Veraison – the Grapes are Ripening!
Veraison has occurred – What an exciting time of year! Everyone loves veraison because that means the grapes are ripening! From now through harvest (and…
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Hilde the Family Milk Cow
I would like to introduce you to our new family milk cow, Hilde. She is 1/2 Brown Swiss and 1/2 Jersey. The problem is the…
Pellenc Wire Raiser
If you remember, a couple of years ago we bought a Pellenc 4560 multi-function vineyard machine (i.e. grape harvester) which you can see in action here…
Oswald Vineyard May/June 2014
Here is a look at Oswald Vineyard in May/June 2014! A lot has happened in the past few months – we have a new milk…
Heavy Hearts
Have you ever noticed how situations, circumstances and lives can be changed in a matter of minutes? Life is fleeting and this was brought home…
Butchering A Cow
“Butchering a Cow” might sound like a step-by-step tutorial, but I really just want to share with you how we butchered our steer Brisket (while encouraging you…
Building with ICF – Phase 2
We have start building with ICF – phase 2! So exciting! For a chronological listing of our building projects with ICF (or insulated concrete forms),…
No More Milk!
Today, we are going to talk about drying off a family milk cow. It is sad. Then again, it is good. First, the sad part:…
Dogs and Porcupine Quills
Who knew – dogs and porcupine (quills) don’t mix! Well, ours don’t anyway! The Coyotes were being Braver After losing Bob, a much loved dog…
Drilling a New Well
We are drilling a new well! The time has come to drill a new well. In the almost 6 years that we have lived here…