Spring, in earnest anyways, has been late coming this year. There have been a few subtle shifts to let us know that March 20th did in fact come and start a new season–the days are longer, the frogs and birds louder and more lively. It has even, admittedly, been a wee bit warmer; but for [...]
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Blooming
Posted in changes, family, farm, farming, nature, spring, Uncategorized, tagged farming, seasons, spring on April 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
At Market this Week: Nettles!
Posted in cooking, health, local, nature, nutrition, seasonal eating, spring, tagged nettles, nutrition, seasons, spring, wild harvested on April 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
There are a few items we choose to bring to market that we wild harvest from our property because they are delicious(most importantly) , super nutritious (like out of this world nutritious), and also (very kindly) fill seasonal growing gaps for us. We do “cultivate” these wildings, clearing the areas where they grow or maintaining [...]
A season’s dawn
Posted in cycles, farm, farming, nature, spring, tagged farming, seasons, spring on February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I mentioned in my quick political post last week, I unintentionally took the month of January off from updating the blog. Although farm work never really stops, it certainly slows sometimes, and January is the quietest month of the year for us. We usually have all of our plans made by the end of [...]
Into the Woods
Posted in children, fall, family, nature, tagged autumn, family, mushrooms, nature on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this week, the farmer was chastised by one big mama voice and three small little voices for going into the woods without us to hunt for mushrooms. A trip up into the hills is usually a family affair, something none of us want to miss out on. And to hunt for (and find!) yummy [...]
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