RosaApr 23, 202011 minA Day on the FarmApril 22 With spring in full swing on the farm, there's too much going on to blog it monthly or even weekly. So I decided to chronicle a...
RosaFeb 29, 20205 minFebruary Starting from Seed With the frost date on the horizon, we've begun starting our seeds. In January, we spent many hours preparing a...
RosaFeb 1, 20202 minJanuary 2020The New Year The first month of the new year passed quickly. Concetta, Lilly, and I worked hard to complete all of our winter tasks....
RosaDec 31, 20195 minDecember 2019Chicken Time After weeks of molting and (surprisingly mild) winter weather, the chickens are more eager than ever for treats. They...
RosaDec 1, 20195 minNovember 11 - 30 Fall Feast The last weeks of November were carried in on cold winds. Trees shed the last of their leaves and hunkered down to slumber...
RosaNov 11, 20196 minOctober 21- November 10Luffas at Last After an entire season of growth, our luffas' time has come. The day before the first heavy frost was destined to hit, we...
RosaOct 22, 20195 minOctober 6 - October 20A New Home for the Little Ones The Rhode Island Reds chicks are finally old enough to merge with the hens. We moved them in pairs from...
RosaOct 6, 20193 minSeptember 26- October 5Hibiscus Harvest Now that our hibiscus are blooming, we harvest baskets of fruit every other day. Though nowhere near as spiny as okra,...
RosaSep 26, 20194 minSeptember 9-25Little Harvests The borage and chamomile continue to mature, yielding tiny but beautiful harvests. I've noticed that the borage flowers...
RosaSep 9, 20194 minSeptember 1-8Every Day, Something New Over the summer, many parts of caring for the farm have become routine. Weeds must be pulled, zinnias must be...
RosaJul 1, 20194 minJune 17-30Summer Harvests The final weeks of June heralded in diverse harvests. The tomatoes's limbs would be torn off by their fat fruit if not...
RosaJun 16, 20193 minJune 10-16Caring for the Chickens This week we moved our chickens from the back fields to the top of the hill. Hunter hooked up the tractor and...
RosaJun 9, 20192 minJune 3-9Rain at Last Finally, rain has rolled in to soak the parched soil. The rain has fueled a growth surge in all the plants. A new round of...
RosaJun 2, 20194 minMay 27-June 2Pounds of Potatoes We harvested an entire bed of potatoes this week. Despite the long battle with beetles, the plants yielded almost 40...
RosaMay 27, 20195 minMay 19-26Harvest For me, summer properly begins when I start picking a significant portion of my food out of plants instead of cabinets. So, I...
RosaMay 18, 20194 minMay 12-18Blooming Bouquets The cold-hardy flowers we planted so long ago are flowering at last! Concetta has been gathering bouquets from them for...
RosaApr 6, 20193 minApril 6Today was my first time on the farm in several weeks, thanks to school and sickness. When I returned, my family and the warming weather...
RosaMar 20, 20192 minMarch 19Chick Check-In The young chickens (aka pullets) are doing grand. We gave a few of the biggest a little time outside today. It was too...
RosaMar 17, 20191 minMarch 17Brand new chicks have joined our flock! Today we welcomed 32 young chickens to the farm. They are heritage and rare breeds raised on Egg...
RosaMar 10, 20193 minMarch 9Potatoes Today we planted blue, red, and gold potatoes. If you've ever forgotten a potato in the pantry, you've probably seen the "eyes"...
