Sometimes what one thinks is a small(ish) project is really a solid step towards something bigger, which also means it takes many hands, tools, vehicles & …t-i-m-e! Thanks to all our teammates, partners & contractors who helped us close this chapter of pasture improvement in the past 2 weeks, expanding where great forage can grow […]
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Pasture Improvement…
June 29, 2023 – 1:56 pm
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Gratitude & Hope for a Regenerative Future
November 16, 2021 – 8:42 am
Gratitude is a piece of our Regenerative Farming and there is SO much to be grateful for despite the challenges the world faces. A blessing of seasonal shifts, holiday seasons and winter breaks is they pull us back to those basics and the awe provided by nature. As we finish packing Thanksgiving and stock-up orders […]
By Laura
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Seasonal Transitions
October 12, 2020 – 9:28 am
Whereas nature is dancing toward the quiet tones of late fall and winter, our hoop houses harbor stockpile of greens to keep all our plates full of fresh green vibrancy. And our various storage systems enable us to tuck in the full color spectrum (marinara, pumpkins, squash, tomatillo sauce, pickles, currants, elderberries), squirreling it away […]
Finding Gratitude
November 21, 2019 – 11:28 am
Gratitude is a renewable resource and there is SO much to be grateful for, but it is often difficult to hold ourselves in that space. A blessing of this holiday season, is that it tends to pull us all back to those basics. As we finish matching our pastured turkeys with the folks they’ll feed […]
By Laura
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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! […]
By Laura
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New Products
September 14, 2017 – 12:01 pm
Lists of superfoods often include the sweet potato. But the leave are ignored in this part of the world. Recently an article published by the University of Arkansas Extension grabbed our attention claiming “studies have shown that sweetpotato leaves contain as many vitamins, minerals and other nutrients as spinach”. The comparison to spinach is apt as preparation is similar. Note that with spinach as well as sweet potato […]
By Laura
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Also tagged beef, grass-fed, highland beef, humane, nutritious, sweet potato leaves
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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 […]
By Laura
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Also tagged community, flooding, hill farm, resilience
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Women’s (including farmers) History Month
March 23, 2017 – 9:28 am
March is Women’s History Month and Vermont’s Agency of Agriculture took the opportunity to recognize all of the large number of women farmers in our state…including us! Almost a quarter of Vermont’s farm owners/managers are women, notably more than the national average. Vermont’s Secretary of Agriculture, Anson Tebbetts said, “Women play a critical role […]
Appreciating Carrie
September 6, 2012 – 7:46 am
Carrie arrives quietly on Thursdays, checks in at the chore board and begins chipping away ensuring all have fresh water and good eats. This can mean moving fence for fresh pasture and browse as well as lugging grain bags, hay and water. Next, typically, is milking the does, replete with all the intimacy appertaining […]
By Laura
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Art, Nature and Farmer Emeriti Gossip
March 28, 2012 – 11:06 am
Vincent van Gogh apparently said “Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art and more.” As the crowd delighted in the great acts and delicious food (thanks Lee) at the Compost Cabaret – true mastery, I marveled that the inverse must also be true. So much energy and talent […]