Galloway Farm

A pellet gun is big fun for kids. It provides a good opportunity to learn gun safety and how differently we act around real guns vs toy guns.

The single shot browning pellet gun is the perfect pistol for beginners. Guns provide an opportunity to begin teaching boys (and girls) things beyond our usual playtimes.

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Over ripe veggies from the garden are big treats for our mini pigs Baby & Piggy. I never get tired of hearing that “smack”.

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Last year squirrels ate every single peach on our tree. This year we decided to get a jump on the squirrels by picking the peaches early to see if they continue to ripen at home.

Our friend Bill Hampton from The Peach Truck stopped by to give us some peachy advice. Then he surprised us with a gift of his famous Georgia peaches!

They are the juiciest peaches ever and our summer is better for eating them.

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These little guys commonly known as River Snails or Mystery Snails (actually called Viviparidae) are new arrivals to our pond. They feed on slimy moss, which is a constant battle for farm ponds. Enough natural moss remedies like snails & grass carp mean fewer chemicals. We added 100 of them to the pond.

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Knowing when to pick watermelons and cantelopes is not quite as easy as it sounds. After spending some time on youtube (you would be surprised at how much gardening info is there), we decided to pick two watermelons and two cantelopes. Everyone was excited. This is the first time we’ve been able to get our vines to actually produce fruit. We were rewarded with a delicious summertime treat!

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We ended our weekend at the farm by trying our luck fishing in our pond. Keeping kids fishing can be challenging between tangled lines, lost bait and hooks in trees. But today we timed it right and got into some great big bass!

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The watermelon patch is looking pretty good. Every few days I rotate the melons so they don’t spend too much time with any one side of the melon in the mud. Imagine my surprise when I nearly grabbed this little lady.

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Nothing hits the spot for lunch more than Black Dog Burgers @ Black Dog Market. They have bacon mixed right in the meat.

Our Corgi, Persimmon, waits patiently in the truck.

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Here in TN we’ve had around 4 inches of rain in 4 days. Needless to say, the garden was muddy but there was no shortage of volunteers when it came time to get barefoot and pick some ripe veggies.

5 of our own + 2 friends (2 more of ours were in town with Mommy)

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Not a huge squash fan? Put a little corn meal and salt on it, toss it in hot oil, and you’ve got a great new side dish to go with your 4th of July meal!

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