Category: Gardening

Cutting And Hauling Wood

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Hauling And Cutting Firewood

Never. Dull moment at Briden Farm, and in this video You’ll see me bringing out an 8 foot log with my 1979 International Lo Boy Tractor. 

What it doesn’t show is how, or where, I’m cutting. It also doesn’t tell you that prior to getting our Stihl chainsaw last Fall, I hadn’t used one in about 35 Years! Or, that even back then it was only one afternoon while helping a friend trim some saplings in his backyard.

Likewise, I probably haven’t drove a tractor in 40 Years!,

So, it’s incredible to me to be able to cut trees, on our own land, on a hillside! To be able to get around, maneuvering around trees, and obstacles, on a Hillside!

Now, this is no gentle rolling field, it’s old switchback roads, on a steep grade, with somewhat composted, soft leaf covered, soil. So there’s a bit of back sliding, a bit of praying, and a whole lot of hoping!

However, cutting trees, clearing pasture, and eventually after running our Goats and Pigs through it, turning it into Gardens, while hauling logs to make firewood and maybe even some lumber, sure comes with a real sense of accomplishment, and it all helps us become even more self reliant! 

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Tom the Berkshire Pig at Briden Farm

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Tom Our Berkshire Pig

Tom is one of two Berkshire Pigs we have at Briden Farm. He and his brother Jerry come to us just a couple weeks ago and have been doing a wonderful job of tilling up the ground, bringing the rocks to the surface, and preparing the hard ground for a garden plot. Not to mention helping to provide us with a great natural fertilizer! Plus, one of the quickest ways to do composting is to feed it to farm animals! So, We’re happy to have them, and I think you can see by this picture that Tom, and yes Jerry too, are really quite happy to be here too! For More Info: 902-907-0770

Seeking Fruit, Vegetable, and Other Compostables

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Livestock Help With Composting And Natural Fertilizers

We are gearing up for another Year of Gardening and we’re wondering how many of our local friends and supporters have left over fruits, vegetables, and other Compostable Wastes? Not only do we have a Compost Pile, but we also have a number of helpers, Chickens, Ducks, Rabbits, Goats, and Pigs, that all help in the process! Perhaps, if we get enough local support, we may even get to a point where we can help provide natural fertilizers back to the Community. For now, however, we’re simply asking for Your help! If You have left over fruit, vegetables, or other compostables, please contact us at #BridenFarm 902-907-0770