This coming weekend will be our second to last winter farmer’s market at the Rollinsford greenhouses. I want to share my gratitude for this market and everyone who’s involved with making it such a success! There are countless volunteers who...
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The moon of long nights has arrived as we begin to get closer and closer to the winter solstice. Austin and I have been trying to pay very close attention to the increasing darkness. We strive to only use candles for lighting when the sun goes...
MoreFarmers’ Market coming to an end
We are now left with only one farmers market remaining for the season! I can’t help myself but feel overjoyed for accomplishing the whole summer market season for 2016. I feel really proud and relieved knowing that we’ve fed a ton of families in...
MorePlanting Garlic
What a success! Thanks to everyone that came out and helped us plant all of this year’s garlic. Many hands sure made light work of it. Starting off with positive attitudes and a wide variety of diverse friends we managed to get ALL the garlic...
MoreGarlic time!
It’s just about time to begin planting garlic. This year, we’re planting a massive crop of garlic to be used as a fundraiser next year. We have prepared the area by tilling and amending it with organic compost. We will then string up rows...
MoreSeptember
Wow, the second week of September is already upon us. Surprisingly, a lot of maple and oak trees are beginning to shift from green leaves into yellows, oranges, reds, and some have even already dropped. The drought this year has the majority of...
MoreHarvesting!
This morning was the first morning that we could see our breath as the summer coming to an end. We thought about autumn and the approaching fall season. The autumnal equinox is toward the end of the month, but we are already harvesting a wide...
MoreWater Management With The Gardens
My fourth year ever as a gardener brought the driest May, the hottest June, an even hotter and drier July, and only a teasingly rainy August. What can I say? There are unknown cards in every hand, but one has to make the most of it. The learning...
MoreIntroducing our goats
Hey Everybody! We wanted to share what has been on our minds lately. We have been experimenting with different ways to improve and expand our new budding dairy goat business. We have learned so much in these past few months it’s hard to...
MoreOur First Farm Day
Welcome to the Farm! Today we had over 75 people from all over New England come to visit and learn about Willow Brook Farm’s endeavors. People sampled all of our goat products from yogurt to cheese. Everyone seemed to really enjoy the strawberry...
MoreJuly is here
Wow! Suddenly, as if we’ve been transported in time, we are already at the beginning of July! Summer really is in full bloom now, all of creation seems to be delighting in it’s beauty. It’s a bit nerve wracking watching time go by so fast when...
MoreQuack!
Enough is enough! We have finally built a duck coop and fenced in the little troublemakers. We have had it with them making so much noise and making our zone 1 around the house a mess. With them routinely running around all over the place, they...
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