The early morning dew settled the dry soil as the tiller turned its tines across the fields incorporating the cover crop seeds thrown with a hand-turned seeder. The old canvas and metal contraption was made in Indiana…to read more click here Vol.5 #22(10-16-12)
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The wet weather is forcing us inside today, and probably through Thursday, funneling our energy towards the domestic side of a working farm, baking and freezing zucchini bread, pickling okra, bookkeeping, and tending to forgotten farm and home chores…to read more click here Vol.5 # 16(08-28-12)
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A thunderstorm from the west slowly grumbled its way through the farm dropping over an inch of rain in less than 20 minutes. Seconds before the four o’ clock rain shower we were frantically sowing buckwheat and spreading amendments… to read more click here vol.5 #10 (07-17-12)
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I like these grey, breezy days randomly injected into the normal sunshine week. When the day is complete and work concluded my body feels stretched and inspired not exhausted. Like maybe my muscles would not argue venturing…to read more click here Vol.4 #24 (09-20-11)
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An inch of rain fell this morning delaying our blueberry harvest for an hour. We filled the time with our first fall seeding of lettuce, cabbage, and broccoli. These transplants will mature in our shade house, and then transplant into outdoor soil near the end of August… to read more click here Vol.4 #16 (07-26-11)
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