High-tensile Fencing, pig antibiotics and some good ol' planting!

Bradley describes the project

This morning, we joined Bradley and Ben in setting up the new pasture with high tensile permanent fencing.  We learned about the different hardward parts and how to choose a path.  We spent a good chunk of time setting up the gate posts and, while waiting our turn to dig holes, looking at the newly blossoming wild flowers.

Brian setting a staple on the brace

Kiyoshi and Emily rearranging the rock wall to fit our gate

Emily and Emma digging into the spring

Jack in the Pulpit

Beautiful white flower

Ben setting wire on the "jenny"

Yesterday, we found that one of our piglets had died.  Turns
out the breeder who sold us the pigs also had pneumonia in her herd.  Since pigs are susceptible to pneumonia and we heard some coughing pigs, we gave each a dose of antibiotics.  Here's a video clip of rounding them up:

This afternoon, many of us bravely went to the North Orange fields to face the clouds of biting black flies.  All for a good cause, you see.  It was time to plant the broccoli and the cabbage and the pain and suffering will be well worth it...

Kiyoshi marking the rows

broccoli planted and tucked in