I am writing this entry from the pig pen. And, I will be attending today’s board meeting from the same place. I declared this a “family emergency” and want to spend every minute with our first set of piglets. Ten adorable babies were born yesterday to Macintosh, our full blooded Tamworth sow. We knew she… Continue reading Piglets!
Category: Growing
Long Overdue Update
I know why farmers talk about the weather…because it is so important. A lovely long spring that produced wonderful peas and spinach turned into a wet early summer that washed out the squash crop, rotted the onions, and made it impossible to get into the fields to plant or weed. Things have gotten a bit… Continue reading Long Overdue Update
Taking the Bad with the Good
July has arrived, and the rain has finally stopped. An early tropical storm in June soaked the place and then it just seemed to keep raining. We lost the early squash and zucchini plants that had just started to produce. Some of my flower seeds came up (you can always count on zinnias!) but others… Continue reading Taking the Bad with the Good
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
More Hen House Work
We’re were losing almost one chicken per day, finding the dead one after the others headed into the yard in the morning. Then, we found the snake and decided keeping him out was going to be impossible. So, we spent most of the day Monday building a room in the room using house wrap. It… Continue reading More Hen House Work
July Comes To An End
The morning air was cool as the dogs and I headed out for a walk this morning despite predicted heat. The change of seasons happens on the margins of the day, and this was the first morning that we glimpsed autumn. Bob is busy making the transition: harvesting watermelons and cantaloupes, digging up the greens… Continue reading July Comes To An End
Snakes Out, Chickens In and More!
I am always amazed when I discover that a month has gone by since I posted last. I guess it means we’ve been busy, and that we have! After a slow start, the farm stand is getting regular business, and we have a nice inventory: corn, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, eggplants, and four types of squash… Continue reading Snakes Out, Chickens In and More!