Pollinators and Wildlife: Early this week, I saw a couple of Monarchs ... the last one on October 30th. Lots of animals on the move during this freeze. A praying mantis was at our back porch door. Deer season with guns start next weekend in this part of Kentucky. I filled up a couple of our birdfeeders this week and it did not take long for the chickadees to find the sunflower seed.
Work on the Farm: Yesterday, I harvested a few bushel of milkweed pods for seed and to use in my classroom. Harvest will accelerate now that we have had a freeze. The pod set was heavier this year due to great growing weather early in the summer. Also, I have harvested some acorns for our Great Oaks of Holland project. We still have lots of folks stopping by to harvest turnip greens from Burl's Big Turnip Patch.
We support:
Round House, Jeans and Workware, Made in the USA for 111 years.
http://www.round-house.com/
Red Pig Tools, Garden tools, Made in the USA.
http://www.redpigtools.com/servlet/StoreFront
FEDCO, Co-op Garden Supplies, Seeds, Trees and Bulbs
http://www.fedcoseeds.com/
Johnny's Selected Seeds and Garden Tools
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/
Roundstone Native Seed ... A Kentucky Company!
https://www.roundstoneseed.com/
Prairie Nursery, Native Seeds and Plants
http://www.prairienursery.com/
Kelley's Beeskeeping ... A Kentucky Company! ... at least for now.
http://www.kelleybees.com/
and these organizations ...
Xerces Society
Journey North
Monarch Watch
Sierra Club
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