Mary Haasch wrote:At this very moment I have no idea what I would use the hand weeding sickle for because I have yet to move to my future forest garden. The move will happen in about 3 weeks and I expect there will be more uses for the hand sickle than I have time to do especially since first frost can happen in September in the northwoods of Wisconsin (Zone 4b and on the border with 5a). The land around the cabin has been mostly untouched for the last 50 years or more but it does have some struggling blueberries and other wild edibles like the winter fern and wintergreen as a starting point. The soil is sandy and I expect it will need a lot of care to build up a fertile base. By the time the land and cabin become an inheritance I hope to have a food forest capable of some self-sufficiency so a lot of composting, planning, planting and weeding in my future. I can't wait (well except for all the packing and moving and unpacking).
thomas rubino wrote:Hi Mary;
These are cool! I have never heard of them before.
I'm thinking that an RMH might cook those eggs rather than keep them warm!
However, using one that shares its heat with your chicken coop might make your hens happy girls.
Happy warm chickens produce lots of tasty farm eggs!
I can hardly eat those pale yellow things that come from a carton anymore, I'm kinda spoiled!
Nothing like a real farm egg, with a glass of cold Jersey cow milk on the side.
Add some freshly baked bread slathered with homemade butter and bacon/sausage from your home-raised piggies...
Living the good life for sure!