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.
By Evie. 2/14/2025 Hi! Its Three Hearts Farm back to tell you about the cold snap or should I say ice snap Lets start at the beginning. A few days ago my dad found out that the geese were standing on their water trough. Their frozen water trough! So this is what we have been… Continue reading ALL THAT ICE!
It is ironic, but one of the biggest challenges on our farm has been water. We receive 41 inches of rainfall annually, yet water is one of the biggest limiting factors to our productivity, because most of that rain falls between September and May and correspond to cloudy weather, while the periods of greatest sunshine… Continue reading Cold Weather
The cold snap has broken, somewhat. It has not been below freezing in the last few days, but it also has not been above 37, so while things are not exactly frozen, they are also not exactly thawing either. The galvanized riser that supplies water to the garden did not get drained before the cold… Continue reading Cold Weather Problems
The thermometer in the shop where we were keeping the pumpkins, squash and onions read 30 degrees after the propane stove failed. While the pumpkins and squash might be salvagable, the onions are almost certainly lost. As soon as they thaw they are going to turn into a nasty slimy mess. I suppose then we… Continue reading Preserving the Pumpkins
We get one of these every few winters, a few days of sub-freezing temperatures. Most years when the temperature drops below freezing the perpetual drizzle turns into snow, and the cloud cover keeps the temperature from dropping too far. We get an inch or three of snow that shuts everything down for a day or… Continue reading The Cold Snap of January ’24
Little Farm in the Big City 