The day after Halloween, I asked my husband, "Can I feed the carved pumpkins to the cows?"
"Good question," he replied. "You better check and make sure they aren't poisonous to cows, first."
Turns out that cows like to eat pumpkins. Not only that, the protein content of pumpkins (according to this white paper) is ~15% (of dry matter), which makes is almost as high as the non-GMO feed we are buying.
Are you feeding your cattle pumpkins? Let me know how it is working!
Friday, November 2, 2012
Interested in ordering Non-GMO Feed? We are now delivering to Tulsa
We have had so much interest in Non-GMO feed from the Tulsa area that we decided we would start delivering to Tulsa. We will bring it in on a Saturday, so if you are in the Tulsa area, you can now order feed without worrying about how far you need to go to get it.
Order here
Feel free to call or email with any questions!
888-210-9774
alexis@forbiddenfruitsfarm.com
Order here
Feel free to call or email with any questions!
888-210-9774
alexis@forbiddenfruitsfarm.com
Friday, October 26, 2012
Green Acres is the Place to Be
I am a city girl, born and raised. My husband, on the other hand, grew up on a farm. When I married him, even though we were both living in suburbs of big cities, I knew that nothing would make him happier than to get his hands into the soil again. His detour through the Ivy League didn't turn him from his passion for farming.
After 7 years of marriage, we finally found ourselves in a place where we could buy a farm. Fortunately, my husband knew what to look for. I thought the land looked pretty ... scenic. I knew to check soil types on the USDA's Web Soil Survey site. He knew to look for water under the land. A farm that doesn't sit on a good source of water is a very risky proposition (right -- duh, city girl, I know). We were buying the land coming out of one year of drought, going into a second year of drought (but how could you know?).
So, we found a farm in Cyril, Oklahoma (pronounced Suh-RIL).
Cyril, OK is about 5 minutes from where we live now. Turns out that the soil is excellent -- fine sandy loam -- so it passed the soil test. The farm sits on the Rush Springs Aquifer, so we are good for water. The farm is 80 acres, which is small by Oklahoma standards, but is plenty big for what we want to do. Although, if the neighbors wanted to sell us another 40, we'd take it!
The thing about being out in the country, the internet notwithstanding, is that you get to (have to) spend a lot of time alone with yourself. A city or suburb or even a house full of children can distract you from being alone with yourself. I suspect the being alone will probably be the biggest challenge for me. I guess we'll see.
I grew up in a "Big Fat Greek Family" so I am used to being surrounded by family, friends, activities and commotion. We'll be planting vineyards soon. That is our homage to my Greek heritage. Vineyards go in in March. Garlic goes in next week. We're looking to put in a hoop house so we can have tomatoes most of the year. Add some herbs and I can get cooking!
After 7 years of marriage, we finally found ourselves in a place where we could buy a farm. Fortunately, my husband knew what to look for. I thought the land looked pretty ... scenic. I knew to check soil types on the USDA's Web Soil Survey site. He knew to look for water under the land. A farm that doesn't sit on a good source of water is a very risky proposition (right -- duh, city girl, I know). We were buying the land coming out of one year of drought, going into a second year of drought (but how could you know?).
So, we found a farm in Cyril, Oklahoma (pronounced Suh-RIL).
Cyril, OK is about 5 minutes from where we live now. Turns out that the soil is excellent -- fine sandy loam -- so it passed the soil test. The farm sits on the Rush Springs Aquifer, so we are good for water. The farm is 80 acres, which is small by Oklahoma standards, but is plenty big for what we want to do. Although, if the neighbors wanted to sell us another 40, we'd take it!
The thing about being out in the country, the internet notwithstanding, is that you get to (have to) spend a lot of time alone with yourself. A city or suburb or even a house full of children can distract you from being alone with yourself. I suspect the being alone will probably be the biggest challenge for me. I guess we'll see.
I grew up in a "Big Fat Greek Family" so I am used to being surrounded by family, friends, activities and commotion. We'll be planting vineyards soon. That is our homage to my Greek heritage. Vineyards go in in March. Garlic goes in next week. We're looking to put in a hoop house so we can have tomatoes most of the year. Add some herbs and I can get cooking!
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