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Category Archives: On the Farm
Canning Day
Each August I host a hands-on canning demo day for CSA members. We collect split tomatoes from the plants and can them up in the barn, our impromptu outdoor kitchen right next to the garden. Now that’s fresh! Here’s Jackie … Continue reading
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Bee Goodness
The bees have been busy, beekeeper Steve keeps an eye on them. He has worked hard this spring and summer to keep our bees happy. Steve is passionate about beekeeping and community education about honeybees. We are eternally grateful, so … Continue reading
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Garlic
Aaaah, the garlic is curing. Its all bundled and hanging in the barn to air and dry. Here’s Donna helping to hang the garlic. I like that she wore overalls for the occasion. Here’s what its like to eat your … Continue reading
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Loopy Garlic Scapes
Beautiful wonderful delectible healing garlic. I could go on. I even like how it plants. You plant it in the fall (not in the busy spring planting season) and harvest “between solstice and fourth of July” (in the words of … Continue reading
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Tomato Sale Update
Thank you to all who bought plants at our seedling sale last week. A great turnout, I thank you all! Still stocking your garden? Its not too late to buy plants, just let me know and we can set up … Continue reading
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Heirloom Seedling Sale is here!
House in the Woods Organic Heirloom Plant Sale One of the most delicious tastes of summer is the heirloom tomato. These old-time varieties are bred for their taste and unique characteristics, unlike hybrids developed for a thick skin to … Continue reading
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Blizzard 2010 on the farm
Farm news from Blizzard Peak. The snow sure is beautiful, but there is definitely too much of a good thing here. I am tickled by how many people wrote and asked “How are the cows managing the snow?” They appreciate … Continue reading
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What’s for dinner?
One of my greatest pleasures on the farm is witnessing my children’s experience of the garden. They inhabit the garden with confidence and comfort, as they snack on sorrel leaves, Long Tom tomatoes, and red peppers. Jonah eats cabbages and … Continue reading
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Heirloom Tomatoes “Not too late” Sale
Due to popular demand, we have more heirloom tomato plants ready for sale, in many interesting varieties. And plenty of peppers! Here is your chance to add a magic heirloom tomato to your garden collection, sneak in one more, or … Continue reading
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Welcome, little calves
An exciting week on the farm. We are very inexperienced with livestock birthing. We are learning! Good thing that these cows like to birth on their own, and don’t want our help. You see she is missing from the herd, … Continue reading
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