Farmer Emeritus & forever a Green Mountain Girl! Congratulations Anna — Farmer Emeritus & forever a Green Mountain Girl! Whereas you are now off to work with “indoor people”, you’ve seen this farm and cared for flocks and field in every season. You apprenticed with abandon, returned for a second season and returned again […]
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Thank You Anna!
January 23, 2013 – 11:44 am
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The Farm in Numbers
August 15, 2012 – 3:58 pm
It is August, which means it is a busy time on the farm. Just this week, the 5 farmers (and a few helpers): Harvested over 659 lbs of Green Beans, Broccoli, Tomatoes, Peppers, Onions, Cucumbers, Cabbage, Carrots, Beets and ……many other bits! Blanched, Packaged & Froze 79 lbs of Green Beans and Broccoli Canned 39 […]
Delivering
June 12, 2012 – 5:29 pm
This week’s farm story comes to us from Carrie Abels, who is working with us a bit this summer. Carrie is also the editor of Humaneitarian.org and Local Banquet, both wonderful resources about sustainable and local food. After a few contractions and no progress — save for a tiny hoof that was visible, then not visible, then […]
Window Seat Reservation!
April 4, 2012 – 12:31 pm
For Laura it started like this: She and Lauren were in the market pig paddock reviewing morning care procedures. Phone rings. Voice rings with equal clarity, “I’m okay but I need help”. Then Laura repeats out loud hoping Lauren will help her make note, “Grain. Eggs. Those scraps of plywood. Screws. Drill.” “Somewhere between Exit […]
Celebrating talent that springs from this soil
January 11, 2012 – 10:40 am
Tender morsels of wisdom and assistance have come from seasoned neighbors and community members throughout our startup. Thanks. And we need more — so please keep the good advice and feedback coming! This week’s newspaper insert celebrating UVM Extension’s Centennial, uses our farm as an illustrative example of Vermont’s Next Generation of Growers. And we […]
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Buying from an athletic, super precise biologist with empathy
December 7, 2011 – 10:38 pm
Two years ago this week Laura, Liva and Mari coaxed hens from tree perches, sliding around snow-covered ground, our hands stiff and barely functioning with temperatures in the low teens. That is when we figured out how fast Liva is. Eventually the hens were corralled into the newly completed first hoop house and we vowed […]
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Timminoggies
October 20, 2011 – 6:47 am
Timmynoggy: [Tim-i-nog-gee] noun: a device that saves time and labor. This week the farmers considered some Timinoggies Thanks to the artful fun from Liva inspired as a birthday gift for Mari.
Diagnosis: Moxie
July 29, 2011 – 10:05 am
We took it as a complement when departing the commercial desk at Gardeners Supply Chris said, “nice moxie with that truckload!” The skies darkened as we headed south, tailgate open to accommodate the bulging load of drought-tolerant perennials. Colorful Echinacea, Liatris, etc. were neatly protected under an old bed sheet, jute roles and 50 pound […]
Peas and Louise
July 20, 2011 – 10:01 pm
There once was a vole named Louise Louise gobbling up peas – art by Liva Coe Who had quite a penchant for peas I planted them thrice Louise said, “How nice!” As she gobbled them up with great ease — Liva Coe Liva composed this limerick while in the fields one day. It may have […]
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Flying Solo
June 30, 2011 – 2:40 pm
Farming is hard work. The days are as long as the list of things to do, and a weight of responsibility seems to go hand in hand with the care of living things. Which is why it’s important to take a break. The team has been flying solo this week so that Laura and Mari […]