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Oct 12, 2019
1 min

After 90's last week frost warning tonight

Well, 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 temperat...

Nic

Jun 4, 2019
1 min

Beautiful Day

Today was just one of those gorgeous late spring days; 65 degrees, light breeze, sunny. After 2 inches of rain, thunderstorms, and oppre...

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May 29, 2019
1 min

So 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 ...

Nic

May 29, 2019
1 min

So 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...

Nic

Nov 16, 2018
1 min

Enjoy 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 i...

Nic

Oct 29, 2018
2 min

Enjoying 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, ci...

Nic

Sep 14, 2018
1 min

Harvest Time

I wish I could multiply myself (though honestly, what mom hasn't?) in spring and fall in particularly. There are just so many jobs that ...

Nic

Aug 18, 2018
2 min

Weed-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 t...

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Nic

Jul 24, 2018
2 min

Berry Season Wrapping Up

I love berries. Perhaps because a really good berry at the peak of sweetness and flavor, is such an ephemeral thing. Berries are delica...

Nic

Jun 22, 2018
1 min

Beauty is a Daily Gift

I 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 seas...

Nic

Jun 7, 2018
1 min

Oh Summer, You Came Too Soon

I 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...

Nic

May 16, 2018
1 min

Getting to the Root of the Problem

It 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. ...

Nic

Apr 30, 2018
1 min

It'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, ...

Nic

Apr 23, 2018
1 min

In 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 an...

When all else fails, let the chickens do the work!

Nic

Apr 11, 2018
2 min

When 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 ...

Nic

Apr 9, 2018
1 min

Sweet Success with Sweet Potatoes

I 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 Ontari...

Nic

Mar 28, 2018
2 min

It's Not All Sunny Days on the Farm

I 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 hap...

Nic

Mar 20, 2018
1 min

There 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...

Nic

Mar 8, 2018
1 min

Going "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 gr...

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