Tag Archive: food

Nature as Co-Conspirator

Alexandra May 20, 2016 1 Farm Events, Farm Log, Photos, Uncategorized food, grass, herbs, observation, perennial, Permaculture, plants, repair, weeds

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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Grafting Preparation

Brian February 21, 2016 1 Classes, Farm Events, Photos, Uncategorized appropriate, food, grafting, hands, on, perennial, Permaculture, scion, sharp, tools

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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Cream Separator

Brian February 14, 2016 2 Farm Events, Photos, Projects, Uncategorized butter, Cow, cream, design, food, health, nutrition, tools

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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