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preparing the field

I am just amazed by the weather - dry and sunshine + very cold nights with frost. It is the perfect weather for plowing and I got now one of the farm fields ready plowed up. I used half the field...

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Posted 1 day ago by Felix Meissner 

lambs ...

This morning the first two lambs have been born - nearly all the sheep are pregnant, so I am expecting many more :)

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Posted 6 days ago by Felix Meissner 

cultivating mushrooms

I found in the organic gardening catalogue a mushroom growing kit - and got really interested in the idea to grow mushrooms in the garden.I ordered the kit which contains dowel spawn of oyster, shiitake...

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Posted 7 days ago by Felix Meissner 

farm yard manure

We had a few dry days and I am able again to drive onto the fields with heavy machinery.I used the good weather to spray our compost onto the fields.All farm yard manure is 100% organic (from own production...

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Posted 10 days ago by Felix Meissner 

I love this weather ...

We had here at the east coast a few really nice weeks with very cold, but dry weather.The ground is now just about right to plough the first fields.I don't really trust the weather forecast, a rainy...

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Posted 20 days ago by Felix Meissner 

chicken house project ... finished :)

I managed to find some organic chicken (thank you Tom for the website you suggested).They are from the organic centre in Dublin, a guy who breeds and sells organic chicken.I was really lucky, because...

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Posted 22 days ago by Felix Meissner 

chicken house project ... paused ...

After two weeks of dialogue between us, IOFGA and the department of agriculture we got the final "no" for purchasing chicken from our supplier. The supplier is not certified organic - but even though...

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Posted 29 days ago by Felix Meissner 

chicken house project ... part 6

The chicken house is finished. I moved it yesterday with the tractor to one of the fields. In spring, when the milking cows will go out into the fields, the chicken will play an important part in...

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Posted 29 days ago by Felix Meissner 

chicken house project ... part 5

here an update on the chicken house - by now it's nearly finished :)

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Posted 1 month ago by Felix Meissner 

chicken house ... part 4

by now the house is mounted onto a self made trailer construction ...the floor is in as well ...    

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