If you are new to the term silvopasture the concept itself is pretty simple. It is the combination of trees and grass together to provide food and shelter for pastured animals. In our case, pastured chicken, but the same concept applies to goats, cows, geese and more. While silvopasture isn’t something you hear much about, it’s a concept as old as time. One of the…
There’s never lack of things to do on the farm. Often, it’s quite the opposite – you have too much to do and little time to do it all. And it’s no different at Humblebee Farms! Here in Central Texas, we have entered winter’s cold embrace. The oak trees stand bare. The grass has gone dormant, and the sparrows have replaced the buntings. But even…
Fall hit Texas like a thunderclap this year. It was summer until *crack* it was all of a sudden fall. After an exceptional hot and dry spring and summer, you would think I would be happy as a singing wren about the shift in seasons. But this year an unusually early frost that cut down my prized tabasco peppers before they were fully mature. All…
