Freezing Broccoli

We’ve been eating greens and broccoli for a few weeks but yesterday I arrived home to discover a basket of broccoli in the kitchen. More than we can eat so that means it is time to start freezing. Frozen broccoli is nothing like freshly steamed but it is perfect to drop into soups and stews… Continue reading Freezing Broccoli

Bee Journal

I worked on the hives today. My main mission was to fill feeders and look for queen cells in the hive we split off last week. Neither hive needed food so the nectar flow must be sustaining them. My bee mentors tell me that if they don’t need the food, they won’t take it. I… Continue reading Bee Journal

What We’re Picking Now

Week of May 27, 2013 Collards Lettuce Kale Turnip Greens Radishes Snow Peas Coming On! We always have fresh eggs.  

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Bee Journal

Beekeepers keep journals. Being the geek I am, it seems easiest to do this online. So, this post is more for me than for you, dear reader. But, if you’re interested in what is involved in beekeeping, you can read on to learn more. We split the hives on Wednesday the 22nd. Today, I wanted… Continue reading Bee Journal

Of Bees and Baby Chicks

 Spring is here, and blogging always seems to take a back seat. But I’ll do a quick post mostly to share some photos. Bees are really an endangered species, it seems. There are reports of a smaller than average number of swarms and threats to crops that rely on pollination. We decided to do our… Continue reading Of Bees and Baby Chicks

A Tale of Two Hives

Many, many thanks to the beekeeper who came to help me today. I learned so much! It turns out my inactive hive did not have a queen but probably had an egg laying drone. Not much to do but break it up and let the bees go of to find new homes. The second hive… Continue reading A Tale of Two Hives

The Annual Unfurling

After what seemed like a particularly long dismal rainy winter that turned into a cold spring (we got our biggest snow on the first day of Spring just as we were installing the bees), the fine weather has arrived, and we are all rejoicing! Bob spends the days on the tractor tilling up the fields… Continue reading The Annual Unfurling

Spring at the Farm

A beautiful day on the farm! We harvested the last of the greens and cabbages so Bob could till the soil. He planted carrots and radishes in one row and onions in another. The potatoes are cut up and ready to be planted tomorrow. The sun porch is full of seedlings. We got our bee… Continue reading Spring at the Farm

This Life We Lead

We couldn’t help but be moved by the tribute to farmers aired during the Super Bowl even though we don’t fit the portrait perfectly: But, somehow over the past two years, we have become farmers, somewhat on our own terms and in our own style, but we are farmers. A cold wet snow was falling… Continue reading This Life We Lead

Fresh Eggs

The hens have finally started laying! What a wonder to have fresh eggs after nearly a year. I scrambled some with herbs and parmesan cheese and will be baking later today. There were a few errant eggs in the mud outside but we used them as encouragement to use the nesting boxes. They have embraced… Continue reading Fresh Eggs