Comments on: About Bonafide Farm

By: Amy Carter

Amy Carter — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 20:12:16 +0000

How do we go about signing up for notifications of new posts for this blog – Or is this doing it? I clicked “Feed” and just got html code on the screen. Not very familiar with this stuff but loved your site and farm. We are in Moneta, VA – actually closer to Bedford itself rather than Moneta which is associated with Smith Mountain Lake (between Roanoke and Lynchburg). My two Fjord Horses came from near your general area. One from Rixeyville at Ironwood Farm and the other from Plain Dealing Farm in Scottsville, we aren’t terribly far from you all.

By: Bonafide Farmer

Bonafide Farmer — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 16:48:14 +0000

Thanks, David. Happy New Year to you, too!

By: David

David — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 06:21:08 +0000

Welcome back, and Happy New Year.

By: David

David — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 22:13:02 +0000

I keep checking back to see if you’re ready to tell us about your new adventure, but no such luck.

Be well, be safe, be happy.

You will be missed.

By: Bonafide Farmer

Bonafide Farmer — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 13:27:05 +0000

Hi, Danny!

Thanks for reading. I am familiar with your brewery.

I am happy to talk more about the olive eggers, and I may also have some of my birds available soon, including my Wheaten Ameraucana rooster, who adds the blue egg genes into the olive egger mix, and some first generation olive egger hens.

If you can post your contact info I will get in touch.

By: daniel

daniel — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:24:42 +0000

HI! I have really enjoyed reading your blog and especially about the barred olive eggers! I currently have a small flock that i keep in my hopyard, and will be receiving some marans and olive eggers in september to raise and potentially cross in the spring. I live across the mountain from you, in nellysford near wintergreen. I was wondering if you might be interested in sharing more info on your attempts to breed olive eggers? also maybe exchanging some chicks next spring? it would be great to have someone local to talk to about this project!

-danny wolf

By: David

David — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:55:55 +0000

I agree that using herbicides to kill back your meadow so you can plan a “natural” meadow is overkill, if you’ll forgive the pun.

One method that works well is to NOT mow a section at a time, and then do a controlled burn in the Spring, over seeding with plants you want before the regrowth can shade them out.

You can also till narrow strips in random patterns on contour and seed those areas, tilling and seeding new strips over several years.

Experiment. Try different things. You have a lifetime to get it right. Hope I live long enough to see it!

By: Bonafide Farmer

Bonafide Farmer — Wed, 07 May 2014 14:58:39 +0000

Thank you, David. So sweet of you to comment! Thanks for reading!

By: David

David — Wed, 07 May 2014 01:09:30 +0000

Re your 500th post. If life is art, you are a master. The photos you share, and your many accomplishments are proof.

Just my humble opinion.

By: David

David — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 21:47:55 +0000

I’ve been busy lately and missed the last 4 months, but managed to catch up today. I’m glad you survived the winter! We’ve had a rough one on Dallas, but, phew, you guys got slammed!

Thanks for continuing to share.