Fall coming on…

Sorry for the laps in news from the farm. It’s been super busy and it got away from me. We are on our third time around the farm in grazing […]
As the summer progresses…

As we grind away at the summer season, I’m glad Julie and I are able to get a few days away and go up north to my cousins cottage in […]
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 […]
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 […]
How The Heron is Bettering Our Community, one Mushroom at a Time…

Last spring, Chautauqua Lake Central High School student Lydia Kushmaul visited The Heron to learn about our regenerative farming practices. Through conversations with Steve and Julie Rockcastle and a firsthand […]
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 […]