Saturday, September 27, 2014

Poultry Processing and Brightwood Vineyard and Farm



I just found this video that Heather Ahrens made in 2011, when she was living at Sweet Aspect!!

http://www.vimeo.com/27030377

I am currently farming at Brightwood Vineyard and Farm (http://www.brightwoodvineyardandfarm.com) in Brightwood, Virginia, and we are getting ready to process some of our laying hens and ducks...It's that time of year!

Here are some other late summer images ~




This is our flock of Tunis sheep






Leia, our sheep dog


Our flock of heritage breed laying hens





This is the yurt I am living in



Above are images of Shiso, or Perilla, that we fermented


Yena preparing the Shiso seasoning


Above is an image of sesame growing at Acorn Community Farm, the home of
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange 
















Above is our herd of Spanish meat goats



This is Penelope, or "Penny," our milk cow


Our Jerusalem donkeys


Cara


Wine, jelly, jam, and syrup making facilities



Picking raspberries


Irish jam on Tuesday nights



Ducklings!




Kim chi




Pickled okra



Tomatoes






Sena on the tractor




Building the walk-in freezer


An Emu at Yoder's Country Store

Purple Potato








Building the new movable greenhouses















These images are from Sharondale Farm


Reishi


Tropical Pink Oysters



Making Yellow Oyster bags


Lion's Mane


This is a visit to Whisper Hill Farm 




A tiny turtle in our brassicas