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…
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…
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…
Emme
I thought I would give you a break this week on Family Friday’s from the vineyard work/harvest and update you on our family milk cow,…
Unrest in the Barnyard
If you follow our story, you already know that last week we sold Buttercup, one of our family milk cows. It was definitely a more…