Comments for Barking Moon Farm

Comment on Farm Pictures by Katie (Oakhill Organics)

Katie (Oakhill Organics) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:31:53 +0000

Hey Melissa,

Thanks for the kind words on my blog. I’ve been bad about keeping up on everyone else’s stuff this summer. I’m sorry to hear you’re having a challenging season. We’ve been there before. Many times in fact. Just envision the soaking tubs at B-Bush where we can decompress and talk all about it!!!!!!!!! Right now, winter sounds REALLY nice! Stay cool!

Katie

Comment on Farm Pictures by Lawrence Hawk

Lawrence Hawk — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:45:36 +0000

Beautiful! Fresh, organic, yummy food. You can’t beat that. 21st century pioneers of organic food are one of my hero’s. Yur changing the world, one grazer at a time. Keep up the good work.

Comment on About by Herschel Weeks

Herschel Weeks — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:05:28 +0000

Hi Melissa Josh and Everette,

Organics, low inputs and a good CSA system is the only way to go! … congrats on subsidizing production of healthy food for others with your efforts. Grab that niche market and make it work… don’t compete with Safeway… yours is worth more…

Our world society has highly subsidized current corporate farming systems by utilizing petro-chemicals (i.e. diesel, herbicides, insecticides, etc.) as well as large machinery that was also manufactured using energies stored in the earth (coal – which we do not really pay for either) that create and leave a very large negative carbon footprint …. none of the current systems are sustainable for the very long term… if a system is not energy and financially sustainable.. it is not sustainable.

As soon as folks in urban centers decide to support the ’small, integrated farmer’, then the ’small farm’ will become more profitable and allow for a sustainable lifestyle while producing wholesome foods.

I spend most of my life overseas in agriculture (I returned three days ago from Pakistan). Most of what I work with there (Africa, Asia, Latin America, etc) are sustainable systems already (and have been for a very long time!). The major constraints are typically… no money to move from a ‘low input sustainable model’ to a ‘high input/high production model’ to better serve urban centers that do not produce any of their own food.

By the way … my friend in the Applegate Valley was a good poet named C.Baden Powell…

Cheers and keep up the good work.

Herschel Weeks

Comment on Hailstorm by Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:14:52 +0000

Melissa and Josh,

so sorry to hear about the damage to your farm, how devastating. I’m glad you are recouping and being positive. Good luck,
Rachel

Comment on Hoophouse Up & Planted! by sam

sam — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:28:10 +0000

yo, dawgs. looking sweet, i’m proud of you! not of the hoophouse, i’m talking about everett! breath deep and enjoy the season unfolding. remember josh, sunday is family day! i gotta remember that too, maybe we can remind each other. mel told me about the grupo de los hombres and that is a wonderful thing, i would love to speak with you about it. peaceful warriors unite in peaceful warrioring! what is your guys salad mix scheme: varieties/proportions/direct seeding vs. transplanting. i am checking out this hoophouse photo and am trying to decipher your greens codes. much love to you all. peace!

Comment on Hoophouse Up & Planted! by Marguerite Damewood

Marguerite Damewood — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:27:22 +0000

Hey!
Your hoop house looks gorgeous! Congrats on the land acquisition, too!

Do you happen to know how hoop houses hold up to strong winds? – we have quite the afternoon (and other times) gusts in our area.

Comment on Hoophouse Up & Planted! by denise

denise — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:07:15 +0000

are you frekin’ kidding me? your hoophouse is amazing, beautiful, and so perfect! i can’t wait to see it in person! looks like somebody is on there planting schedules..geez guys..
i’m gonna miss seein you on wednesdays mel! hopefully we can meet up more this season..we are all pretty busy folks..i know..all with good intention though! much luv to the fam! peace and blessings, d.

Comment on Financing a Small Farm by rich

rich — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:10:10 +0000

Good post…it’s amazing how capital intensive it is to get a farm up and running. Our biggest lesson was that when something isn’t working, cut your losses and go with what is profitable. While I miss the broilers, layers, and pigs (the sheep, not so much), ending those enterprises was a big financial step up for us.

Comment on About by Jamie Ronzello

Jamie Ronzello — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:22:44 +0000

Hey guys!!

Everett is cute as ever and it looks like your season is shaping up nicely! Those eggmobiles are great! We have been heavily considering adding pastured poultry to our farm and I would love to get more info/insight into these new mobiles and your operation! Thanks again for letting me help out last season. You have an amazing energy on you farm. Hope all is well…and hope to hear from you soon!

Jamie

Comment on 2009 Community Supported Agriculture Program by Kirby Erickson

Kirby Erickson — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:57:20 +0000

What an absolutely darling puppy you have. What a sweety-pie. We’ll have to get the pups together for a play date when it gets warmer and sunnier. We are lovin’ our Simon and Jezebel too. Very sweet and loving. Love the photos on your website. Everything looks so cozy and inviting. Was great to see Maud and Tom’s farm photos too. Kirby