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My sister called me up the other day saying she seen me on a tv @tv4 trailer for up and coming shows this fall.I bursting too tell you more but.. I can’t not just yet What I can tell you is that I’m not doing this on my own, by…

I love LucySomething is definitely up when she is super cuddly like this and I don’t know what yetShe and her brother David that live on our farm are both fixed so not kittens are hiding in the barnProper see what is up with in a few days but for…

Bees do more then honeyEvery time a bee visits a flower too collect nectar it also collects pollen and also pollinating the flower.Both nectar that gets turned in too honey and pollen is used in the hive as food, nectar is carbohydrates and pollen is protein.Bees visit a multitude of…

I have done it againOur edible forest with walnuts, chestnut and other big trees is going to get bigger, for more then 20 years I den collecting and planting big fruit and nut trees on the farm and you can now find them everywhere.With this years big seeding we now…

Bumblebee are hereA very nice surprise of three nests of Bombus terrestris the Larger earth bumblebee a native species, in spring these colonies were all started by a single queen and how now grown big and ready for their new home with us helping too pollinating our tomatoes and other…

The joy of growingPerfect weather outside for planting stuff in the garden with sun now after big rain yesterday making the soil perfect for new plants and helping the ones that are planted to get established.A tray of winter squash Blue Ballet absolutely perfect for planting, roots hold the soil…

Riktigt hög luftfuktighet utomhus då passar det bra att jobba i växthusetMånga bäddar med grönsaker som har stått över vintern är nu färdiga för sina sommargrödor, vårvitlök och persilja ersätts med chili och änglatrumpeter.Vi fortsätter att inspireras av @skillnadens och kör med täckodling i år på fler grödor där det…

The very first big project we did as a wwoof farm taking on interns in 2009 was too build a wind shed for the few cows. And all following years feeding and caring for the cows during winter has been fun and rewarding but also really heavy so a big…

Apple blossomsIn Japan the cherry blossom is celebrated I think the humble apple is my favoriteI was a kid under apple trees and now as a adult I still enjoy them just as much, I like the diversity and have a lot of favorites. When you have a farm with…

Hard choicesThe last group of cows left the farm yesterday for a summer in a nature reserve in Blekinge about 1,5 h away But this girl was keep home and she is not happy about it, she had a rough start with a mom that really wanted her but didn’t…