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I have been working on getting Emily Larlham and Pamela Johnson up here from San Diego for a 2 day freestyle workshop. These ladies are AMAZING. What they can do with their dogs just blows me away! I am aiming to have the workshop in May, 2011. I am including a youtube video of a few things Emily has done with 2 of her dogs. The little guy, Tug, she's only had for a few months. BLOWS ME AWAY! I am so excited to have them up here! I will be putting up video's every so often... stay tuned!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gDlxgOzlXE
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Some updates on up and coming things happening in the doggy world!
This fall, I will be offering classes in CARO Rally Obedience. It's a fun sport, and can be practiced by anyone, anywhere, with any type of dog - both mixed breeds and purebreds can join in. I am working hard on honing Reckless' skills as a demo dog, and will be working more with Kybosh, so they can help show us the ropes. Both puppy classes and Relationship building classes will be starting up this Sept again - along with a new class. I'm calling it the Recall Class. The biggest complaint my dog boarding customers have is that their dogs won't come when called. I am doing a four week, intensive course on how to get your dog to come in any circumstance, with any distractions. This is the one command that can save your dogs' life, and I can't stress enough how important it is! The class will be fun, upbeat and positive... all things you need to build a solid recall on your dog. Watch for details! Well, shares are scrumptious this week. The summer veggies are finally coming along. I've spent the last several weeks planting a zillion more seeds, so I have a bigger fall crop. Lots more coming!
Garlic $2 Snap beans $2 Potatoes $3 Blueberries $5 Tomatoes $2 Beets $2 Carrots $2 Yummy shares this week... we are coming to the end of the spring crops, and starting to get on with the summer crops. More coming soon!
Arugula $4 Beet Greens $5 Garlic $2 Parsley $1 Sage $1 Cherry tomatoes $2 Early Girl tomatoes $3 Fava beans $4 Snap beans (just a taster... should be way more ready by next week!) Total: $22 This week:
fava beans $4 peas $4 arugula $2 beet greens $2 sage $1 broccoli $3 garlic $3 tomato Total: $19 This is probably the last week for peas. So sad. They are so delicious, I could eat them fresh every day. BUT, I've been planting more for a fall crop, so stay tuned! Shares are getting bigger and a bit more diverse now! I harvested my very first zucchini today, and ate it in a stir fry with snap peas and garlic... all fresh from the garden! It was delicious. Next week, there should be enough zucchini to go into shares. This week, I had to 'taste test' to make sure they are good enough to go into the bag;-)
This weeks' shares: arugula $2 garlic $3 snap peas $2 podded peas $4 early girl tomato fava beans $5 parsley $1 Total: $17 What? No mesculin? Nope, mesculin season is over for the moment. I will be sowing more very, very soon for fall and early spring harvest! The shares are finally starting to grow a bit in size and variety! Can't wait until the later crops become ready. I ate my first little tomato yesterday, so things are growing right along!!
Shares this week: Spicy mesculin $6 Arugula $2 Beet Greens (bull's blood) $3 Snap Peas (little sweetie) $2 Podded peas (little marvel) $4 Fava beans $4 Total $21 Guess what's for dinner tonight? A big, honkin' salad with all of the above...!!! We have finally had some heat, and the gardens are really starting to come along well. Now, we need rain... We seem to always get too much rain, or too little rain, but never 'just right' rain. I feel like Goldilocks in rain land...!!
I come from a family who ate good, healthy, traditional type meals, but nothing really creative. Just your regular fare. As a result, I had never tasted Kale until about 6 months ago, I have never had a fresh squash or zucchini from the garden, and until last night, I had never, ever tasted a fava bean. Last night was my first night to harvest some from my garden. Then, I found myself in a dilhemma. I had no idea how to prepare fava beans! I did some research, and found this fabulous site- tells you when/how to harvest, and a zillion ways to prepare all your veggies. I can't wait until more things mature, so I can harvest and try some of the recipes out! http://www.harvestwizard.com/ Check it out! Especially you CSA members... although, I think my members know more about the veggies than I do;-)! Well, we had our flyball workshop at the farm yesterday. It was AWESOME! Flyball (or doing any sport, really) is all about building that all-important relationship with your dog. Joanne really opened a lot of eyes yesterday! From eye contact, to learning how to play tuggy with your dog, to restraint recalls. The dogs are well on their way to learning how to zoom down those flyball lanes...
It looks like we have enough interest that Jo will be coming up this way once or twice a month for flyball lessons. This was the goal! To get more people interested and excited about this way-fun sport, so we can do it up here in the Cowichan Valley, instead of having to travel to Victoria all the time. Who knows.... maybe someone will get so addicted to the sport, they will start their own team up this way! Now that would be exciting! Anyone interested in joining in classes.... be sure to shoot me an email. As soon as I have prices and details, I will let everyone know. At this point, it's not a huge commitment, just a couple of hours once or twice a month. You will be amazed at the changes your dogs go through as they learn! crazydogfarm@gmail.com There was also a bit of extra excitement when a helicopter landed in my neighbour's field, just a couple of hundred yards away to pick someone up. That was new.... never seen that before! Oops... I forgot to update the shares last week! My bad.
This weeks shares: Mesculin $6 snap peas $2 arugula $2 spearmint $1 Total: $11 Last weeks' shares Mesculin $6 arugula $2 beet greens $3 snap peas $2 Total $13 |
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