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Tyler Blair

Narrated Air Tour Late Sept, 2025

Narrated Air Tour Late Sept, 2025

Its been about a month since we last did an farm air tour. In this video I talk about some of the exterior improvements we are making and in general narrate the drone as it flies about. https://youtu.be/Oa9_RRflzsg The whole talking and making sense thing while

Farmhouse Electrical Service Entrance.

Farmhouse Electrical Service Entrance.

This week we reached the final steps on connecting the farmhouse and garage to the grid. We passed our electrical inspection and just need to call the power company for the hookup. The old system was worrisome enough that we essentially had to redo the whole system in the farmhouse,

Buckwheat Blooms

Buckwheat Blooms

Some of the first sections of buckwheat we planted are blooming. I tried to get some pictures of pollinators but it was pretty late in the day. Buckwheat nectar disappears by mid morning. Still, it is encouraging to see some growth and greenery after all of the destruction we caused

Farmhouse Renovation Update

Just a little tour of the progress of the farmhouse renovation

We had a turkey come and visit today.

We had a turkey come and visit today.

Thats all. I saw a turkey, and took a picture of it in the upper field. I used some background thunder sounds to sneak up on it and get close enough for a picture.

Ironweed and Cardinal Flower

Ironweed and Cardinal Flower

Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) and cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) are both in bloom in one of the lower fields now. Both plants are native wildflowers and thrive in wet soils. They are examples of the kind of habitat we are aiming to encourage on the farm. They also both like wet

Invasives Clearing Continues

Invasives Clearing Continues

This weekend our bulldozer operator was still hard at work clearing the invasive autumn olives and bradford pears. There were many tulip poplars as well which aren't a big problem, but they do nothing to further our objectives with the property. I took a longer drone video and