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Living the good life

By on April 18, 2010 in Moss Flower Farm

Life on a suburban farm has a rhythm, a predictability factor.  There is always something that must be done, chickens and ducks must be fed,  garden must be watered, the weeds cannot be ignore (too long anyway).  Living here has taught me to slow down and enjoy the good things,  the sounds of crickets, the pitch black night sky lit up by the brightest stars I have ever seen.  The amazing loudness of peace and quiet.

Everyday you can count on the same things happening followed by new and exciting developments.  I love that we can pick our lunch from the garden and fish our dinner from the pond.  That we can stop and let the fast world pass us by under an oak tree and when I am ready to join the ever moving, never pausing world, it is still there to jump back into.

It is in the small things that I most delight, a breeze on a long work day in the garden, a fresh tomato warmed by the sun, a beautiful baby taking her nap in a hammock under a might oak tree.

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Kisses the cow

By on August 20, 2009 in Moss Flower Farm
I am putting out a BOLO (be on the look out) for a Dexter cow for our farm. I have wanted a cow for about 10 years now. I have been planning my escape from the city for about 12!
I knew I wanted to get a heritage breed and a miniature cow was also important so the perfect match was a Dexter cow. They are usually 36 to 42 inches at the shoulder and give 1-2 gallons of milk per day as opposed to 8-9 gallons per days (what would I do with that much milk?) They require half the amount of pasture and are supposed to be very gentle (for a cow I guess). If you want more info just check here.
I have been looking high and low and found this 18 month old cow named Kisses, her momma’s name is Hershey, get it… Hershey’s Kisses : )


We drove 3 hours to see her and when I got out of the car and went up to Kisses the cow, I realized that my concept of a miniature cow was slightly off. I have never handled any type of farm animal bigger than our chickens or ducks and the cow was definetely bigger than our dogs so…. I guess I was a little scared.

Kisses owner, Patty (hey great name) was so super sweet. She is a plethora of knowledge and taught me so much. She helped me milk the momma cow Hershey and we talked all afternoon. Kisses has horns which I would have to have removed because.. well, because they are horns. Patty has done alot of work towards training Kisses to walk on a halter and stay still. I hosed off Kisses and pet her. She bellowed (moo-ed) the entire time I was there because she did not like being seperated from her momma and every time she bellowed Olivia would freak out and start crying. It really did sound like a cruise ship horn and I felt bad for little Olivia because she was scared of the loud sound but we could not stop laughing.
At the end of the day, I shared some Kefir grains with Patty and went on my way home. Alexandra thinks we could definetely handle this cow but after talking to Patty I have decided to see a few more cows before I decide.
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