdough breads every week, year-round.<br />
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Building the commercial kitchen required construction of a new well, new septic system, and an accessible restroom. We commissioned Darin Smith (Rochester Stained Glass) to create a sunflower window for our restroom - we dare say we have the most beautiful barn bathroom in SE Minnesota.<br />
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Of course the veggie garden is a key aspect of our farm, growing veggies, herbs and berries for our pizzas, farmers market baking and CSA. It has grown over the years and each year gets more beautiful, I think. <br />
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Our hardworking interns deserve the lion's share of credit for keeping the veggie garden beautiful and under control.<br />
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The Unbearably Cute Garden Shed was just a shell when we got it and artist/carpenter Chad Austin made it taller, built a door, added windows,= and an arched Dutch door, sided and trimmed it, built a tiny deck, and turned it into this adorable and functional shed.<br />
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Maintenance of the buildings on a 100+-year old farm is a never-ending and expensive prospect. We have put new roofs on the house and garage, and hired Eric and Ethan Eggler to build new fences and put metal roofs and new windows and siding on our chicken coop and loafing shed. Interns and friends have helped with painting buildings, siding and fences. <br />
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We are determined to preserve the character and authenticity of these precious buildings, even while we sometimes update their uses. The next building slated for new roof, insulation, and siding is the granary/store.<br />
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As we developed our vision for Squash Blossom Farm, we decided our primary goal is Local Food, Local Art,Local Music. When our commercial kitchen was approved, we started "Summer Sundays at Squash Blossom" - inviting the community for live music and wood-fired pizza. Rog's band, The Nodding Wild Onions, was our house band the first year - and members helped construct our barn stage.<br />
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We have a different band every week now and sell out of pizza almost every week.<br />
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We make both meat and veggie pizzas, with our own sourdough crust, homemade sauce and garden veggies and herbs. It is thrilling when someone tells us this is the best pizza they have ever eaten!<br />
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We are in our 9th summer of baking for the Farmers market. Thank you to our enthusiastic customers who ensure we rarely have to take any baked goods home with us at the end of Saturday morning market!<br />
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Last year, focusing on the Local Art part of our mission, I started a sculpture garden at the edge of the woods. The concrete mosaic Prairie Woman was created thanks to a grant from the Southeast Minnesota Arts Council.<br />
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A life-sized metal bison sculpture was a treasured gift from Shepard Buffalo Farm when the owners retired and sold their farm.<br />
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We love hosting theatrical, music and other public arts events. The rollicking Picnic Operetta has come to perform original operetta on the farm twice - and is coming again this September 23rd!<br />
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We brought <i>Nature:A Walking Play</i> about the friendship of Emerson and Thoreau to Squash Blossom - performed at 5 locations on the farm. It was the most remarkable theatrical production I have ever seen - and we are working to bring it back next year. If we succeed, don't miss it!<br />
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At this very moment we are in the midst of preparations for our 7th Annual Cow Puja and Farm Fair, coming September 30th. Originally suggested by our first interns, Bethany and Brendan, as a way to honor our beloved cows, it has grown into an annual fall festival with food, amazing artisans, great music, pumpkins, kids' activities, and of course a Puja ceremony.<br />
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With the passing of our dear old milk cow LaFonda last year, our young Scottish Highlander heifer, Courgette, has stepped up to fill the starring role.<br />
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And there I am going to end this summary of highlights. (But I am leaving out so much! Cheesemaking! ReBlossomFest! Building the Mike Podulke Memorial Oven! Weddings! WWOOFers! The Pollinator Garden! To mention just a few.)<br />
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We are indebted to our daughters, parents, friends, staff, interns, customers, musicians, neighbors, volunteers and everyone else who has supported our farm dream and wished us well. Thank you all. And special thanks to Ruth our bookkeeper/beekeeper/baking assistant, this summer's awesome interns Danielle and Lindsay, and our regular pizza night helpers Tracey, Betsy, Eli, and Renae. There is no way we could do it without you. We love you all.<br />
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-40183426003945913542018-08-03T16:54:00.000-07:002018-08-03T16:59:12.605-07:00The Summer Gardens: Good News/Bad News<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Pollinator garden has brought me (and presumably a bunch of pollinators) so much joy this year! Bumblebees, honeybees, butterflies and hummingbirds have been here in abundance. I have been especially happy top have monarch butterflies - as many as 5 at a time a time - on the milkweed plants, but tonight I finally found the first monarch caterpillar, still pretty small. I hope there are more but I have just not discovered them yet.<br />
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I have milkweed growing all over the farm and what we do find on the plants are lots of these, <a href="http://bugoftheweek.com/blog/2014/8/22/the-other-milkweed-caterpillar-milkweed-tussock-moth-ieuchaetes-eglei" target="_blank">milkweed tussock moths</a>. So far I have let them be, but I am wondering if they are detering the monarchs.<br />
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Daddy-Long-Legs--I am fond of these spiders.<br />
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But here is the really bad news: Japanese beetles! They pretty much devoured my rose bushes in a couple days! This is the only place I have seen them and I wonder if it is because the chickens and guineas are fenced out of this garden.<br />
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Good News: No sign of them yet in the veggie garden...<br />
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but bad news, something is eating all our almost -ripe large tomatoes! And I think it must be the chickens, who may be keeping the Japanese Beetles at bay. What to do?<br />
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Rog fenced the tomatoes tonight; we can't afford to lose them all to the chickens. I wish I would have taken a before photo but here is an after shot of the cherry tomato row just after i harvested a huge bowl of ripe ones for tomato tarts for the Farmers market. So many more coming.<br />
A few more garden photos and then I must go make those tomato tarts. <br />
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The past few days have been filled with the most beautiful special effects winter can offer. We have been dazzled with ice-encased branches, fluffy snow, hoar frost,, fog, dazzling sunshine on glittering snow.<br />
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Sadly, my camera is broken - a replacement on the way! - so I had to resort to my cell phone camera, but it did a surprisingly good job capturing the loveliness.<br />
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Feathery hoarfrost.<br />
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Frost-tipped Eeyore.<br />
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And Courgett<br />
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Probably more snow photos than you wish to see, especially if you live in Minnesota. But we are forecast for melting temperatures the next four days, so it 's going to get kind of slushy and ugly out there. </div>
Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-27835610618115147572018-01-30T21:17:00.001-08:002018-01-31T06:15:53.274-08:00Sparked by the Prairie; Formed by the Farm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Every year, we try to accomplish one of our farm dreams (little projects, you know, like building a commercial kitchen or putting up a greenhouse!)<br />
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2017 was the year the Sculpture Garden finally took shape after years of thinking about it. This welded woman has been dancing atop the hill for a few years, all alone, marking the vision.<br />
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Last April, I received a grant award letter from the Southeast Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) announcing that I had been awarded an established artist grant of $5000 to construct 4 sculptures. Agri-sculpture was about to happen!!<br />
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Before my grant check even arrived, I learned that my bison farmer friends, Ron and Bon at Shepard Buffalo Farm, were retiring, selling their bison herd and their farm. They generously gave me their life-sized metal bison sculpture, but it needed a few repairs--the two front legs had broken off. Fortunately, I was signed up to take a welding class to improve my welding skills, so, I loaded the broken bison into our little trailer and hauled him to class. I was grateful for some expert help with the tricky tack welds.<br />
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Repaired, standing upright on his own 4 legs, the bison got plenty of stares and double-takes on the drive home.<br />
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He was installed at the crest of the hill and is so large that people notice him from up in the farm courtyard - often mistaking him for a real bison at first glance - and are drawn down to the sculpture garden area.<br />
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I thought I was going to have to rent or purchase welding equipment to complete my sculptures, but my brother was traveling through the area and brought my father's MIG welder that he can no longer use, due to health issues. Our barn is a 100-year old wooden structure and I was was nervous about the sparks from welding in it, so instead I set up a moveable outdoor welding station with a 6-panel screen from a thrift store to block the wind and a vintage grocery cart turned welding cart.<br />
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Local artist Amarama Vernockne has created many wonderful outdoor concrete mosaic sculptures and agreed to be my technical advisor, kindly sharing expertise about structural integrity, invaluable tips for shaping the hardware cloth to form the figure, and abundant encouragement. <br />
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As soon as the figure began to take shape over the armature, it got very exciting.<br />
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This Prairie Woman sculpture is larger than life, and is balancing a large bowl on her head, which will contain growing prairie plants during the summer. I decided to concrete the head and bowl before it was even attached to the body armature because otherwise it would be too high to reach without working on a ladder. (Me making art on ladders is not a good plan!)<br />
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The concreted head was then attached to the armature and the figure sited in place at the edge of the woods. All of her weight is borne on her right leg, and there is a long metal pole with cross braces that extends down from that leg into the earth. Amarama had a brilliant suggestion to attach the sculpture to a round metal mesh table top and bury it into ground for extra stability. So, this sculpture is welded through the center of a 5-foot diameter table that is buried 6 inches below the soil - she's not going to fall over any time soon! The metal mesh will allow water to drain so I can plant flowers around her.<br />
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Adding the concrete was so much fun! It took much more concrete than I expected--I made many trips to Menards for just a couple more bags.<br />
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Since I was creating on site, in the woods far from the shop, I devised a portable sculpture studio in a wheelbarrow to haul my tools, (heavy!) bags of concrete, mixing tubs, metal mesh, spools of wire, stepladder, mosaic pieces, gloves, cleaning cloths, mosquito repellant, and bottles of drinking water (or occasional glass of wine) back and forth from the garage.<br />
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Progress.<br />
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The mosaic part was both the most rewarding and most tedious aspect.The dress was being created primarily from several sets of vintage, yellow, flowered plates that I had smashed to bits, and I realized early on that I was not going to have enough, so all summer as I worked on the sculpture I scouted thrift stores for more similar dishes.<br />
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Grouting the tile was fun, but cleaning the grout off the tile was such hard work. I experimented with assorted brushes, scrubbers and even a wire brush on the cordless drill, but in the end, hand-scrubbing with a terry towel was what worked best. It had to be done in short sessions because it was so hard on my arthritic hands.<br />
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The completed Prairie Woman! I am quite delighted by the illusion of movement of her dress--she looks as though she is sashaying down the path. Also, her location in a clearing at the entrance to the prairie trail is perfect--she glows in a circle of sunshine all day and people can see her from the barn stage area. She entices them to the sculpture garden. <br />
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Although the Prairie Woman was by far my most time consuming and ambitious sculpture of the summer, she wasn't the only one. The Butterfly Bench was created using willow and twig construction, with an old salvaged newel post for the body.<br />
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A large spider web (made from a salvaged industrial fan cover) and Argiope spider (her body is a trailer hitch) spans between two trees.<br />
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An owl can be found in another nearby tree.<br />
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My intent is for all the of the sculptures in this garden to have a connection to the environment - the prairie and the farm. A few more pieces are already in the works, but the snow came and the outdoor sculpting season had to end the year. Look for them next spring. As the sculpture garden grows, there will be works by other artists as well.<br />
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On October 31st, the public was invited for a formal artist reception to see all the finished sculptures. It turned out to be a very cold, drizzly day, so we tempted people with a bonfire, s'mores, and hot cider. A small but hardy group of art lovers turned out (thank you.) However, by my best estimates, over the course of the summer, about 1500 people visited the sculpture garden while I was working on the Prairie Woman and observed its progress. They seemed to enjoy seeing how she was being made. I can't wait for them to come back this spring and see her finished, dancing in a bed of flowers.<br />
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I wish to express my sincere gratitude to SEMAC for the artist grant that enabled my long-dreamed-of project to finally happen. Special thanks to Amarama for expertise and assistance, my brother Lyle for his welding tutorial, my husband Rog for helping me with the heavy moving and insightful ideas for the layout of the sculpture garden, and to our fabulous farm staff whose great work in the garden and bakery allowed me time to focus on making art last summer! <br />
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<i>This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeast Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.</i><br />
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It is mid-December and we have only an inch of crusty, patchy snow, at most, but at least we woke up to a gentle fog and pretty hoarfrost this morning, making me feel more in the holiday spirit.<br />
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Jitterbug's ears and tail were frosted.<br />
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Three of the four guineas that did not go into the coop last night because they were too freaked out by me cleaning it. They slept in the now-bare treetops, and I was happy they all made it safely through the night; I have been hearing the great horned owls a lot lately, and they have been known to take a sleeping guinea!<br />
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A few more frosty photos from my morning walk around the farm.<br />
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Solveig, the Prairie Woman, looks more like a Christo sculpture now.<br />
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Argiope Garden Spider, rarely seen in winter.<br />
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-75996921499018187912017-10-24T07:20:00.000-07:002017-10-24T07:20:35.506-07:00Happily Ever After - Dani & Kirk<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On October 14th, we hosted our last wedding of the year for Dani and Kirk. This is the latest in the fall we have held a wedding at Squash Blossom Farm, but there was still plenty of autumn beauty to enhance this lovely wedding.<br />
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It turned ou t too be a rather drizzly day, so the ceremony was moved into the greenhouse. One hundred chairs just fit.<br />
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Dani's grandfather officiated.<br />
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The Kiss.<br />
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Reception in the festival tent.<br />
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Cutting the cake.<br />
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The guys.<br />
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The gals.<br />
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Congratulations, Dani and Kirk! Wishing you a lifetime of happiness together!<br />
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-17485677929545249352017-08-07T13:31:00.000-07:002017-08-07T13:44:07.618-07:00The Big GardenTour!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We were honored to be one of 6 gardens highlighted on the Tour With the Masters, Rochester's Annual Master Garden tour at the end of July. We have been working so hard this summer making the gardens look extra beautiful, there hasn't been time to post photos on the blog until now!<br />
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In case you weren't able to be on the actual tour, here is a virtual tour of some of may favorite garden highlights this summer. The driveway is a corridor of blooms.<br />
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To your right as you walk up the driveway is our veggie garden, which provides a wide variety of vegetables and berries for us, for our 7-family CSA, and ingredients for our Farmers Market baking and wood-fired pizza.<br />
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Being named "Squash Blossom Farm" we grow a lot of squash, of course, and use the squash blossoms on some of our pizzas.<br />
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Gordita, our gourd-headed scarecrow, guards the garden. Her old clothes were faded and tattered, so she got a new thrift store outfit for the tour.<br />
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The Greens Mandala.<br />
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Lettuces.<br />
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Onions.<br />
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This garden has produced our best broccoli ever.<br />
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Last summer I planted two Contender peaches, supposed to be hardy in our Zone 4 growing area. Maybe we'll score a couple of peaches next year!<br />
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A Little Library stands at the entrance to the farmyard, flanked by Black-Eyed Susans.<br />
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Hops growing on the Granary pergola. Last year, Forager Brewery made the most delicious Sage IPA from these hops and our herb garden sage--hope they will do that again this fall!<br />
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The pollinator garden is through this gate--note the freshly painted fence! John Shonyo from the Bee Shed had an observation hive of honey bees<br />
here as part of the garden tour.<br />
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Coneflower and Rudbeckia riot in the pollinator garden,<br />
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Bumblebees LOVE the beebalm. My favorite is a dark magenta monarda, but their favorite seems to be this native variety. <br />
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Raspberry lily has been flourishing in this garden since the first year we moved here.<br />
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Heliotrope, sprinkled with petals from its neighbor the beebalm, has a heavenly vanilla fragrance.<br />
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The butterfly bench is a fun spot to hang out and watch the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. <br />
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The huge perennial hibiscus were not blooming in time for the garden tour, but they have been blossoming every day since! Of course.<br />
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The rugosa rose has hips the size of wild plums! I am going to try these for making rosehip jam - should be much faster than wild rose hips.<br />
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The patio fountain, aka the world's fanciest dog water dish.<br />
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The greenhouse was open, but it is too hot for much to grow in there right now. A Meyer lemon, Key lime, orange and fig tree are pretty happy inside. I will have a few figs and limes one of these days!<br />
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People were pretty curious about the aquaponics fish gazebo,<br />
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Many of of the garden tourists walked down to the fairy garden at the edge of the woods.<br />
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There is so much more, but I won't subject you to any more photos except this one, the awesome SBF ninja gardeners, Willow,Denise and Ari. There is no way these gardens would be so spectacular without all their hard work all summer! Thank you dear gardeners!<br />
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-74297238530047643412017-06-08T21:58:00.000-07:002017-06-08T22:04:08.511-07:00Spring Sprang and Now Summer is Simmering<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Despite my most sincere New Year's resolution, I can't seem to find time to post on this blog regularly. But I want to keep trying, so here is a quick catch-up post.<br />
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First, we found a beast to help fill the gigantic hole left by LaFonda. Actually, I found a Scottish Highlander heifer, but then the owner decided to keep her, so when Eeyore, this mini-donkey appeared on Craigslist it seemed like he was meant to be Jitterbug's companion. He is 15 (mini donkeys live to be 30-40, so that is only middle-aged) and so, so mellow and sweet. He looks melancholy, but I think that is just due to his shaggy, saggy eyebrows--I believe he is happy here.<br />
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A couple days later, I found another Scottish Highlander heifer, this one even cuter than the first, and at a nearby farm. It took me a couple days to convince Rog we needed her--how can we have a Cow Puja without cows?! She is nine months old, and about the same size as Eeyore now, but will grow to be about the size of Jitterbug, the Dexter heifer. Jitter is polled (meaning she has no horns) but Scottish Highlanders grow very long horns. Right now she has little nubs. Highlanders are a very docile breed, but this calf had not been handled much and was very shy. I kept her in the loafing shed for a week and spent a lot of time every day getting to know her. Now she loves to be brushed and petted and get peppermint treats. I think she will be a great Cow Puja star. We named her "Courgette," which means "Zucchini," because the name sounds appropriately glamorous for a cow with long, strawberry-blonde bangs in her eyes and of course because we are Squash Blossom Farm.<br />
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Jitter, Eeyore and Courgette, make a darling herd. Surprisingly, Jitter has become a much less moody and grouchy animal now that she is the boss cow.<br />
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We have also been focusing on farm-improvement projects this spring. Rog did all the prep work and we hired Marvins Gardens to lay the brick and rock for a lovely path to the greenhouse.<br />
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It will now be so much more civilized for fancy dinners in the greenhouse and wedding parties! You can also see in this photo the wonderful deck Rog built along the south side of the barn from two humongous redwood greenhouse tables. He is planning a pergola to offer shade to the deck and the inside of the barn.<br />
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When they aren't gardening, our assistants and WWOOFers have been painting siding and trim boards for<br />
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the re-siding of the Loafing Shed. Eric Eggler and his son Ethan are tackling this project; they did a fabulous job re-roofing and re-siding our chicken coop last fall. All the buildings on our farm are over 100 years old and in pretty good shape--our intent is to restore them to make them survive for the next 100 years.<br />
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Another thing that kept us busy last month was <a href="http://www.tedxzumbroriver.com/" target="_blank">TedX Zumbro River</a> in Rochester. We were honored to host the speaker dinner in the greenhouse the night before the event. We also made 500 "Handpies of the World" (savory turnovers in combinations such as Samosa, Reuben, Beef Stroganoff, Greek Lamb, Carnitas & Sweet Corn) and we coordinated all the food for the big event.<br />
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The Willow and Twig Furniture class taught by Bob McNeely was held three weekends at the farm. Everyone built truly beautiful chairs and benches. One weekend I managed to join in and I built a butterfly bench for the Pollinator Garden. (Just happened to have been saving the perfect butterfly-body newell post for the past 10 years!)<br />
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We got a new (used) car! A Honda Element--which has an amazing amount of space for a hauling all our Farmers Market stuff! I ma so relived to be rid of that vicious, ugly old pickup which tried to kill me on so many occasions.<br />
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The garden is finally nearly planted! We had a long delay because our heavy clay soil was too, too wet, and then we were occupied with the TedX event. I am so grateful to my incredible gardener Denise, her dauhgter Willow and our WWOOFer Ari for working so hard to get this garden in and whip the flower beds into shape, More about that in a future post.<br />
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On a related note, the CSA program has also begun. Our members have gotten lots of asparagus, rhubarb and mint so far, with pansies, scallions, and even nettles to help fill out the box until the greens, radishes and other early crops are ready. Hopefully next week! <br />
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Summer Sundays at Squash Blossom started last weekend, with wood-fred pizza and live music The first band was Cook With Honey. We sold out! We are off to a good start to the season.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.rochesterdowntownfarmersmarket.org/" target="_blank">Rochester Downtown Farmers Market </a> summer season has begun! Find us
and our wood-fired breads and fancy pastries in the northwest corner of
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-65640970655764058592017-04-27T12:25:00.000-07:002017-04-27T12:25:23.657-07:00LaFonda: In Memoriam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is the saddest farm post I have ever written and I have been bawling as I write it. My beloved cow, LaFonda is gone. This is the last portrait I took of her.<br />
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Three weeks ago, when I fed the cows their evening meal I noticed LaFonda did not seem like her usual self. Instead of gustily eating her hay, she went onto the shed and lowered herself heavily to the straw. In the morning she was standing, but did not come out to eat, so I called the vet. We both suspected pneumonia because it had been so rainy and cold.<br />
When he got here, she was down and could not stand. He warned me, this was very bad - when a cow goes down there might be a 50-50 chance they will stand again, but odds are much lower for a big, older cow like LaFonda. However in her favor was that she seemed otherwise healthy, no fever, and he said her conditions in the shed were perfect. I was determined to do everything to get her up again. While her went to his truck to get her an injection, she managed to stand and sort of stumble outside, but when he gave her the injection, she went down, atop the compost pile, We got her up on her brisket, supported with water and hay, and hoped that with the pain relief she would get up again.<br />
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Half an hour later I looked out the window and she was standing by the feeder - which I though was great news! I went out out make sure she had hay in there, and water so she wouldn't have to try to walk too far, and discovered that she had not walked there but had actually dragged herself on her bleeding knees to get there, leaving two deep grooves in the muddy cow yard, then somehow stood up. I was simultaneously scared and encouraged she had so much determination.<br />
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A bit later I saw her lying down again and went out to check on her--and then I panicked--she wasn't really lying down--she had stepped (or crawled) off the harder surface into the deep muck in the corner of the yard and her front feet were stuck in the mud, her back feet were stretched out behind her like you never see cow legs go. I called my vet (sobbing) and he said we were going ot have to get her pulled out quickly to not to permanent damage to her back or legs. I rushed over to my dairy farmer neighbors and told them the situation and Mark came right over with his skidloader. The only option was to pull her out by her hind leg. Rog had just gotten home from work- thankfully -so there were 3 of us. I cannot descibe how horrible it was to see her pulled by a back leg--and not at all easy for the skidloader in the muddiness.<br />
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When we got her up to the dry area, Rog and Mark rolled her into the bucket and held her in as I did my first ever skidloader operating, tilting and lifting the bucket up with her in it.<br />
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Mark set her down in the shed, and we made her comfortable getting her feet under her, propping her with straw bales, giving her food and water, and closing the gate on the shed so she could not get out into the mud again. Mark was not very optimistic, he has dealt with many downed cows over a lifetime of being a dairy farmer, but I was determined my TLC and attentiveness would help her recover. The hard part for the next few days was keeping her upright-if she laid down on her side she could not get up and could bloat. And we had to move her regularly because all that weight in one position would permanently damage her nerves and muscles, It is not easy moving a 1200-lb or more dead weight. I am so grateful to our farm assistant Ruth, neighbor Mark, gardening helper Denise, and Rog, of course, helping move her around every few hours, and getting her back upright when she went over or when she dragged herself and her legs went backwards.<br />
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By the third day I was losing hope, She did not seem in pain, really but she did not to try to stand or move around anymore and did not eat or drink very much. I had been trying to find someone with a lift or a sling to suspend her and I finally found a vet in Zumbrota that had one I could use. I rented it and my other dairy farmer neighbors came to help lift her with their skidloader - they have occasionally done this with their cows before.<br />
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The lift has two clamps that pull her up by her pins (hip bones), plus we supported the front half with bands around her chest. It was absolutely heartbreaking -- she had no response in her back legs and even her front was extremely weak and futile. We had to make the decision then that it was time. It was a beautiful day so they moved her to a grassy patch by the front of the barn and we made her a deep bed of straw so she owuld be cofortable and it would be easy to transport her. A downer cow truck was coming to the neighborhood the next morning. I had really no idea how a downer truck worked, but it sounded like it was what farmers do-- but then a farmer friend told me that would be a terrible way for her to spend her last few hours, so I decided to put her down on the farm and bury her here.<br />
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Ruth and I spent nearly every minute with her. I reminded her of all our adventures together --how Cadence and I found her in a Craigslist and and drove hours to see her and fell in love with her, how pathetic I was at handmilking and she was so patient and would turn her head around and tug gently on a lock of my hair to encourage me, the sweet, beautiful calves she gave us (Lindy and Splotch), those times she and the other cows sneaked out and went on adventures to downtown Douglas and the neighbor's golf putting green, her being honored at the Cow Puja every year, how she has been the a muse for so many artists and has been the first wonderful introduction to bovines for so many children. I sang her all our old milking songs. I gave her bananas and a few tortilla chips - her favorite junk foods. I wept constantly.<br />
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We had coffee together her final morning while the hole was dug. I was surprisingly relieved the decision had been made. The hardest part had been second guessing myself--not wanting to prolong her suffering, wanting to give her every chance, hoping against hope, and catching a horrendous cold from lack of sleep, physical exhaustion, constant crying and being in the hay for days on end.<br />
My deepest gratitude to Mark and Denise and Ruth, who carried out the final act without me because I am so cowardly. I regret not being there in the final instant - I didn't think I could bear it, but maybe my imagining of it is worse than the reality would have been.<br />
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LaFonda is buried at the crest of the pasture where she liked to lounge and chew her cud and watch the world go by. I had planted a small orchard in that spot when we first moved to the farm, not realizing we would soon get cows that would make quick work of those fruit trees. So now we have planted 3 little plum trees around her--she can now nourish the orchard that once nourished her.<br />
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I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to become a cow person through LaFonda. She lived a good, long life for a dairy cow--she was at least 15, and her last 8 years being pampered at Squash Blossom Farm would surely would be the envy of most any cow.<br />
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Thank you, LaFonda. You were gentle, patient, nurturing, beautiful, kind, magical. I learned so much from you. I miss you, my friend.<br />
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-79418493904028062962017-04-27T09:37:00.000-07:002017-04-27T09:46:39.273-07:00Have Heavy, Huge, Awkward Stuff; Will Haul<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This morning I was going to write about all our spring preparations and brag about how we are almost ready and spring is already popping--but now it is snowing! It won' t stick, though, and that doesn't really change what we have been doing to prepare, however, so here goes, three projects involving crazy hauling challenges.<br />
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In March, we had a terrible windstorm, with 60 mph and greater gusts. Our farm survived ok, with the exception of the greenhouse losing a couple of panels which had been ripped off and destroyed. Naturally, they were the panels on the northwest end, the most difficult to access because the ground drops off steeply on the west end and is soft, deep mud this time of year.<br />
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A greenhouse with a view in. The only place to get the 12-foot lengths of twin wall polycarbonate was Farmtek, a considerable drive away in Iowa. Had to be done, as events and planting season were imminent! So, I drove our old beater pickup down to Farmtek on St. Patrick's Day and lashed them onto the truck bed with the tailgate down and panels sticking out yet another couple feet behind. It was still so windy (but only 40 mph gusts) I was worried about getting them home, but I made it without the panels taking flight.<br />
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Rog is the most creative problem solver, and devised a bracing system with 2x4's suspended across the peak of the greenhouse so he could clamber (somewhat dangerously) up to fasten the panels to the frame. We hope to never have to replace a greenhouse panel again, so this was a repair accomplished with a bit of overkill.<br />
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Our next spring project involves a buffalo. Our bison farmer friends, Ron and Bonnie Shepard, are retiring. They sold their herd and their farm, and their life-sized metal bison needed a new home. Ron and Bon generously gave it to Squash Blossom Farm for the sculpture garden we are creating! However it needed some repair--the front legs had broken off.<br />
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Fortuitously, I happened to be taking a welding class a couple weeks later, so Rog and I loaded up the 2-legged bison into our little trailer and I hauled him to class in Zumbrota. I was a bit worried about pulling the trailer on the highway, so I took the back roads, forgetting that I would drive right past the bison's former home in Mazeppa. The coolest thing happened. As we came to the Shepard Buffalo Farm I hollered out the window to the bison to say one last goodbye to his old home, and at that very moment, a huge bald eagle flew slowly right over the hood of my truck!<br />
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The class is held at <a href="http://www.customiron.com/" target="_blank">Custom Iron</a> in Zumbrota and the staff there really went above and beyond, helping me make the tricky tack welds on the thin metal sculpture.<br />
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That evening I drove the mended bison back to Squash Blossom Farm (along with my sculpture creations--you can see the reclining garden arbor in the back of the truck.) I took the highway this time, getting a lot of double-take looks from passing cars!<br />
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The bison (which I have named"Sonny" in honor of Ron's herd bull) is now proudly guarding the hill (actually our new septic mound) at the edge of the woods. I have seeded lots of wild flowers around him, so hope this summer he will be standing in a colorful meadow.<br />
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One of our project plans for this spring was to build a deck and pergola on the south side of our barn. Rog designed a 22-foot long deck, and then priced materials--ouch. But, being an avid recycler, he searched Craigslist and found somebody near Minneapolis selling two 22.5' x 5.5' heavy-duty redwood greenhouse tables. Perfect!<br />
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Our beater farm pickup was too small and unreliable for this job, so he rented a large truck and a large trailer, upon which the two massive tables were securely strapped. When he arrived home, our neighbors, who conveniently have a construction business with a lull, came over to unload the tables.<br />
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Rog spent a couple weeks digging out the deck area. He had to dig out the 275-gallon water catchment tanks and repeatedly pump out water that would fill in his holes because it rained frequently.<br />
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He designed a multi-level deck and cut up one of the redwood tables to create the levels and stairs.<br />
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We thought we were going to have to hire our neighbor with a skidloader to set the large table in place, but didn't want to tear up the grass with big equipment. We were blessed with daughters, a boyfriend and an intern here for Easter who were willing to heft the 1000-lb table into place. This was done by rolling the table on plywood sheets over round fence posts- sort of like the ancient Egyptians moved huge stones for the pyramids on logs.<br />
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Some lever power helped ease the table into Rog's perfectly-dug spot!<br />
Then, we relaxed on the new deck and feasted upon lemon meringue pie in the sunshine.<br />
Rog completed the other deck levels in time for our ReBlossom Earth Day Festival, last weekend--stay tuned for those photos, coming soon!</div>
Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-69604289364174150092017-04-23T18:26:00.002-07:002017-04-23T18:32:14.737-07:00Of Spring I Sing!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Spring has sprung like crazy. So many things I need to write about to catch up on the past month (new intern and gardener, loss of our beloved bovine LaFonda, ReBlossom Festival, broken rib, Rog's beautiful new barn deck, to mention only a few things in the past couple weeks.) But for now, I will just post a few pics from my walk around the farm this evening after everyone packed up and returned home from the ReBlossom festival. What a glorious weekend and evening. We ate our first few spears of asparagus of the year for supper; it grows adjacent to these pretty daffodils.<br />
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When I headed out for my walk tonight, Jitter was standing atop the tall compost pile, staring longingly at the green grass on the other side of the fence, so I decided to let her in for a bit. (It has been so wet and muddy, I had been worried she would destroy the pasture with her hooves, so I made her stay in the sacrifice pasture until now.) She did a happy jig and a few leaps and pirouettes, and then settled down to noisy, blissful munching.<br />
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The Willys looks like it has a load of magnolia blooms in the bed. About every sixth person attending ReBlossom asked me what this glorious, fragrant little tree was, and then expressed astonishment that any magnolias grow in Minnesota.<br />
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Happy Moji. I was wearing this same silly grin all weekend.<br />
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The honeyberries we planted last year are covered in blossoms. A few berries coming this year, I hope?<br />
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Lilacs are almost ready to burst into bloom.<br />
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The little pond is encircled by daffodils and has a healthy population of amorous, melodious toads and frogs.<br />
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I cannot begin to describe how absolutely overjoyed I am by spring. :) My favorite time of year.</div>
Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-16462036625628830812017-03-28T06:47:00.000-07:002017-03-28T06:51:26.317-07:00The Farm in the Fog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's been a while since I have had time or motivation to go out and take photos for the blog--it has been so dreary and muddy. Not that I really have time today, but it was such a beautiful, foggy morning I couldn't resist. Chickens breaking fast.<br />
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The garden awaits! Still too wet to do anything in there, but it is supposed to get to 60 degrees today, so it won't be long! Rhubarb, garlic and allium are up a couple inches.<br />
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The edges of the little pond have melted. Yesterday the ducks were happily swimming circles around the big iceberg in the center of the pond. This morning when I walked down to take this photo I scared up a pair of wild mallards swimming. After today's predicted warmth, I bet the ice will be totally gone by tonight.<br />
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Daffodils are coming up all around the perimeter of the pond. I don't know how they survive in that heavy clay but this is their third year and they keep expanding.<br />
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The big rock--I have intentions of planting so many more wild flowers here this spring.<br />
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From the hill of the septic mound. This is the view the big bison sculpture will have when he gets moved here.<br />
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The sap started running, so we hung some buckets and boiled down a bit of maple syrup.<br />
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The guineas raced gleefully around the farm.<br />
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The chickens played king of the compost pile and scratched around in the mud.<br />
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Jitterbug lounged in the sun atop the compost pile.<br />
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Oops, LaFonda wanted to star in that photo.<br />
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Luna also soaked up the sun, sprawled across the top step.<br />
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Today felt just as warm as yesterday, but it rained all day. By chore time this evening, most of the snow had disappeared and the pasture looked like it was actually starting to green up!<br />
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The farmyard was mostly mud, but the ducks were enjoying it.<br />
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The guineas and chickens were soggy and bedraggled, but nevertheless chose to be out in the rain all day.<br />
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Fog began forming in the prairie and it became quiet and mystical.<br />
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We are forecast to have a couple more days of this balmy weather, and then wonter will return Thursday with cold temps and possibly a foot of snow.<br />
I think all of us who do not have the luxury of escaping to a warm, sunny getaway are appreciating this respite from winter this year! <br />
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"The Winter of Our Disco Tent"<br />
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A cold mid-January night - the perfect time to hold a disco party in the greenhouse!<br />
First, we had to find a disco ball. I ended up ordering one on line (complete with motor for spinning and lights.) It arrived a couple days later and when opened the box, it threw sparkles everywhere!<br />
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We created dozens of ice luminaries in balloons (balloominaries!) to line the driveway and path to the greenhouse.<br />
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Our farm assistant, Ruth, found us some color-changing stage lighting that enhanced the discotheque experience. Our friends, Laurel, Darin and Pat co-hosted the party, so they took over the food and music. Darin created an awesome dance track! We also had an open stage set, including a parody "Stayin Alive in Minnesota" song and Darin's soliloquy from Shakespeare's <i>Richard III </i>reading, <a href="http://"Now is the winter of our discontent"" target="_blank">"Now is the winter of our discontent"</a>. </div>
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Stayin' Alive in Minnesota (lyrics by R. Nelson)</h3>
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Well you can tell by
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It's a great big
drift and it's got to go.</div>
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Hands are cold, and
my woman's warm. We get to together</div>
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In a big snowstorm.</div>
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And if our pipes
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We will burn our
Christmas trees.</div>
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We will try to
understand</div>
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The windchill
factor's effect on man</div>
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Maybe you’re a
skater and you have a radiator</div>
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You're stayin'
alive, stayin' alive</div>
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When the ice is
breakin' and everybody shakin'</div>
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And we're stayin'
alive, stayin' alive</div>
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Ah, ha, ha, ha,
stayin' alive, stayin' alive</div>
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Ah, ha, ha, ha,
stayin' alive.</div>
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Well now the temp is
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If I wear my parka I
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Cleats of steel on
my sorrel boots</div>
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I'm a dancin' man
and I just can't lose.</div>
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You know it's all
right. It's OK.</div>
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But I'd rather be in
San Jose.</div>
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We will try to
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The windchill
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Maybe you’re a
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You're stayin'
alive, stayin' alive</div>
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When the ice is
breakin' and everybody shakin'</div>
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And we're stayin'
alive, stayin' alive</div>
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Ah, ha, ha, ha,
stayin' alive, stayin' alive</div>
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Ah, ha, ha, ha,
stayin' alive.</div>
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I built this
snowman. Somebody help me</div>
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Somebody help me
with the head</div>
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I built this
snowman, somebody help me with the head</div>
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Stayin' alive.</div>
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Well you can tell by
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It's a great big
drift and it's got to go.</div>
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Hands are cold, and
my woman's warm. We get to together</div>
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In a big snowstorm.</div>
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And if our pipes
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We will burn our
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We will try to
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The windchill
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-63029348732275176222017-01-17T09:32:00.000-08:002017-01-17T09:51:33.468-08:00 Icey, Dicey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yesterday afternoon, freezing rain began and continued through the night. The roads were so slippery, my car slid past the driveway and down the hill three times before I finally was able to make it in. All evening I watched cars slide backwards and sideways down the slope, and tried to assist one driver getting his pickup out of the ditch (alas, it is still there.)<br />
This morning, we found a huge branch had broken from one of the large maple flanking the barn stage. There may be a bit less shade next summer.<br />
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It is amazing we did not lose power--ice covered branches were resting atop the power lines.<br />
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Last night chores were quite a challenge--even with yaxtrax I was slipping and sliding all over the place, as were the chickens and ducks, which would be more amusing if I wasn't so worried about crashing to the ground.<br />
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This morning the ice was a bit softer with a crusty layer of snow, so it was much easier to get around. After feeding everyone, I went for a walk around the farm with my camera.<br />
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The ice is now beginning to melt, but early this morning the wild birds had a hard time landing on the feeder perches. I saw a sparrow try to land on an ice-coated branch and slide down it like a kid on a stairway banister.<br />
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Wild cranberries.<br />
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Bird nest in a buckthorn.<br />
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Somebody walked across the pond --raccoon?<br />
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A few days ago I went through all the squashes in the basement "root cellar"and threw a bunch that were deteriorating out into the woods for wildlife. (Don't worry, I used the best parts to make a gigantic pot of squash soup. The cows and chickens got their share, too.)<br />
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