the little things
this is saving so much time. dishes on the farm have never been cleaner. we were waiting to do this until we figured out our water softening situation. after reading more about water softening it is said that you should not drink softened water and that the salt that is used has its own set […]
clearing
Seems to be a big part of what is going on right now. I have had a number of conversations this week about clearing – both metaphorically, and well… see below. We spent the last few weekends hacking thru thorns and brush to get rid of a big watership down style bramble patch that was […]
THAWING – mid march
Just got back from California and for the first time in months we can see the ground. and life is starting to pop out: and we put the final touches on the greenhouse: and andrew faust came up yesterday and dug out our spring… more on that later. Water is bubbling out of the ground […]
Extreme Tree Pruning
Today we had permaculture educator and designer Andrew Faust out to help us “prune” some trees. We had a couple of black-rot infected, non-producing apple trees in the orchard that we are hoping will coppice. We basically cut them to stumps, and the hope is that in the spring a healthy new shoot will come […]
Looks like I am getting into beekeeping just in time
Check out the honey scandal! (Thanks, Dina, for the link) “Amber’s Raw Honey” is going to be the best thing you’ve ever tasted.
Thanksgiving!
We have a lot to be thankful for this year! We’ve all learned so much, and fed a lot of friends along the way. This Thanksgiving we had 12 people for dinner, and a lot of the dishes we served came straight from the farm (whole leg of lamb, pumpkin/butternut soup with cabbage, kale salad […]
2011 Farmer
Position: Farmer Seeking a farmer to operate a 1+ acre mixed vegetable market garden on 41 acre farm property in Wingdale, NY – 80 miles north of NYC and 1 mile from a metro north station. Housing is provided. In 2010 we completed our first year operating a CSA and raising lambs for meat. In […]
