Browse by Tag: agritourism

Support All the Way Round

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a more common phrase  – the idea that by making a commitment to a farm for a season or year community members are sharing the risk and supporting local agriculture.  It seems that ASC, Agriculture Supporting Communities, also happens. At last week’s Taco Night and Scrag Mountain Music concert, several people expressed […]

Beets, Bucks & Buses

It seems that this week the farm was sponsored by the letter B.   Root vegetable harvesting has been notable and a very large Beet harvest was a part of that.Chioggia Beets (yes the stripey ones) and Dark Red Beets and lots of them.  The team washed, sorted, dried and bagged them all for your […]

Multi-Generational Farm Fun

What a treat to have so many of Laura’s family here to celebrate Kathy’s birthday. Friends and family traveled from far and wide to celebrate her.  It was fitting for a gal who showed sheep and road horses in her youth to host the party at the farm.  But more and more we realize there […]

Guests

This past week the farm had guests, lots of them, from many parts of the world.  Old friends, new folks, former staff, family and friends of friends.  It may have been the most diverse guest ensemble we have yet had, covering California, Canada, France, Vermont and even Norway from just under 2 to just over 95. […]

Finding Inspiration

Inspiration comes to us in many forms, some of them predictable, some of them not.  As someone whose work is passion driven, inspiration and motivation and the rekindling of that passion is critical.   When I ran a mission driven non-profit, I would coach my younger colleagues to remember that when you toil hard towards […]