Inverness Almanac First Release!

its been a long time, but this is important!

the Inverness Almanac has just been released (march equinox) and i have several shots in this first edition. it will be released twice a year on each equinox, full with a tide chart, myth, lore, natural history, farming tips, recipes, pros, poetry, art, imagery, essays and much more, all centered around Tomales bay, Inverness, and Point Reyes Station.

http://invernessalmanac.com/

i think they are quick selling out and i have been late and too busy on getting any posts up at all.

here are the images they used.

enjoy

chickens

happy old hens! speculation is they are around 8 years old.

the "bunkers" as the converted worm bins are named.

 This is the chicken coop. the whole fenced in area is very luxurious, complete with several (in my opinion) of the best apples at RDI. they have a good run, an old truck top, and even two giant worm bins that are built out of old cast iron tubs... although they cant get into the said tubs... the worm bins are cumbersome but are a great design none the less. we have the old grey water sludge that had millions of worms sitting in the worm bins as we speak- but penny and i both agree that they are almost too heavy to lift the tops and use, and we may retire them... im thinking of converting them to raised beds for carrots and beets... hmmm

our hens are down in numbers though, a bunch have been culled, mostly due to their old age, and they are laying at around 5 eggs a week if we are lucky. there is 6 hens left. hopefully we shall be getting some young guns soon!