Sunny's Farm

New Baby Lemon Tree!

2014-08-21T23:49:00.000-07:00

I have finally ordered a baby lemon tree! :-)

It has yet to arrive, as I literally * just * ordered it. Ha ha! So, no need for me to wait on my doorstep for it. But, I am so excited, I can hardly contain myself! I've been waiting a very long time for this!

Here is the exact Lemon Tree that I ordered, well, the exact product listing for it :

Expect to hear updates about my lemon tree regularly :-)

So, what should we name it? Hehe.

ReGrowing Store-Bought Food

2014-08-12T20:47:00.000-07:00

There is a brilliant section on my website about gardening, and lately I've added a bunch of pages about Re Growing Food.

This eliminates waste and saves you money! It's great for the environment! :-)

For example! Instead of throwing away an Avocado Seed that came out of the most delicious avocado, I decided "Hey' why not!?" I dried the seed out for about a week. Planted it and kept the soil moist until it was established and "TADA!"

This is the beautiful, baby Avocado tree, that I almost threw into the garbage when it was only a seed.

And I've spoken before about my Granny Smith Apple Trees that I grew from a seed that was inside of a store-bought apple. Clearly, I absolutely love the idea of regrowing food!

Here is the complete list of Foods that you can ReGrow! :

Gardening : Re-Growing Store-Bought Food

Here are some of the articles about regrowing store bought food :

Sprout Granny Smith Apple Tree Seeds

Re Grow Store-Bought Ginger Root

Grow Store-bought Garlic

Sprout Roots from an Avocado Seed

Some foods are obviously easier to grow than others. Still, I highly recommend that you try most of my methods for regrowing uneaten or unusable foods.

Don't forget, a lot of food that can't be regrown, can be composted. Learn about Composting here >>>

Composting Guide

* RainFern *

My first Chickens! June 2014

2014-06-15T07:19:00.000-07:00

The time has finally come. I'm going to be ordering only a few chickens, well baby chicks. I'm going to learn how to take care of them as best as possible and I encourage you to check back often as I plan to document the process here. Sunny Farms is coming along nicely considering I'm working with such limited space. But the good news is, I'm looking around for farm land, and I hope to be moving onto my very own farm, as soon as possible. :-}

I will be thoroughly researching the subject and hopefully I'll have my baby chicks by mid-July.

* RainFern *

Martha's Hens

2010-11-27T11:58:00.000-08:00

September Chicken Update

2009-09-27T12:01:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately, I don't have any chickens yet. I have had to wait even longer before I can finally meet my chickens. I'm going to be moving into a new house, sometime (hopefully soon) before the Summer of 2015.

*UPDATE*

I will have my chickens before the end of Summer 2014 !!!

You Know :

I don't want to be somebody who is willing to go to the supermarket to buy some eggs yet I wouldn't know how to raise and care for real chickens if my life depended on it.

Another thing is this :

So many of my family and friends act as if I've gone mad when I mention raising my own chickens for eggs. It only makes me want to Raise My Own Chickens even more and prove to them that eggs don't come from grocery stores!

I want to succeed with raising chickens and show people just how easy it is to raise your own chickens. Free-Range Organic "Farm" raised chickens are better for your health, better for the environment, the process is better for the chickens, it's just plain better for your family!

Now here is how I'm preparing for my chickens :

I'm learning all kinds of information about raising chickens. I'm building a small-scale chicken coop, since I won't have too many chickens until I get the hang of things and move onto a few acres of land. *My Farm!* :-) I'm researching which type of chickens I want and where I'll buy them from. I'm deciding if I want to hatch eggs or buy live chicks... I'm also going to be writing articles about egg farming for this blog and for other sites. I will be posting the links for any chicken and/or poultry related articles here on this blog so Stay Tuned!

See you next time,

* RainFern *

P.S. I'm considering getting a duck or two for my turtle pond, we'll see... :}

My Baby Apple Trees

2009-09-22T14:01:00.000-07:00

It's been a while so I thought that I'd give you an update about my "mini apple orchard".

I have had quite a few Granny Smith Apple Seeds sprout and then die for one reason or another. Mostly because I had the baby apple sprouts sitting in the (almost) direct sun and I didn't water them for a day or two.

Once I realized that had I fried a few of the apple trees with the help from the heat of the sun and that I only had two small apple tree sprouts left, I moved the remaining 2 Granny Smith apple trees further under the patio where they receive more hours of indirect sun and only one or two hours of direct sun. I have also stayed on top of watering the baby trees. I've watered them at least every 2 days for the entire summer.

My family and friends want me to plant the baby apple trees in the ground to get them out of the tiny flower pots. I on the other hand, would like to take these apple trees with me when I move out. I'm thinking that the tiny trees will be alright in the larger pots that I had transplanted them into, all of the way until the Summer of 2010 when I move into a new house. I may still have to upgrade the trees to larger pots once or twice before then.

What do you think?

Early August Chicken Update

2009-08-10T22:07:00.000-07:00

I had to postpone my Chicken Project until I move into a new house which should hopefully be before Christmas. Either way I am going to try and bring my chickens here before I move out.

I have been planning to raise chickens for a very long time so I guess waiting a little longer isn't that bad. I will keep myself busy studying more about chickens and writing articles about them. I will (of course) keep you updated.

So Stay Tuned!

* SunnyStars *

Purple Grapes

2009-06-30T17:50:00.000-07:00

For the past week or more, my family and I have been eating fresh purple grapes from our grapevine.

If you want to read more about my grape vine, check out my :

Garden Blog

As always thanks for stopping by!

* SunnyStars *

Chick Update

2009-06-08T17:06:00.000-07:00

I have done plenty of research and I feel that I am ready to raise some baby chickens now.

I will be purchasing about 15 baby chicks (all females) of assorted breeds and colors.

When the hens eventually grow up they will lay eggs, which I will collect, clean and refrigerate.

I will have my very own supply of fresh eggs for breakfast every morning!

The chicks that (I think) I've decided to bring home will eventually lay brown, tan, speckled, light green to olive and white eggs. I'm really excited I can hardly wait to see my first egg! Even though that will be months from now.

I don't have any chicks yet but I plan to bring some home, sometime within the month of June. If not June then definitely July.

June - July 2009 : Introducing the SunnyStars Chicken Coop.

O.k. It might help if I got some pictures and I'm working on that. I've learned so much about raising chickens and it makes me want to do it even more. I think everybody should raise their own chickens but that's a whole other story.

I will be taking pictures, recording video and writing articles throughout the entire chicken raising and egg farming process. So that, if your interested, you too can raise your own chickens and have farm fresh eggs any time that you want them.

This is going to be an adventure! The Urban Chicken Coop Adventure! Unless you like the thought of your breakfast eggs coming from chickens that get abused daily then I suggest you stick around and enjoy learning from my experience.

Stay Tuned for important chicken updates.

As always , Thanks for stopping by!

* SunnyStars *

Mini Apple Orchard

2009-06-02T20:43:00.000-07:00

I have four baby, Granny Smith Apple Trees and they are growing super fast!

Who knows, tomorrow might bring me another apple tree sprout but in the event that none of the remaining seeds that I'm trying to germinate happen to sprout, I'm still quite happy the with my four healthy baby apple trees.

Visit my Garden log to learn more!

SunnyStars Garden Blog
(Click on the label "Granny Smith Apple" to learn more!)

See you there!

- SunnyStars

Raising Chickens

2009-05-02T20:35:00.000-07:00

I have been looking around for a place to buy my chickens from. Baby chicks cost around $3.00 each on most websites and the shipping cost is ranging from free to outrageous. I think that I have my order all figured out but just in case I find a better deal I'm going to keep looking until I'm sure that I've found the right website for me to buy my chickens from.

I will keep you updated of course!

See ya soon,

- SunnyStars

Sat-4-25-09 Wheat Grass - Timothy Hay

2009-04-25T13:00:00.000-07:00

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Wheat Grass and Timothy Hay Update

My wheat grass and timothy hay seeds have already sprouted! Hooray!

Check out my garden blog for more information.

See you later,

- Sunny

Earth Day - Wednesday, April 22, 2009

2009-04-22T05:58:00.000-07:00

Earth Day

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Happy Earth Day Everyone!

My parakeets would also like to say,
Happy Earth Day!

Pretty Purple Flowers in My Garden!

Visit my other blog to learn more about Earth Day!

Mother Nature and Planet Earth blog

There you will learn about Earth Saving ideas and
the many things that you can do to help the Planet Earth Thrive!

Plant a Tree for Earth Day!
(Plant more than one tree if possible!)

Thanks for stopping by!

- Sunny = )

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - Farm Update

2009-04-21T06:24:00.000-07:00

Hi There! = )

Summer 2009
I plan to raise a few chickens.

I Love eating eggs for breakfast
so this is going to be an awesome experience
in more ways than one.

I will document the whole process here on this blog so Stay Tuned!

See you Soon!

- SunnyStars! = )

Spinach and Garlic - I grow my own food!

2009-04-21T06:08:00.000-07:00

Yummy Garlic! My Favorite!

Yummy Spinach!
The spinach in the picture is growing in my yard.

If you are interested in experiencing my vegetable garden
and any of the MANY plants that I grow,
I suggest that you check out my awesome

Garden Blog!

= ) You should be able to find a link to my

Garden Blog

in the options on the right hand side of this blog.

This blog is strictly for farm animals. Although I'm sure that the subject of plants and crops will works it's way onto this blog more than once.

Until next time,

- SunnyStars! = )

4-20-09 Wheat Grass and Timothy Hay

2009-04-20T06:12:00.001-07:00

Monday, April 20 , 2009

Wheat Grass and Timothy Hay

Yesterday and today I planted wheat grass seeds and timothy hay seeds.

The timothy hay is for my bunnies and tortoises to eat. The wheat grass is for all of the animals to eat and for me to make wheat flour out of. I'm really excited about it and I'm hoping that all of the seeds sprout!

If you want to know more about My wheat grass or timothy hay, check out my garden blog.

Until Next Time!

- SunnyStars

Welcome to my blog!

2009-04-18T08:07:00.000-07:00

Hi There,

Thank you for visiting my blog!

My blog is under construction at this time. I promise plenty of updates before the end of next week!

See you soon,

- Sunny