Planning for Spring

We're making our way through Winter and are slowly seeing those first signs of warmer weather, which means things are about to kick into gear here on the farm. It will be potato planting time in two weeks! One of our projects that we're almost finished with is a greenhouse. This will enable us to start our seeds and plants earlier to keep them healthy and ready to be put in the ground at planting time. The hubby has done a great job on it.

We have been in talks with a local restaurant, Farmer Baker Sausage Maker, that is set to open up in March here in Lincolnton. They have been using our molasses in their food hub and other places while their restaurant is being finished. They are discussing with the hubby about growing onions and potatoes, among other things, to use in the restaurant. We are very excited about this venture with them.
In addition to the veggies, we are anxiously awaiting the birth of new Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats. We are fairly positive our primary milker, Cocoa, is pregnant. You can take a guess by her picture. :) I'm crossing my fingers for a set of twins.

 And last but not least, we have a newcomer to the farm. We adopted Miss Emmee, a 5-year-old tortoiseshell cat, who will join Miss Sassy in the house. She's still getting acclimated to the house, the other pets, and us. We will keep you posted on how she's doing. Til next time, The Ellis'