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The Garlic Harvest Begins, Fresh Eggs – And A River Flows…The Sunday Farm Update

Just two short weeks ago, I made the comment to Mary that I wished we could just have a nice summer-time garden rain to really get the plants growing. I really need to be careful about what I wish for.

oldworldgardenfarms June 30, 2013 Sunday Farm Update Read more

Creating A Simple And Inexpensive Rain Water Collection System

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Visitors to the farm are usually surprised to learn that we water the entire garden and landscape with only the water from our rain water collection system. Our system, which collects and stores rainwater from our barn’s metal roof, provides

oldworldgardenfarms March 17, 2013February 5, 2019 DIY, Life in the Garden, Recycling Read more

Raindrops Aren’t Falling On My Head….

It’s a sad day today.  A day of cheating.   We were really hoping to never again haul in water to handle the watering needs of the farm.  With installation of the barns rain collection system in late May –

oldworldgardenfarms June 17, 2012 Life in the Garden Read more

Poetic Justice. Build It – And It Will Rain

So, with no rain here for almost the last two weeks – we were really getting tired of hauling water to the farm for the garden.  This morning, under some fairly oppressive heat for early May (low 90’s high humidity)

oldworldgardenfarms May 29, 2012 The Barn Project Read more

Have Gutters…NEED RAIN!

June is almost here..and so is the heat!  It’s been a steady diet of no rain (going on our 12th dry day today) and ever-increasing temperatures here.   That means constant watering of the plants in the garden as well

oldworldgardenfarms May 26, 2012 Life in the Garden, The Barn Project Read more

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