Author Archives: Laura

At the Farmstand: April 12-18

April 10, 2018 – 11:46 am

Perhaps this will be the last week of mud season?  We are hoping based on the forecast.  Fresh pizzas will be available this week and fresh greens.  Claytonia is the abundant salad green, so order that is you want lots. This week at our Farmstand you can find: • Eggs, plentiful!*   Fresh/Stored Veggies & […]

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Thanks be to the Sugar Makers

April 10, 2018 – 11:46 am

That is to the Maple Sugar Makers.  Sugaring season is sometimes short, sometimes long, always weather dependent and such a clear marker of the transition between Winter and Spring.  We are both thankful to not have good maples on our property to tap and for all those near us that do!         […]

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Red Velvet Brownies

April 10, 2018 – 8:33 am

Adapted from Vegetarian Times This is always a favorite and a warm mug of maple milk and a red velvet brownie seem like the perfect treat, so here is this farm favorite!   To those of you who haven’t yet sampled these gems at one of our farm events, try. these. brownies. They’re that good.  They […]

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At the Farmstand: April 5-11

April 4, 2018 – 2:24 pm

April Showers bring better roads? Is that the other end to that phrase?  They are bringing a nice mix of cooking and salad greens, that is for certain.   Enjoy! This week at our Farmstand you can find: • Eggs, plentiful!*   Fresh/Stored Veggies & Herbs • Beets • Black Currants, frozen • Braising/Stir Fry Mix […]

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Introducing the Piglets

March 29, 2018 – 2:05 pm

We are a bit behind on naming and introducing the first batch of piglets that were born at the farm on March 1st.  Fortunately, a young visiting writer & photographer prepared some profiles of each of Grizabella’s six piglets, her first litter. The naming scheme this year is Ski Areas, for this first litter the […]

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At the Farmstand: March 29 – April 4

March 29, 2018 – 10:39 am

Hello April?!!? Wow, I guess early Spring is really here.  It is clear from what is coming in and going out into the hoophouse.  Greens are becoming much more plentiful. This week at our Farmstand you can find: • Eggs, plentiful!*   Fresh/Stored Veggies & Herbs • Beets • Black Currants, frozen • Braising/Stir Fry […]

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Stirring the Pot

March 22, 2018 – 2:10 pm

Last week Ric Cengeri’s Vermont Edition interview  with Lisa Kaiman at Jersey Girls Dairy  made us stop multi tasking. Ric’s simple probes and Lisa’s articulate answers made for a stealth piece and a beautiful window into the reality for small farms. We need your honest and vulnerable stories. Jane, Ric, Vermont Edition and Local Banquet […]

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At the Farmstand: March 22-28

March 22, 2018 – 1:52 pm

Hello Spring…you know Vermont Spring.  But these longer days have the farmstand stocked with a range of greens again and with these cold nighttime temps our road is quite passable.  Still a few frozen ruts but they’ve been beaten down a bit by the plow and filled in a bit by the snow. This week […]

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At the Farmstand: March 15-21

March 15, 2018 – 1:05 pm

Hello March snow!  But the farmstand is stocked and the road decently passable, still a few frozen ruts but they’ve been beaten down a bit by the plow and filled in a bit by the snow.  And we did a good size harvest so there is a range of fresh greens, including some fun heads […]

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At the Farmstand: March 8-14

March 8, 2018 – 11:18 am

March snows are here, we’ll enjoy them while we can.  Our new freezer is operational, ready for its “soft opening” while we still figure out best display options.  But lots more on offer now due to more space, including chicken parts! And a fresh batch of Field Stone Farm pizzas. Spinach this week, but looks […]

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