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Summer Farm Views

July 27, 2021 – 2:29 pm

Summer is in full swing….. And with the recent rain, it seems the farmers and the plants & animals are breathing a little sigh of relief (and growing!). The growing season is that crazy time where there never seems to be enough hours in the day, but the lushness of our fields & forests is […]

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Apples, Pears & Pollinators

September 5, 2019 – 2:36 pm

So for weeks we have been remarking about the apple and pear crops on the farm. It is a good year overall in Vermont we believe and our orchard care and nutrition efforts are also closer to on target! Recently, as we started picking apples at the Duchess of Oldenburg tree, we found a remarkable […]

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Dreaming of Summer Fruit

April 5, 2017 – 7:11 pm

This has been a week to get further inspired about our maturing orchard.  Yes, we do have a small orchard.  Our farmstand offerings have been modest thus far, a few offerings of fresh apples, plums & currants, applesauce, plum sauce, black currant coulis, elderflower tea and a few other specialized items. But our (and the orchard’s) […]

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New Beginnings

May 14, 2014 – 6:51 pm

Spring and its new beginnings are blooming at the farm.   This past week has seen several new beginnings including: potatoes, tomatoes, peas and the first carrots in the ground!  Glance into the near hoophouse (that just a few weeks ago housed goats and hens) to enjoy the site of tomatoes happily in the ground! […]

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