Transplanting
We transplanted winter squash along with some watermelons. We direct seeded summer squash and some green beans as well. The squash we started watering with a sprinkler system because is was so dry this month. We seeded White Clover on the entire area as a ground cover to assist the squash’s growth and control weeds. […]
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Quack!
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 would to wait to lay and hide their eggs […]
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July 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 you know there are so many chores to get […]
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Change of plans…
Ever since the Willow Brook Farm board meeting on the 1st of the month we have been really contemplating which enterprises we feel we want to put the most focus and energy into, that will bring the most reward back for us. For a while we were planning to raise some meat birds, but upon […]
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New dairy products
We have been experimenting with all sorts of dairy product recipes for our market. We have recently included flavored milks, chocolate and mocha milk. We’ve even worked out some flavored yogurts: mocha, maple vanilla, strawberry and blueberry! Our customers have been loving the additions, a lot of adults like the flavored so that their kids […]
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Hugelmound 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 have layers. We’ll start by digging trenches, then lay a base layer of logs, followed by […]
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5th Annual Barnstead Open Farm Day 2016
We will be open as part of this event on Saturday, July 23 from 10-4. The Barnstead Farmers and Gardeners Network will host the first annual Open Farm Day, scheduled for July 23. This is an opportunity for the general public to see the products and services offered by our local farms. This is a self-guided […]
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An incomplete list of organizations
Each website has a lot of valuable information & is a great resource http://permies.com a great site of forums and permaculture & homesteading information. http://www.nhpermacultureday.org http://nofanh.org http://mofga.net http://landforgood.org http://www.dacres.org https://galacommunity.org http://extension.unh.edu/Agriculture http://www.fourseasonfarm.com
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Our 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 yogurt the best! We let everyone flow naturally around the farm, checking out the […]
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Does 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 winter, plus you can cure a lot of the meat with salt to […]
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