Spring Is Coming

Although the temperature certainly doesn’t reflect it, spring is nipping at Lil Farms heals.  Still lots of chores to get finished before the mowing marathon starts.  This last week has been a race to be ready for the burn of the Sandhill Meadow and the pine tree stand.  Everyone was on standby for the big day.  The weather changed from moment to moment but we finally made it.  The fires were lit on Thursday.  A water truck stood by and the men worked very carefully to keep the flames zipping along the ground so that only the marked areas were touched by the flames.  Since Lil Farm has deer and other animals in the trees, we took special care in making sure that the area was clear of wildlife and that the fire had escape areas as well.  The result was everything we had hoped.  The pictures below show the results.  In the spring the land will come back stronger than ever.