BAG BALM

BAG BALM: "Bag Balm’s “packaging” (practically an unheard of marketing term in those days) would prove to stand the test of time with as much distinction as the product itself. Mr. Norris traveled from Lyndonville, Vermont to Boston to design the original can. Its distinctive, dominant green colour accented by red lettering and red clover surrounding a cow’s head on the top of the lid has remained virtually unchanged for over 100 years.

For chapped conditions, and superficial abrasions. Bag Balm contains lanolin and stays on to provide moisturizing and softening. For pets, apply liberally to the affected areas. Contains no alcohol.

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Bag Balm’s “packaging” (practically an unheard of marketing term in those days) would prove to stand the test of time with as much distinction as the product itself. Mr. Norris traveled from Lyndonville, Vermont to Boston to design the original can. Its distinctive, dominant green colour accented by red lettering and red clover surrounding a cow’s head on the top of the lid has remained virtually unchanged for over 100 years.

For chapped conditions, and superficial abrasions. Bag Balm contains lanolin and stays on to provide moisturizing and softening. For pets, apply liberally to the affected areas. Contains no alcohol.

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Ic-e-kales

Harvested a ton of kale today into bags in sub-zero conditions. Nice looking kale though. Sun came out and thawed everything including my fingers : )

Loads of leeks, celeriac, cabbage and herons.

Today we bagged up some spuds into quarter sacks (6kg) for an order. Cut,stripped a load of leeks and cabbage. Also dug up and trimmed some celeriac for an order. Gave the lambs some barley to fatten them up. Also picked some sprouts in the morning which was a tad cold on the toes, mainly because they are the only part of the body which isn't moving much. Got them done fairly quick though and not too many needed. Saw two herons out in the field probably eating worms, lovely birds. Also saw a kestrel hovering very near us-amazing. Lots of mud around at the moment and freezing mornings can be a pain. But lots to harvest, can't complain. I asked the grower about the farms slow time, as I was worried about enough work. He said that June is the real quiet time as the farmer finishes the winter crops and starts into the next. I thought it would be Jan and Feb with the cold and snow but apparantly not.

Harvest last summer

Here's another vid from the summer this time driving back to the barn after harvesting some ufo squash, spinach, spring green, chard etc. Check the fleeces over the crops to protect from pigeon, slug, insect damage and from frosts in winter.

Spuds here there and everywhere

Just worked out how to load up images so here's one of my boots and some organic F1 leeks :)

and here's one of the spud harvester way back in September..

Twas a great year for spuds, perfect conditions.

Here's one from inside the harvester, there's a barrier that goes back and forth syphoning all the small rocks out and the rest comes up the belt. We have to work rapidly sometimes when loads of dirt comes up the shute. This happens mostly at the ends of rows. We has rabbit skeletons, old tractor parts, jerusalem artichokes and even eggs (from ducks perhaps?) coming up the belt. Let alone the massive monster potatoes and different shapes.

This is the paddle going way too fast as we turn for another run. Notice the air force 1 tyres :))

It took 2 of us to sort through the potatoes removing green ones, split ones and old ones that were used for seed (these really stink). The most important job and the hardest is getting rid of all the dirt,sometimes there is a lot of dirt coming up the shoot and you have to work like crazy to clear it. The potaoes then get tipped into bins where they are stored and sold throughout the winter.