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...
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Nic
- Jun 3, 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...
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Nic
- 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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Nic
- Jun 6, 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...
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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. ...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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