They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Our third annual ciderfest is fast approaching. The date is set for October 18th. Let the annual apple scrounge begin! This is the time of year that we jump on facebook or reach out to neighbors with apple trees and collect apples all over the neighborhood. This load came all from one tree: And filled… Continue reading Fall Harvesting, Apples, Grapes, Cannellinis,
You want to see something crazy? Those are blossoms on a raspberry. That is a raspberry cane that we planted last fall, now in its third or fourth flowering this year. This one is already fruiting again. If we can get around to pruning the raspberries this fall, and pulling out all the bindweed and… Continue reading Clean up on Row 6.
If only more people understood. If only I understood. This is what Traherne was on about. I complain about not having time to get into the garden as much as I would like, and sure, there are a lot of tasks that ought to be done, for productivity and for beauty, but honestly... It still… Continue reading God Provides
When I was a boy, I found a lot of four-leaf clovers. I also found a lot of five-leaf clovers. I found six- seven- and eight-leaf clovers. I had whole blank books filled with clovers I found and taped in for posterity. I wonder whatever happened to those books. It is unlikely posterity will ever… Continue reading For Such a Time as This
And other shenanigans. By Ellie Belle. (Translated and with editorial notes by Daddy.) evie is bring home eggs and cabbage ewwww!! the cabbage is foll of afedes (The cabbage is full of aphids. Dusty little gray bits that infest the spaces between leaves). the cabbageis roten (The cabbage is not actually rotten, just infested). we… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Winnie!
Last Thursday but one (9/12/2025) we went down to Graham to drop off a load of trash, and then to pick up some alfalfa for Iris. Along the way we ran into a little problem. We're screwed! As soon as we got back to the farm, we moved the old hay to consolidate it and… Continue reading Man Work Time!
Sometimes people may wonder why so much of our time is spent in making food. Don't we know that we can just go to the store and buy the same stuff, cheaper and faster? No mess, no prep, just pop it in the oven. Or the microwave. Then you don't even have to wash dishes.… Continue reading Farm Food. Bread, Mama Mac, Elderberry Cordial
So there we were, in the garden, trying to get it ready. This was a good while ago. We have been too busy to blog, so I am trying to catch up in the odds and ends of time, and it shows. This is all from September 4th, the day Elli got her tonsils out.… Continue reading Turnip Fritters
This morning I decided to use my workout time to move wood chips. It is a nice, easy recovery activity after the harder workouts of Monday and Tuesday, and, let's face it. The garden needs it. There is nothing the farm needs right now more than a few days of dedicated wheelbarrow work. For no… Continue reading Matthew 13:24-30: A Very Disappointing Morning.
September 5th. The tomatoes are pretty much done for the year, it seems. We have very few new blossoms, and while we have a few ripe ones coming in, it is not enough to be worth saving, and we need to clear freezer space so we can start collecting apples for cidering in a month… Continue reading Tomato Sauce
Little Farm in the Big City 