This week on friday will officially begin the fall season. Just last week we have been planting in blocks of crop for mid-late fall harvest of spinach, lettuce, baby kale, radishes, arugula and more. The greenhouse has slowed down in production...
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Loads of apple trees are weighing branches heavily toward the ground. Many apple trees inhabit the hillside here, planted by previous owners, that have a wide variety of apples that soon need to be picked by who else? YOU! We are hosting a make...
MoreAnticipating the Harvest
We are approaching Garlic harvesting time here at the farm and we couldn’t be more excited about it. We’ve been watching as the bottom leaves are gradually turning into a fading yellow. A lot of energy and time has been put into these plants and...
MoreHoneybees in Bok Choy
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Morethinking back to our pigs
For homesteaders who choose to live off the land and the sustenance that they produce this month is normally marked by the butchering of the farm animals that have been growing all season long. November is usually the blood moon around this area...
MoreSad news about a goat
This week we had a bit of a tragedy transpire here at the farm. Our beautiful goat, Caroline, contracted a disease found in wild deer that basically eats her spinal cord until she becomes paralyzed. We hadn’t seen any symptoms and to find out...
MoreDoes raising your own sustenance NEED to include meat from animals?
Open discussion… So, I’ll start answering this question as if it were have 6 months ago… {insert time travel sci-fi sound here} Yes, absolutely, meat is necessary. I think that you rely on the protein to have true calories for a long...
MoreHugelmound Permaculture Project – U Pick Pumpkin Patch, Berries, & MORE.
We have been working on preparing a site in the clear cut area of land for a future permaculture installation. Our plan is to adopt some hugelkulture techniques to plant some permaculture food. To do this, we’ll create raised mounds that...
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