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.
Well, folks. It came, it went. It was a whirlwind of pressing, canning, laughing, talking, joking, eating, drinking, and all the other things that go along with CiderFest. We outdid last year's count, with a grand total of 129 gallons (6 fermenting for hard cider, the rest canned) divvied out between almost 20 households. Started… Continue reading CiderFest 2026
(20 The girls have been listening to Les Misérables. ) We have a few. Clearing off tables. Even the rickety one.  Lunch break! A few more apples, and everything is rearranged, ready to chop them up and press them. One press inside, two presses outside, room for another press, then the straining station on… Continue reading One Day More…
Saturday was one of the biggest days of work of the year. Thanks to an old friend coming to help, we finally stretched the center fence to divide the south pasture in half. It started about 5 in the morning, actually. All the fence anchors we have built on the farm, this is the very… Continue reading Subdividing the South Pasture: Stretching the Fence
Well folks, as expected, last Saturday was Crazy! We had more than twenty families come over, from Church, homeschool, work, 4H and neighbors. We processed more than a ton of apples into who knows how much cider! We canned 100+ gallons the day of, and parceled out another 20-ish gallons for people to can at… Continue reading Cider Fest 2025!
Well, folks, our second annual Ciderfest was a great success. And now that we have done a second one, I think we can actually call it annual. It takes two data to create a vector, don't you know? "Here you go, Daddy!" Dixie cups for tasting the fresh squeeze. Let me tell you, there is… Continue reading Ciderfest 2024
Now that we have Thursdays as a “family day” I would like to be able to claim that we spend every Thursday doing cool things and charitable works together as a family. In fact, this is not the case. At best, Thursday is now the day when we can go get groceries, catch up on… Continue reading A corporal work of mercy
Save the date!
So far behind on posting, likely won't catch up because it's a National Guard Weekend coming up. But here's a quick update. https://youtube.com/shorts/lhwnyNE1_-A?feature=share Thanks to our good friend, the electrical pump for the rainwater collection system is hooked up and running. It is even now providing water for the animals on pasture.
Our friend, Mr. Nicholas came to visit from Florida last weekend, and was able to come by the farm for coffee hour after Mass. the kids, especially Seppi, showed him all over the farm and all the things that have changed since the last time he was here. He’s done a bit of helping on… Continue reading Sunday Fun
