The Dogs of COWHORN - Buddy
Wednesday | 24 March 2010
Buddy, aka No Buddy No! In the Summer of 2007, we found Buddy alone on Eastside Road with a cracked skull and a broken toe. He was SO forlorn. I said to Bill, “If you let him in, he will be ours forever.” I wanted another pup like a hole in the head! But what were we to do? Darkness was approaching and it was really clear that Buddy was not a fighter, but instead a lover. You already know the rest of the story so I’ll skip to the end. As you can see, Buddy isn’t a working dog -he is a happy dog! His other names include Nutter Butter Peanut Butter and Chocolate Moose.
– Barbara Steele
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Perches 104
Wednesday | 24 March 2010
Amazingly, on one occasion we were around the asparagus perches at just the right moment to see this come from an owl! The critter in question was about 6 to 8 inches tall and was probably a Screech Owl. As I later learned, owls eat rodents whole, digesting everything from the prey and then eliminating what they don’t need. This picture shows a pancake of hair, bones and cartilage. In the moment however, we learned something truly more amazing - owls regurgitate what they don’t digest. Yup, a 6 inch owl regurgitates up a golf ball of guts which then sounds like a tennis ball when it hits the ground! And that wraps up Perches at COWHORN.
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– Barbara Steele
Yeehaw - Cowhorn’s a-growin’!
Sunday | 07 March 2010
As always at Cowhorn, rocks are the first priority when developing a block! In this picture, Patrick Fox, our contractor, is moving rock on Day 1 of the project – is this OSHA approved?
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The Dogs of COWHORN - Bo
Thursday | 04 March 2010
Meet Bo! Bo came to us from a shelter in Calaveras, California. He is a Catahoula Leopard Dog, a hunting or tracking breed, and is technically an albino meaning his fur is light in color and extremely thin and short. Bo had been turned in by a rancher who found him difficult. Here’s Bo in his winter coat. Seriously, how difficult can a dog be who wears a jacket?
Bo is almost 7 and considers his main jobs to be examining the perimeter fence and sleeping. Every day he examines the previous night’s activity and shows us where critters have dug under the fence. We have come to depend on him for this because he finds the holes before they become big enough for the deer to enter the farm. Yes, deer dig and that is how they get in to eat crops. So Bo is a working farm dog who wears a coat!
– Barbara Steele
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Cowhorn and the Giants
Wednesday | 03 March 2010
Last week, we poured COWHORN wines at “A Taste of Place,” which was a trade show featuring Biodynamic® foods, wines and compost. Yeah, it doesn’t get any more glam than a trade show with a booth full of compost! It was a great day and COWHORN was very well received.
The next day we did all the paperwork, etc to make it real with Revel and then two days later … Bill drove a truck of Cowhorn wine to SF! More to come as we begin meeting customers. With any luck initial meetings will coincide with the start of baseball season!
Earth as Art
Wednesday | 03 March 2010
Do designers find inspiration from these mushrooms? Look at the colors and textures! Every season brings new colors, critters and fauna. I love that COWHORN is alive with biodiversity and is providing a safe haven for Mother Nature’s many creatures.
– Barbara Steele
