By and about the Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm
Today has been a banner day at Nubi and it’s only 8 AM!
Suzy arrived at the Common House rosy from attending to the cows in -2 degree cold. She announced that the full moon had been in perfect alignment with the road through Nubi and was such a glorious sight, she barely refrained from summoning [...]
Here’s a brief slideshow of photos of the two newborns — a male (red collar) and female (green collar) — along with their mother, Maggie, and with Pumpkin and her young calf, Chestnut….
Lots of neighbors got to watch new twin calves being born on Sunday night. It was an amazing experience, and we’re all glad that Chessie will soon have friends to frolick with!
Just before 10pm on Sept. 30, Johanna and I heard the most tremendous bellow from across the field outside our window. Turns out it was Pumpkin giving birth to a beautiful heifer calf. By midnight, the little one was walking and nursing. Here’s a slide show of some photos of the calf and her mother [...]
There’s been a lot of farm action as we enter the fall season and prepare for next year. Here are some (admittedly small) photos….
Recently we moved our two very pregnant cows, Magnolia and Pumpkin (Maggie’s daughter) down to the farmyard from the upper pasture where they spent their summer. Strolling down the lane with human “fenceposts” holding electric fence tape (not electrified – but don’t tell the cows!). Pumpkin’s due date is September 26 and Maggie’s is October 24. We [...]
One of our hens (born in April and nurtured extravagantly into adulthood by the neighborhood Chicken Club) has just laid its first egg! We’re hoping for many more to come. Now, if we can just get nest boxes set up….
(In other intriguing chicken news, we recently learned that one of our hens isn’t really a [...]
Thanks to Laura (with help from Carol K and Amy), our new strawberry planting has been settled into a hay mulch for the end of season. Laura has lavished countless hours on getting them well-established.
The first planting of 200 plants is a gift from the garden club to everyone at Nubi. I helped a bit [...]
Thankfully we’ve had some sun returning. There was gorgeous rainbow over the field last week. My photo doesn’t capture how incredible it was in the moment, of course, but maybe you can imagine the drama — rain ending, sun coming out, late evening quiet….
Our farm animal menagerie has continued to expand as some Muscovy ducklings [...]
Here’s how to enjoy clearing a bunch of fallen trees and branches from the edge of a field:
Step 1 — invite lots of neighbors to pitch in.
Step 2 — follow up the work with a “farmer’s brunch” to be shared by all.
Our woods were heavily damaged by the ice storm this past winter, leaving many [...]
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