Tuesday, June 17, 2014

June

MOO!  We'll wait for you!  Fix your damn machine.
Maine's own organic milk shut down because of ancient packaging equipment, but they're looking into some new gear to keep the milk flowing.  Tell them what you think!
https://www.facebook.com/MainesOwnOrganic/posts/10152084004181010




Not too much that can go wrong with my packaging equipment: Ye olde plastic bag.
The hoophouses have been producing some excellent salad greens.


Brassicas to the field! 
A little bit late, but I'm working up this field from sod this spring with no rototiller.  Disc, Disc, Disc.  It's working!


Mulchfest crew celebrating a job well done.


Intrepid friends from away came up to spread several truckloads of woodchips on an acre of perennials.  Thanks guys!


Pickin' rocks.



My Gravely brush hog decided to start acting up just when the grass began to grow like mad.  This was was what I stared at for a few evenings.


cylinder head removed for cleaning for the first time in ~40 years.


Ahh, all better.  But, spoiler alert, cleaning the valve stems and seats did not fix my problem... At least I got it put back together so it was running again!  Now to diagnose the fuel pump.


There's STILL farm stuff in cape elizabeth.  One truckload at a time it's making it's way up to Bowdoinham.