There are a lot of heroes and yep, even, Superheroes in our world. And this week, we will have some fun with some of them as part of the Northfield Labor Day Parade. Conveniently, the parade theme is Superheroes. Well as small, sustainable farmers, that is easy. Our colleagues in this work are some of […]
Stories from the Farm
“Everyday Authentic”
August 24, 2017 – 11:46 am
Thanks to great journalists and photographers and especially those that love food and farms. Julia Clancy, Seven Days Writer and Eating Well Test Kitchen chef, did a beautiful profile of the farm and our farmstays & tours in this week’s Seven Days. Pick it up on the newsstand of course, but you can get a […]
By Laura
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Ode to our Heirloom Tomatoes
August 16, 2017 – 4:26 pm
We have now started full-on tomato season. For most people, they are the star of the summer veggies and we all have our favorites. We choose our varieties primarily on taste. We mostly grow heirlooms for that reason. We are small, harvest often and can get them beautifully vine ripened and then directly to […]
Three Sisters
August 9, 2017 – 10:59 am
Corn, beans, and squash create a special alchemy together in the field and on the plate. In legend, the plants were a gift from the gods, always to be grown together, eaten together, and celebrated together. This companion planting trio was widespread across North America and the Iroquois label, “three sisters”, is woven into contemporary gardening […]
By Laura
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Farming at all Ages
August 3, 2017 – 9:28 am
This week we took on farm tasks with teams of nearly all ages or at least from 4 to 75! Berry picking with the nimble fingers of youngsters (true more berries were immediately consumed than saved, but the speed was impressive), harvesting garlic with our aunt who has her own tiny ag venture in Connecticut, […]
Join us for Open Farm Week
July 27, 2017 – 11:26 am
Of course, our farmstand is open every day of every week, so no need to WAIT until Open Farm Week, but there are a few special offers from our farm and our partners that week, August 16-20. Thursday, August 17th we are hosting Scarecrow Making & Farm Tours The Farm Tour will include pigs and […]
Corn is getting bigger!
July 20, 2017 – 2:19 pm
This photo shows both our excitement about this year’s experiment with the Native American Three Sisters companion approach (Corn, Beans & Squash) and are thankfulness that our sprayer for foliar feeding is finally working. Nice work on pump replacement Mari. So the corn is looking good so far, but we’ll see what happens. Today […]
By Laura
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A Needed Spot of Joy
July 6, 2017 – 9:19 am
It has been a hard week for many farmers in Vermont due to the flooding last weekend. It does pain us to see images of flooded pastures and crop fields, knowing how much work has gone into those areas this spring and early summer. We feel fortunate to be only dealing with the volume of […]
New Friends and Colleagues
June 22, 2017 – 12:08 pm
Friends and colleagues really do add so much to everyone’s life, right? True here on this farm too. And we wanted to take a moment to celebrate some of our the farm’s newest friends and colleagues, who are making this effort possible. Rose Thackeray – Newest farmer addition Rose joins us having just graduated […]
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Pics and Gratitude of the Week
June 14, 2017 – 5:10 pm
Safe to say a week with 50 degrees and raining as well as 90 degrees and blazing takes its toll on farmers and all that we tend. That said, we have weathered it decently and are thrilled with the change in temps. We share with you a few moments (in images & videos) that boosted […]