Silvopasture grazing
I think the thing I like the most about farming is the diversity of what we do here and the challenge to end up with a superb product in the […]
Cover crop in practice
I’ve been reading quite a bit about cover cropping and the use of that crop as a mulch when planting into a rolled, crimped cover crop. Usually the crimpers are […]
Fence fixing
This week I have spent quite a bit it of time fixing fence for the pastures. That chore is easily forgotten through the winter and early spring but now that […]
Transition to outside
As the weather is finally turning to warmer weather on a daily basis, my thoughts turn from weeding the beds inside the greenhouse to preparing the grow beds outside. As […]
Someone is always watching over me
I recently spent two days traveling three times going on a four hour round trip to Angelica, NY getting 24 yearling Red Devon cows for next years harvest schedule. I […]
Keep your health for spring
I tend to take my health for granted when I’m feeling good and forget what it is like when you’re off kilter. A couple of weeks ago we were out […]
False claims of spring
We are a few days in to the spring season and as what can always be expected to happen, the ground has been blanketed with several inches of snow. I […]
Chomping at the Bit
Chomping at the Bit, is the feeling I get this time of year as I write about my angst wanting to get to the garden and into the greenhouse to […]
You never know
I have been trying to think of something to write that would be inspiring or uplifting but couldn’t think of anything. Driving back from dropping off plans for our bathhouse […]