http://drmazesfarm.com/farmerroger There's lots going on down on Dr. Maze's Farm Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:32:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://drmazesfarm.com/farmerroger/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/iphone-web-clip-image.jpg http://drmazesfarm.com/farmerroger There's lots going on down on Dr. Maze's Farm http://drmazesfarm.com/farmerroger/2009/12/06/my-twitter-weekly-updates-oldest-first-for-2010-02-23/ http://drmazesfarm.com/farmerroger/2009/12/06/my-twitter-weekly-updates-oldest-first-for-2010-02-23/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:55:00 +0000 FarmerRoger http://south47farm.com/farmerroger/2009/12/06/my-twitter-weekly-updates-oldest-first-for-2010-02-23/

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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Beautiful day. Clear blue sky. Temp just above 60. #

At start of day; a car abandoned in our entrance and a hay ride wagon flat tire. Car gone, wagon working. Today's emergency quota exhausted? #

Ukelele player is back today. #

Morning weather starting out beautiful. Showers forecast likely tonight & tomorrow. #

Stiff wind today. I'm having flashbacks to last year when 1/3 of our corn maze was flattened by the wind. #

Just introduced to Greek Mountain Tea (Sideritis syriaca). Makes a pleasing cup of tea. Said to fight colds and other respiratory problems. #

Vet Larry Pickering here to check up on the alpacas & goats. #

Dark clouds, stiff wind. Outside this morning trying to get as much done as possible before the promised rain. #

Just spilled coffee on my desk. A sign I drink too much? or too little? coffee. Or maybe a sign I should clean off my desk. #

Stiff wind all day. Birds getting a workout. Veg crew mowing & prepping for winter cover crop. Juan & Luis throwing pumpkins around. #

Pumpkin Patch opens tomorrow. Lots to do between now and 10 am. #

GSN LIVE here at the farm to film two clues. Watch for our old Ford tractor and our corn maze scarecrow. #

Fog lingering in the valley. Pale blue early morning sky showing through the clouds. Showers forecast. #

Starting early today to prepare for the Pumpkin Patch opening. First day today. Opening celebration this weekend. #

Veg crew picking tomatoes. Cool weather slows ripening. Still looking for green tomato recipes. #

Beautiful fall day. Has moved from partly sunny to partly cloudy. #

Blustery day, gray skies. No showers yet. #

Rob is running the spading machine today. The soil is still on the dry side. The race begins to plant the cover crop before the rains start. #

Plant Sale tomorrow! Lake Wa Tech College Environmental Horticulture Dept. Grown by students. http://tinyurl.com/ybgtla8 #

Clouds clearing some this morning. 1/4 inch of rain last night. #

Veg crew opening up more beds for picking – It is fall greens season. #

Flashlight Night tonight! Fri & Sat in Oct.are Flashlight Nights in the corn maze. #

The best pumpkin for pie, Winter Luxury Pie, is now at the farmstand. #

Dreamed of beekeeping? Get started with this course! http://bit.ly/yYiB8 #

Sky look to be clearing. Two websites say showers, two others say cloudy. I choose to believe no showers today. #

First Sat in October: Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze season is here. #

We borrowed a horse during Oct. part of Fall school tours. Juan & Luis are putting up a rain fly for her. #

Harvesting coriander seed. Fresh & intense. Now to figure out best package size for sale. #

Full moon rising. Sun setting. #

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