by Richard | Feb 19, 2021 | Farm Updates
I have a lot of heavy lifting to do with my new tractor, so I’ve got myself a tractor weight. Its tractor mounts not being the right size, I had our friend Vind come by to weld new ones. Tree seeds have arrived (nuts, apples and others) as well as rice, which I’m...
by Richard | Feb 16, 2021 | Farm Updates
Here’s a bit of a different video for you about… aquascaping! Up here at 50 degrees north, we don’t see green plant growth for 6 months of the year. And so, inspired by Ragnar’s interest in creatures, ecology and ecosystems, we figured we’d make our own habitat...
by Richard | Feb 14, 2021 | Farm Updates
It looks like temperatures might peek above zero next week. This is good news for someone who has 7 massive wooden platforms for yurts and tipis to build, and in today’s video I’m laying out measurements and getting the spaces ready. I also have a couple of updates...
by Richard | Feb 5, 2021 | Farm Updates
When we got the keys to Ridgedale 7 years ago, it was an empty piece of land with rundown buildings. It’s amazing what we’ve been able to accomplish in those 7 years, and really fun to look back at what we started out with. This video is a trip down memory lane to the...
by Richard | Feb 3, 2021 | Animal Enterprises, Farm Updates
The materials we’ll be using to automate our egg-mobiles in collaboration with Bruno and Cathal have finally arrived. I’ll be filming the automation process, as well as some other changes I’ll be making, for you, starting with this video. You can check out...
by Richard | Jan 30, 2021 | Farm Updates
Our 7th winter on the farm features beautiful blue skies, -20C and a lot more downtime than in previous years. In this video you’ll see the sheep being brought up to the barn in preparation for lambing and hear about some of our upcoming projects (partial perimeter...
