NicOct 12, 20191 minAfter 90's last week frost warning tonightWell, fall is officially here, but, boy is the weather keeping us on our toes! It's going to be a scramble to get set up and the...
NicJun 4, 20191 minBeautiful DayToday was just one of those gorgeous late spring days; 65 degrees, light breeze, sunny. After 2 inches of rain, thunderstorms, and...
NicMay 29, 20191 minSo What Does the Farm Look Like Now?Well, the trees are fully in leaf since about 10 days ago when the black walnuts finally unfurled their leaves. The garden is about 1/4...
NicMay 29, 20191 minSo much NEWs so little time!Spring is rapidly drawing to a close. We have passed our final frost (possible) date last weekend having gotten a two week head start on...
NicNov 16, 20181 minEnjoy It As It Comes.It has been a rapid shift for sure this year and after picking the very last greens and finding a few potatoes I had missed...SNOW! Now...
NicOct 29, 20182 minEnjoying the Last of the...November is just a mud puddle away now and summer a swiftly fading memory. When I open the door in the predawn there are no crickets,...
NicSep 14, 20181 minHarvest TimeI wish I could multiply myself (though honestly, what mom hasn't?) in spring and fall in particularly. There are just so many jobs that...
NicAug 18, 20182 minWeed-ma-geddon!!!It has been a awhile since I posted on any of my websites. i apologize. This is the first year that I have committed to blogging over...
NicJul 24, 20182 minBerry Season Wrapping UpI love berries. Perhaps because a really good berry at the peak of sweetness and flavor, is such an ephemeral thing. Berries are...
NicJun 22, 20181 minBeauty is a Daily GiftI think I must be boring to listen to since pretty much every day I find myself saying, "This is so beautiful!" I am blessed in this...
NicJun 7, 20181 minOh Summer, You Came Too SoonI want to share with you all that exciting things happening on the farm but alas the season has overtaken me in a big way. Last week, at...
NicMay 16, 20181 minGetting to the Root of the ProblemIt can be easy to keep to let the days sweep you along and not step back and make sure that the most important things are center stage. ...
NicApr 30, 20181 minIt's Coming!Spring! For real this time! And the onslaught of growth and hard work are here. If winter is a time of dormancy, hibernation, and rest,...
NicApr 23, 20181 minIn the Beginning (in the garden)After a very tardy start we are getting to the "spring-y" part of spring. Gardens are not pretty this time of the year, they are brown...
NicApr 11, 20182 minWhen all else fails, let the chickens do the work!I am in the process of re-organizing my strawberry patch. It was planted in a flurry of spring work two years ago, in the rain and snow...
NicApr 9, 20181 minSweet Success with Sweet PotatoesI have NEVER tried to grow sweet potatoes, but I was inspired a few years ago when I saw my friend Fran starting sweet potatoes in...
NicMar 28, 20182 minIt's Not All Sunny Days on the FarmI am a huge fan of sunshine. I feel my best on sunny days, no matter what the temperature is; hot or cold, bright blue skies make me...
NicMar 20, 20181 minThere is something to be said for..When people start a sentence this way in American English what we are really saying is, "I am about to say something good about something...
NicMar 8, 20181 minGoing "Green" (as in a Greenhouse!)Okay it's not much to look at but I am proud to say that I converted our lean-to myself (with a bit of help from my oldest son) into a...