Well summer is almost over. We had so much rain late spring that our gardens didn't dry until the end of July and everything we planted just washed away. We did have some success with potatoes about 50lbs. and they taste great. Our grape vines are two years old now and should start to produce in another two years. The chicks are 3 months old and should start laying eggs
in 4 to 8 weeks. Fiddles the smallest of our two donkeys follows them everywhere, if they get to far out of sight she brays until they come back into view. We think there are two roosters and 10
hens . Billy the Belgian is about 17.5 hands high (6ft) and almost 1800lbs. He thinks he is a golden retriever, loves to visit with people and help with the chores around the barn( you know how hard it is with a 5yr.old helping you ,try it with a 1800lb 5yr.old) Billy has been saddle broke and is very gentle to ride. We have just started working him with a harness and hope to have him pulling a cart soon.
Ryan will turn 21 on Sept.3rd and is off to Ascoli Piceno, Italy to study for a semester on Sept.6th. He will start a blog if you are interested, so please send your e-mails to him or follow on face book.

Best wishes from all of us at the farm