Since I last updated the blog I have been busy farming, rebuilding after the past years storm damage, traveling, and meeting the love of my life. It has been a busy and otherwise preoccupied season if I may say so.
Most of my time this season has been spilt between rebuilding the farm after our previous season of incredible weather and the management of the Java Recovery Project for ALBC www.albc-usa.org
The Java Recovery Project has allowed me to sleuth out all the known Java chicken flocks in the US, write several articles on the breed for poultry magazines, collect and hatch eggs from the major bloodlines, raise those birds on farms across the state of NC, and evaluate those birds and keep the best for next years breeding program. But most of all it has taught me an appreciation for another heritage breed of livestock and it has allowed me to meet some great folks...
In addition to all my work with ALBC on the Java chickens, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Mother Earth News Fair in Puyallup, Wa. It was mt first trip to the pacific north west and the weather was beautiful, as was the culture of Seattle. The Mother Earth News Fair was simply the icing on the cake with a conference of like minded folks discussing their experiences on the various topics that surround sustainable living.
After an amazing time in Seattle, Wa. I met an amazing woman...yep...went down to Florida and met a hippie farm girl who continues to inspire me and motivate me to be the best farmer and person I can be. Thanks to a Hurricane named Irene, she moved in with me here at the farm and well...it is pure bliss and we are loving the farm lifestyle together.
Stay tuned for all sorts of plans and ideas we have brewing for the coming season. 2012 is going to be our best year yet on the farm...just you wait and see!
