A visit with Farmer Roger http://south47farm.com/farmerroger Hoping to see you down at Dr. Maze's Farm Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:21:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 What’s going on with Farmer Roger’s blog? http://south47farm.com/farmerroger/2010/03/02/whats-going-on-with-farmer-rogers-blog/ http://south47farm.com/farmerroger/2010/03/02/whats-going-on-with-farmer-rogers-blog/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:21:00 +0000 Farmer Roger http://south47farm.com/farmerroger/?p=407 Stella Whats going on with Farmer Rogers blog?

Stella wants to know what, exactly, is going on here?

After a hiatus of several months, I have started up this blog again, but in a new location. Click here to check out my current blog and learn about our new venture, Dr. Maze’s Farm.

I’ve transferred all my older entries, and am adding new at the new location. Come on over and check things out. Things have changed at the farm. Some favorite activities have been reluctantly closed down. Others continue, only even better.

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  • Chilly, gray overcast sky. Nasty headcold started today. I'm thinking bacon pancakes & coffee will cheer me up. #
  • Smashed a corner of the pump house with the tractor. Now sitting down. Should I be sipping Viognier/Marsanne, or should I open a Pinot Gris? #
  • Moved the goats & alpacas to the winter paddock a bit earlier than I hoped. Too much rain – summer paddock turned to mud. #
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  • Gray, cold, rain. Off to a slow start today. Out looking for pancakes. #
  • Lots of ducks & some Canada geese back at the farm enjoying puddles from big rain overnight. Wonder where they've been. #
  • Gray skies, but not so bad out today. 3/4 inches of rain last weekend refilled all the puddles, which are now draining until the next rain. #
  • Deepen your understanding of livestock poo. Learn fecal exams. Other fun classes too. Country Living Expo http://bit.ly/8E8G22 Jan 20 #
  • Misty morning. #
  • Two new seed catalogs in the mail today. Still putting them on the shelf unopened. Saving them for later. #
  • High dark clouds. Some blue off tho the west. We may see some sun today. #
  • Clare due here in the office shortly to talk about transitional stuff. #
  • I see shadows! #
  • Gray skies & cool. Last night's 1.1 inch of rain is still draining off. A good day to stay inside and cook.. #
  • The last winter rye grain cover crop planting is up and green. Sprouted several days ago. #
  • We will be heading to my brother's wife's brother's house for T-Day. We've been going there since we moved into town in Nov. of 1993 #
  • Cloudier than earlier today, but it looks like a decent day to get out and about. #
  • T-Day at someone else's house with a big crowd is great. The one downside – no leftovers on Friday. #
  • Beautiful day at the sculpture garden. #
  • Last moment change of plans. Dinner @ Herbfarm. Many thanks @Herbguy!!! #
  • Dined @ The Herbfarm. How to choose highlights? The salsify? chorizo-spiced salmon? black cod? lamb? clove W choc hazlenuts? thnx @herbguy ! #
  • Skies back to gray today. Still happy from a beautiful day yesterday in Seattle with my brother, topped off with unplanned meal at Herbfarm. #
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  • Grey, overcast, cool. a third inch of rain this morning. #
  • Cleaning out email: Just deleted 2526 sent emails. Next, start on the 5000+ received emails. #
  • Light rain this morning. Will spend the day in the office. Time to clear out old stuff. #
  • The first seed catalog for next year arrived in today's mail. And so the cycle begins again. #
  • Mostly overcast, looks like the blue skies off to the west are spreading. Thunderstorms forecast. 0.6 inches of rain yesterday, 0.4 this am. #
  • The second seed catalog came in the mail today. #
  • Was mostly blue skies earlier this am, now high clouds moving in. Still is a pleasant morning, if you can stay out of all the puddles & mud. #
  • Minea Farm (a neighbor) is the place to go. http://bit.ly/bMsLO @SeattleMaven Any ideas on where to get the BEST, freshest cider in Seattle? #
  • Light rain. .2 inch of rain last night, another .2 in so far today. Five inches so far this month. 5 in in Oct. In 2008 2 inch same months.. #
  • Seed Savers Exchange catalog in today's mail. http://www.seedsavers.org #
  • Overcast & high clouds moving fast. Half inch of rain yesterday, another quarter inch so far today. In long-range, possible dry after T-day. #
  • Drying the last of the chamomile buds I had frozen away. We sold a lot of chamomile for tea this year. #
  • Water pooling in places never seen before at the farm. I expect we'll lose most of the dahlias, probably more. #
  • Today is "Thank Your Farmers and Ranchers Day" as proclaimed by Gov. Gregoire. #
  • Intense winds have ripped away at the cloud cover. A bright very thin crescent moon and a few stars shine bright. #
  • Gray skies this am, but no rain last night, for a change. #
  • Cheese making, beef or pork production, spinning & weaving, poultry, fruit trees, veggies: Country Living Expo http://bit.ly/8E8G22 Jan 20 #
  • Rally Sunday to support WSU King County Extension. West stairs of Key Arena at the Seattle Center. Nov. 22nd, 1pm – 3pm http://king.wsu.edu/ #
  • Just noticed the hundreds of Canada geese are gone from the farm. Ducks also. Still plenty of crows,starlings, pidgeons, but no waterfowl. #
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  • Missed my morning weather entry. Busy all day. Overcast & cool. #
  • Just back from our farm & family potluck. Lots of great food. We brought kohlrabi carrot slaw and pumpkin apple pecan bread. #
  • Looks like this morning's shower will continue for a while. #
  • Juan & Luis have finished moving the straw bale pyramids to the compost pile. They will start pruning raspberries tomorrow. #
  • Dark clouds blocking off the last bits of sun and blue sky. Light shower starting up. #
  • Off to Woodinville for chicken feed & goat & alpaca feed. #
  • A beautiful morning. Sunny & cool. The 2/3 inch of rain from the last two days is still draining off. #
  • Juan & Luis are patching shed roofs this morning. I'm still buried in reports – trying to pin down where all the money went this year. #
  • A briglht sunny morning, if chilly. Fog lingers over the river. #
  • Spent too much time at the desk today. Sun will be gone tomorrow. Expect the crew to finish up raspberry pruning & other odds & ends Friday, #
  • Heavy rain for a couple of hrs (0.15 in). Stopped for now. Forecast is for some sun & some rain. Maybe a thunderstorm. Doesn't mention snow. #
  • Hey, the sun is shining! Heading out for a farm walkabout. #
  • 2nd to last rye grain cover crop planting is up today. #
  • Field crew last day. Goodby for the winter to Rob, Evert, Juan, Luis, & Rosalio. Stewart & Keith finished last week. #
  • Headed home. Frost on the windshield. #
  • Gray overcast day. Frosty earlier. #
  • Had meeting earlier with the farm management committee / main investors. Discuss changes for next year. #
  • Thanks @ReadersToEaters for leading an interesting & stimulating discussion on food literacy / policy / & kids / & schools / and more. #
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  • Morning fog is gone. A beautiful sunny day for the melancholy task of closing up the farm for winter. #
  • Juan is now mowing down the corn maze. He & Luis pulled all the signs out of the maze this morning. #
  • Lots of ideas for next year floating around. Now is the time to capture them. In the next few weeks we'll be laying out plans for next year. #
  • Evert is taking down signs & putting up "closed for the season" signs. #
  • Bit of a scare when one goat choked on pelleted hay. Very dramatic. She's ok now and eating again. #
  • High sheets of clouds, lots of blue sky, slight breeze. Good working day. #
  • Juan just finished mowing down the corn maze. Now attaching the spading machine to the tractor. #
  • Luis is dismantling the school-tour hog-panel "piggy maze." Juan is now spading the corn maze. Evert is roaming the farm taking down signs. #
  • Peggy is in the farmstand organizing for next year & storing stuff away. Rob is on the Ford 8N, disking fields to be seeded with cover crop. #
  • Add one more to a string of beautiful days. #
  • The crew is spreading winter rye seed as cover crop today: Finished the annual flower & herb gardens and large & small pumpkin fields. #
  • Veg crew is prepping the hoophouses today. Stewart is still working on organizing signs. #
  • Thin overcast. Still warming up today. Pushing to get outside work done before tomorrow's predicted showers. #
  • All the cover crop winter rye grain is spread now & will be tilled in by the end of the day. After lunch we'll take down the farmstand tent. #
  • The farmstand tent is down now, draped in the big hoophouse to dry out before folding up for the winter. #
  • Trying to put stuff away for the winter in a way that will make sense next spring. #
  • Policy wonks & planners, King County is asking for feedback on its strategic plan: http://bit.ly/stratego #
  • Overcast & breeze. Forecast says rain is coming. #
  • Veg crew preparing starts greenhouses for next year. Juan & Luis taking down the stawbale pyramids & haluling them to compost. #
  • Still not used to early dark. Fed the critters & picked poo by twilight. #
  • A bit of blue in the sky right now, but more thunderstorms forecast. 0.84 inches of rain yesterday and so far this morning. #
  • Field crew is still working on preparing for winter and staging for next spring. #
  • Just dropped off a half ton of winter squash & pie pumpkins at Trellis for Chef Brain Scheehser. #
  • The tilled–in corn maze field is blanketed with hundreds of Canada geese. Plus a smattering of Mallards and assorted crows & blackbirds. #
  • It's a cold rain. #
  • Over an inch of rain yesterday, 0.2 inch already today. Even more Canada geese around the farm today. #
  • Too much time spent in the office working on reports today. QuickBooks is not talking with Excel, or maybe Excel is not listening. #
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  • Morning fog just about gone. Mostly solid overcast, but rain now predicted to hold off until late. #
  • Still dealing with lots of mud at the farm. #
  • Mobile bookstore @ReadersToEaters braved the weather & set on at the farm today. They are now packing up – mist is moving in. #
  • Steady sprinkle for the last hr+. Folks still stopping in for pumpkins & corn maza. #
  • Meant corn maze. Not sure what corn maza might be. I blame the tiny phone keyboard. #
  • Closing down the farmstand. The last open Sunday of the year. Our season ends on Sat., Oct 31. #
  • Raining heavily. Our farm rain gauge plugged up, so I have no idea how much rain we received, except it is massive. #
  • The farm is awash. Parking lots are oceans. One pop-up tent collapsed from the rain. Scheduled school tours are arriving. #
  • The sun is shining, the freshly washed pumpkins are glowing. #
  • The sun is in & out of the clouds this morning. Rain predicted back on Thurs. #
  • I'm in the farmstand while the farmstand staff goes off to Tully's for a staff mtg / reflection of the year. #
  • Veg crew doing some tilling today, getting ready to spread winter rye for cover crop. #
  • Herbfarm is harvesting their quince today. Has been a big temptation, I confess. #
  • The rain is back – much more than a shower. Lots of school tour kids here. Two people in the corn maze. #
  • Rain stopped for now. Patches of blue sky. #
  • Overcast & cool, but basically an ok day for the end of October. #
  • Lots of decisions & little emergencies keeping me hopping this morning. Time to find some lunch. #
  • Farm Tots this week are picking Baby Bear sugar pie pumpkins. Paint then now, make pie later. #
  • Crew today at the farm: plant more winter rye for cover crop, weed mints, rosemary, sage & other herb plantings, clean out greenhouses. #
  • Showers this morning. Accumulated 0.15 inch of rain, starting last evening. #
  • Showers have tapered off. School kids pouring in. One school group in the corn maze. #
  • Pumpkin Risotto! @chefwaj is on his way to the farm to pick up some Winter Luxury Pie pumpkins for @andaluca . #
  • Showers back, off & on. Veg crew working on retiring fields for the winter. Juan & Luis mowing blueberries. Will add sulfur to push pH down. #
  • Peggy organized little celebratory baby shower today for Stewart. I had to tell him yes, he definitely had to attend the "meeting." #
  • Peggy's gluten-free chololate torte and pumpkin chiffon pie ( http://bit.ly/4iB1Co ) were both excellent. #
  • Salmon Safe on YouTube http://bit.ly/2ZzCVP The South 47 Farm is proud to be Salmon Safe. http://bit.ly/3WTB96 #
  • High clouds, gusty wind. Drying off a little. #
  • Only two days left this farm season! Last Farm Tots & school tours today. Two more Flashlight Nights in the corn maze & pumpkin patch. #
  • Working through prioitizing the winterizing projects. Lots of rain forecast starting late next week. #
  • Shade covers off the hoophouses. May be the last time for weeks that they are dry. #
  • Chef Ron put in a sizable order for tomorrow. Chef Brian bought most of our remaining beets, will clean out our winter squash & pie pumpkins #
  • @edwinlie You'll do fine in the maze. Parking lot may be worse. @FarmerRoger Is the maze still in shape tonight after 3 days of rains? : ) in reply to edwinlie #
  • We finished the last school tour of the year about an hour ago. The last birthday party and the last Farm Tots are in progress. #
  • Halloween Flashlight Night Corn Maze – A low-key adventure. Get away from the candy-crazed ankle-biters and gore-seeking Jr. High screamers. #
  • A beautiful sunny October morning for our last farmstand day of the year. #
  • @PhilipLeeR2E and his family stopped by this morning to say hi and to pick up some of Chef Brian's mini donuts. #
  • Still a beautiful sunny day. Clouds are coming from the west (Seattle), an unusual direction. Usually from the south or north. #
  • Farm visitors are still finding nice pumpkins to choose from. Mostly larger one remaining. #
  • Counting down the last hours of the farmstand year. Mellow group for Flashlight Night tonight. #
  • The farm closed for the year 20 min. ago. Maybe 2 dozen people still in the corn maze. #
  • The last farm visitors have left. Evert & I are ready to lock the gate. Back tomorrow morning to put stuff away. #
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  • Blue sky with some clouds. A good day to get outside. #
  • Mobile bookstore @ReadersToEaters is at the farm today. How many places can you shop outside for food-related books and then do a corn maze? #
  • At lot of time spent this morning re-routing the parking and the hayride. I hope not to have to pull out any stuck cars. #
  • Puddles on the farm act like strong magnets to little kids. What's one more load of laundry compared to that much free fun? #
  • Does the job offer a 401K? @Herbguy Help. …."Wanted: Phone Person to screen dishwasher applicant calls…" #
  • Bright blue sky reflected in calm puddles. Sun glistens off the mud. #
  • Overcast day. Feels like fall. Puddles from Sat's rain are still draining. #
  • Farmstand is open today – first visitors wandering around. Plus a full day of school tours. #
  • Are Pumpkin Patches the new hot place for proposals? Email reply today: "I hope to surprise her this weekend." #
  • Seeing lots of worm castings today. Good to know the worms are thriving in spite of the massive rainfall last Sat. #
  • Morning fog is still lingering. The farm is slowly drying out from Saturday's deluge. Puddles & mud still linger. #
  • Lots of kids on the pumpkin tour: Learn how pumpkins grow from seeds, hunt for worms in the worm bin, do the piggy maze, meet animals, more. #
  • Rosalio started tearing out the bamboo poles for the pole beans today. Another sign that we are past mid-October. #
  • Misty morning. Showers forecast. #
  • Big day for school tours. Light showers. Cars everywhere, plus a bus. Hoping we won't have to pull out any stuck cars. #
  • Farm Tots are headed out to pick kohlrabi – the "alien vegetable." #
  • High overcast, but sun is getting through. Time to get outside before the next rain comes. #
  • Huge truckload of gravel looks like not all that much when spread on the parking lot. Now need to sell 250 bunches of kale to pay for it.. #
  • Looks like the rain has died down for now. We had 0.42 inches of rain, starting after midnight. #
  • One of those mornings: the rented forklift stopped dead in the middle of our main road (single lane), still catching up long after opening, #
  • I'm happy @CECalhoonEA found some new wool socks for me. My shoes are soaked through, but my feet don't mind, warm in their new socks. #
  • Weather change here at the farm: Sun, lots of blue sky, brisk wind, clouds moving fast. My phone says it is raining in Seattle. #
  • Fairly typical to find the weather is nicer here at the farm (Redmond/Woodinville) than over in Seattle. Except for when it's worse. #
  • Rain pouring down – Flashlight & Boots Night at the Corn Maze. #
  • Tempted: I'm less than 10 min down the road. @Herbguy Come in person by 6:35pm. …..I'll give you a magnum of 2000 Northstar Merlot. #
  • Morning fog lifting, revealing a beautiful sky. Last eve a full 1.0 inch of rain in 3 hrs. #
  • Rerouting parking once more. Bi #
  • Started that last entry over 3 hrs ago. It got away from me when I opened it back up. #
  • Finally put up a sign a the farm entrance. "MUD!" For those people who are surprised to find mud at the farm after #
  • "MUD!" Finally put up a sign at the farm entrance to remind foks that farms are not paved.. #
  • Sun is about to set. Moon is high. Will be a beautiful evening. #
  • Evening fog is rising, down by the Samammish R. Will make Flashlight Night wild,if it creeps all the way to the farm. #
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  • A beautiful October Sunday morning. The frost on the ground is melting away. Temp hovered around freezing from about 2 to sunrise. #
  • Have been giving hayride tours. Happy, mellow crowd at the farm today. Always good to see people enjoy your work. #
  • We were getting some sun earlier this morning. Now we have a solid gray overcast. Probably feels cooler than it really is. #
  • School pumpkin tours are already finished for the day – Columbus day. Lots of office work to catch up on after a busy farmstand week. #
  • Clouds turning to overcast. Please, rain, come early and leave the weekend skies clear. #
  • The farm is full of flocks of school kids and birds. #
  • Wind at 15-25 mph. Lights flickering, sunflowers & cornstalks swaying. Birds are grounded. #
  • Blue sky & sun peek through the clouds, mocking the weather forecasters. #
  • Flora, the Ford 8N tractor refused to work this am. I drove the JD for Farm Tots hayrides. Rain held off, now dumping. #
  • I hope someone left it food & water. @Herbguy Isn't every day that I wander into the kitchen and there is a WHOLE LAMB lying there. #
  • Have been putting off a trip to the feed store for hay & chicken feed. Looks like the rain won't let up any time soon. It's time get moving. #
  • October Seattle Magazine is finally out. I'm a local authority! (Corn Maze Designer) http://bit.ly/f5dhP Image is way cooler in print. #
  • King County budget http://bit.ly/4Dj1yo proposes to drop Puget Sound Fresh http://bit.ly/x1ufl, County Extension http://king.wsu.edu, & more #
  • Sun is burning through high overcast. Rain forecast – don't see it soon. #
  • Farm Tots picking big shelly beans & herbs to take home & make bean soup. #
  • Rye grain cover crop planted about 2 weeks ago is finally up strong. First sprout came on Tuesday. #
  • Lots of ideas & discussions about changing how we use the hoophouses next year. Seedling starting, plant sales, Farm Tots, tomatoes & basil. #
  • In case you haven't noticed, it's been raining off & on all morning. Still a fair number of people at the farm, keeping us busy. #
  • Most of today's field crew day was prepping fields for winter: mow down plants, remove dripline – ready to till in and plant the cover crop. #
  • Whoa, a half inch of rain in the last hour. 0.85 inches yesterday. The farm is awash. No floating pumpkins yet. #
  • Trying to come up with under-cover task for the field crew. Sort out stuff in storage. Put stuff away for the winter. #
  • Water is pouring over the Pumpkin Patch. Runoff from the ridge to the E is all funnelled down onto our farm. Even so, have pumpkin pickers. #
  • Rain has tapered off for now. 0.81 inches so far today. Most between 8:30 and 10 am. #
  • I just wittnessed a kneeling suitor presenting the ring – in the pumpkin patch. Yes, she accepted. #
  • A phrase you don't hear often: "Remember, no splashing in the Pumpkin Patch, please!" #
  • The sun is out now, but the wind is picking up. Another rain forecast. #
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  • Temp down to 37.6 early this am. Now the bright sun is warming us up. Expect a day like yesterday, but nicer – a bit warmer & sunnier. #
  • Ripening sunflowers bow their heads to hide their faces from the starlings & crows. Birds dangle down and take their share of the harvest. #
  • Come to the farm to satisfy your hunger for books on food. Mobile bookseller @ReadersToEaters is at The South 47 Farm Sundays in Oct. #
  • Beautiful day. Clear blue sky. Quiet day at the farm. Paying bills, catching up on office stuff, critter care. #
  • The red winged blackbirds are back in large numbers. Each fall they frequent the corn maze. Canada geese are also starting to gather. #
  • Another beautiful sunny fall day. The low on the farm weather station last night was 34.6. Stewart reports frost on some of the greens. #
  • Bottled up a catnip spritzer to take home and test on our cat. Also reputed to be a good bug repellant. #
  • The unprotected basil has turned brown from the cold last night. We did have some protected, but looks like basil season is nearly over. #
  • Another agreeable fall day. More clouds than yesterday. #
  • Bus loads of school kids at the farm for the farm tour. Our education crew will be busy for the rest of the month. #
  • Morning fog still lifting down on the farm. We're in the river valley. Sun is shining on the hills. #
  • Veg crew mowing the raspberry aisles in prep for pruning. Also mowing around the lavender & other big herb plantings. #
  • Thanks for showing off our pumpkin patch! RT @Herbguy It was a great year to grow pumpkins in the Sammamish Valley http://twitpic.com/kuihg #
  • Part clouds today, but we're looking at yet another beautiful fall day. #
  • Two school districts off today. Looks like most of the kids came to the farm today. #
  • Overcast sky, but otherwise a nice enough fall day. We're expecting lots of folks at the Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze this weekend. #
  • Fall greens are just really excellent now.Beautiful, vibrant plants. #
  • Music at The South 47 Farm: earlier – Hawaiian ukele. Now Jubilee Singers singing spirituals. #
  • Big night for Flashlight Night in the corn maze. #
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