The garden has been producing for a while now but is really beginning to put forth a bounty. The garlic harvest is in and curing in the barn, preceded by those versatile garlic scapes that are so easy to cook … Read More
It’s the second day of Spring but Mother Nature obviously hasn’t noticed. The weather forecast looked great for sugaring. The days were supposed to be above freezing and the nights just below. The sap had been running, but has stopped … Read More
The garden is full of dill this year…and I didn’t plant it! So much fun getting a gift from mother nature! I always plant a variety called “Bouquet” which produces large leafy ferns and then fairly quickly pops into seed … Read More
So call me crazy, but I plan on adding flowers to our farm product offerings this year. This certainly requires a leap of faith and some real flora fortitude. I mean, this is my plan, but you never know what … Read More
Two more ram lambs born yesterday! First thing in the morning, a large single from one of last year’s Katahdin ewe lambs. Then, late yesterday afternoon, another large ram lamb single from our Icelandic ewe, Pebbles! So far, 7 lambs- … Read More
It is almost Easter, and we are at the the end of sugaring season, and at the beginning of a beautiful time of transition on the farm. Easter is a time of renewal and rebirth, as is Spring on the … Read More
So the calendar reads February, but it looks like mud season and beyond, here on the hill. Most of the snow has melted off the fields. The driveway past the barn and up to the house is soft mud with … Read More
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog on one of my favorite soups, the Vietnamese Pho. Yesterday, I came across a recipe for another delicious, belly warming and fun to eat soup-“shabu- shabu”(roughly translated from Japanese as “swish-swish”). … Read More
I love my chickens and roos – Adeleida, Henrietta, Harriet, Trudy the Easter Egger, Constance, Minerva, Goldilocks and our two handsome roosters, Cornelius and Cocky-Locky. This time of year the hens gives us eggs a bit sporadically. It’s just too … Read More
Wrapped in frigid white. Sub zero temps and biting winds. Stunningly beautiful and cold. Literally! Time to add some green to this landscape! After all the heavy, rich , holiday feasts, I am craving clean, fat- busting foods, packed with nutrition. … Read More
