Category Archives: Farm

Flashes of Orange and Gold

Just over a year ago I wrote about my experience of spotting Cardinal Flowers in bloom in the Cedar/Ash wetlands that border the western edge of our largest hay field. I had noticed the stunning red “flags” in the woods … Continue reading

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Sloggin’ through the Summer

It seems that some folks are wondering if we are still here. Rest assured, we are still alive and kicking, albeit with a little more sweat on our brows than normal! It has been an “interesting” summer to say the … Continue reading

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It’s Raining!

So much has changed here in the last three weeks. The bulk of the changes are attributable to the rain that we have been receiving. If one looks closely at the image in the previous posting, which showed one of … Continue reading

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Accelerating through Spring

It is difficult to believe that so much is happening at the farm in such a short space of time. When I began thinking about writing this entry, it was the last week of May. Already by then Mother Nature … Continue reading

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Green Grass and a Shepherds’ Market

Yesterday the old bearded shepherd guy said to me, “Nanoo Nanoo, what do you and the rest of the girls think about getting out onto pasture today?” Needless to say, I hardly had to take any poll; it was a … Continue reading

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