When I sent the five pigs off for slaughter, the sale of one paid for all the slaughter costs, one went to the guys for the rent on the field and the other three were divided up between five friends. I’m still waiting to be paid for one and a half, but the rest of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘grow your own’
16 Feb
Ah, that’s better!
I only managed two hours sleep last night but today is already a better day … my head feels quite clear and I am more or less ready to take whatever the day throws at me. So … what to blog about? The pigs, I think. It’s two weeks since I sent the five Kune [...]
2 Feb
Farewell to the pigs
Yesterday was not a Good Day. I took two loads of pigs to the abattoir, Curly, Pinky and Perky in the first load, then Tia and Scrumpy. I pick the meat up on Friday. Brini and Fergie were saved, because Fergie is too small and Brini makes an ideal companion for her as she is [...]
11 Oct
It’s a good thing I like sausages!
I got Bailey back yesterday: approximately 50kg of sausages (pork and apple, pork and leek and plain gluten-free), 10kg of minced pork and 4 leg joints! I had originally intended to get just sausages and mince, as older boars, especially those who have been used as working boars, have a very strong flavour which can [...]
1 Oct
Getting ready to say goodbye to Bailey
It’s an early start this morning as I’m taking Bailey to the abattoir in a few hours. After my last blog post on the subject, they rang me and said I could have a slot on their first “pig day” since reopening. Today is the day. I’m dreading it. But I can’t afford to keep [...]
8 Sep
Not quite the Triffids … but close!
Thanks to my work commitments and the various chores and duties around the farm, with the exception of digging up several rows of potatoes, I managed to ignore my vegetable garden for a week. Possibly more. Well, definitely more. Call it ten days. This was, it turns out, a big mistake… Why? Because the last [...]
6 Sep
What a day!
As days go, yesterday was one of those… It started well enough, a bit chilly, but not enough to make me want to put a jumper on. Why would you, when the sun was shining bright in the sky for the first time in, well, ages?! I started feeding the pigs, but only made it [...]
28 Aug
Marrow-tastic!
I planted my courgettes quite late so I’m only just reaping the benefits of fresh, cut-that-day, home grown deliciousness. Judging by the way that the vines are creeping here, there and everywhere, all I can say is that it’s a damn good job I like courgettes! We decided to let one grow on and try [...]
6 Jul
The woes and lows of a first-time vegetable gardener
This is my first attempt at growing vegetables, and it sure ain’t easy! Not that I thought it would be, but I’m starting to understand why there are so many books and magazines on the subject. I’m also convinced that without human intervention, left to their own devices, vegetables would swiftly become extinct. In the [...]
11 Jun
Making hay while the sun shines!
Yesterday’s predicted rain never arrived so at lunch time I decided to tempt the weather gods and watered the vegetable garden, cursing the slugs who have attacked my courgette plants. Amazingly, this did not instigate a downpour and so I spent the afternoon cutting the long grass in the orchard. Thing is, I cut it [...]
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