April

Influenza took front stage in our house for a few weeks but now that we’re upright again we’re celebrating by focusing on growth!

The biggest nut on our farm is our young jedi, who has a knack for installing poly pipe hoop houses in record time!

My partner-in-crime surprised me with a dozen new swallow boxes in every possible location on the farm. He and the young jedi constructed them from scrap lumber while I was incapacitated with the flu. Three varieties of swallows are now scoping out the new real estate, much to our delight. The biggest thrill was seeing our first American kestrel on the property today, which we couldn’t snap a picture of. We’re hoping to help re-introduce kestrels in the neighbourhood by providing nesting boxes and habitat for their food sources. Their presence is the ultimate red squirrel deterrant for nut trees!