A farmer works in acres not hours.
Wednesday: Arrived at 3:30 and found everything in order. With newly repaired 4-cycle wheeled line trimmer I trimmed around the house and back azalea bed and pecan trees. Roses blooming great Blueberry bushes are loaded Pecans are just beginning to leaf out Blue Birds are hauling stuff OUT of the blue bird house. Thursday: Heavy […]
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We began on Wednesday afternoon, May 22 and quit late on May 26. Four hard days that began with cool mornings and as the sun rose it turn into a hot humid day that was ok in the shade. Then came to cool late afternoons that were as wonderful as the early mornings. We were […]
Continue ReadingFound the leak in the line to the south side field under the large, almost dead Tallow tree. Peggy called Ted and when he got there I had dug enough to locate the problem but not see it as it is inside the stump area. We decided to locate the line on the north side […]
Continue ReadingWorked on cleaning out the pole barn of many years of dropped implement parts and bent bolts and things that Dad did not need at some moment and did not get around to putting away–although he never had a good place to put things away.
Continue ReadingPeggy Davis Knippenberg, a Partner of Sundown Farms, announced: ” Come and pick blueberries at Blue Moon Farm. We have plenty sweet, plump berries! For more info go to www.bluemoonfarm-grandbay.com.” Don’t forget how much blueberries can improve your health. If you pick them yourself and meet the growers then you know what you are eating. […]
Continue ReadingMary and I spent the week of May 21-28 working at the farm as part of a sad time for the family-the funeral of Audrey Davis. Audrey was the matriarch of the farm working beside my father, Ray Davis, for 38 years. She lived a full christian life serving her family, the community and God.
Continue ReadingIt was Friday, May 13, when Kelley and Rocky Hughes joined us at the farm and wanted to help mow. Rocky had not used a tractor and the two of them enjoyed mowing with the “little” tractor and its bush hog plus using Peggy’s John Deere mower. We enjoyed the help and got even more […]
Continue ReadingWe have a good crop of figs and blueberries in the yard area. The nearby blueberry field of Blue Moon Farms and Nursery is also loaded and they provide you-pickum services. I am sure the birds will pick our figs and blueberries as usual.
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