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Over a month since the last post? This is hard to believe, but it’s true and for a good reason! Through early July, we, including N’s parents, were getting the farm into shape. My parents came from Massachusetts for an excellent visit, and also worked really hard and well to put on a big party,Continue reading “Still working at it!”

It’s here! Days are long, solstice is past, cukes and tomatoes are ripening, and zucchini is popular at the farmers market. Below is one of our first zinnia blossoms, palla rossa radicchio, and our June 23 market table. It seems that the blog shall become a biweekly venture rather than a weekly one, considering theContinue reading “summer 2018”

Things are moving around here! I’ve been moving enough that I neglected to post on the blog last week; I hope our dedicated readers were able to cope. In the last couple of weeks, we finished our 8 x 8 cooler, at least to the point that it works well, and N. finished building aContinue reading “working on all of the things!”

Over the last month we experienced a stretch of drought conditions, finally got some soaking rains, and recently the daytime temperatures have been in the 90s, at one point for a 4-day stretch. This is interesting because it doesn’t necessarily mean that plants are growing really fast and looking great. In fact, a lot ofContinue reading “the heat of May”

Hello from here! Since the weekend, it’s been relatively chilly and has felt somewhat muggy, which apparently cues the mosquito population. They are everywhere, in large numbers, and due to them I’ve slapped my own face at least 40 times since Sunday.  We haven’t received significant rainfall in over 2 weeks, and the soil showsContinue reading “market season begins”

Should have seen this coming. With N. still working full time I am racing about trying to get things in order and getting lots of things partially done! I generally consider my time spent successfully if I’ve accomplished worthwhile tasks while being aware/present enough to appreciate the glorious and peaceful setting in which I work.Continue reading “Busy week! Photo-farm-update for you”

The weather has been phenomenal, every day, for almost 3 weeks now. A massive improvement over the period when the lovely endless winter hashtag was used a couple of times, by me. Yeah, I am learning to love hashtags several years late. My birthday was on Saturday, and we were joined on the farm byContinue reading “#endlesswinter, it appears, has ended”

I like May. My birthday is in a few days, the weather outside is WARM, and trees will transition from pretty bare to quite full of leaves and blossoms. It’s fitting that my eyes started itching today. It’s also fitting that nettle can be harvested, so fresh anti-allergy tea is close at hand. Does anyoneContinue reading “It’s May!”

Last weekend, I happened to be at the farm alone, getting up during the night to sweep snow off of the greenhouse, double and triple checking to make sure all seedlings were in a safe/sufficiently warm space, and wrapping myself in blankets inside. This weekend, we assembled and started up the grill, and I’ve beenContinue reading “a new week, indeed!”

Well, let’s get it over with. Weekly veg field photo: Yeah, more snow. I don’t think I’ve ever fixated on seasonal changes as much as I already have this year. Being at the new farm and house, I am very anxious to experience some comfortable, warm weather. We’re also farming on our own! Once winterContinue reading “snow photos forever!”