In the spirit of fall planting we are having our Permaculture nursery plant sale in hopes that you will find something to add to your perennial food security system. Here we are at Fall…. oh so fast, Summer has passed!…
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First week of SummerInside Scoop This week at the farm we have gotten mostly cloudy weather which the fresh lettuce and leafy greens have reveled in but our cucumbers and squashes have been slow to take off. Brian saw a…
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Time and time again as I reflect and observe nature on the farm, I am awed and excited by the way it interacts with us. The blessing of being in one place for more than 20 years gives me a real…
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So we had a big blow last night and it was more intense then I expected, I didn’t sleep after 4 AM, as the power was surging. I finally got up when it went out for good, about 4:10 to go…
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The weather is getting warmer and the buds are starting to burst on the fruit trees about 3 weeks earlier than last year. So the other day I went to gather cherry and plum scion wood for grafting in a…
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We had a great gathering of people yesterday for Michael “Skeeter” Pilarski’s Earth Repair workshop. The swales were full and the weather cooperated. Thanks to all those who attended and are now endowed with super powers to help heal the Mother…
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So we’ve had dairy animals for quite some time now and the best part of milk is the cream. Initially Alexandra got a few different mechanical cream separators that we tried without liking them too much. Lots of moving parts,…
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Last year I had the opportunity to help clients implement some main frame earth works. It was decided that in order to help their property get on the right track to total abundance, the best place to start was the few earth sculpting features…
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Here are a few shots from around the farm last year. Just a glimpse of the abundance produced in a season. The trick is how to capture and store all the bounty.
Well it has been a long hard cold snap here on the farm. We were hauling hot water and pig slop up the hill for the past several weeks. Today is the day that most of the heavy lifting comes…
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