Clare | Curbstone Valley

Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)

by Clare | Mar 14, 2013 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Native Wildlife

Since we first moved to the farm, each year, around mid-late winter, I’d occasionally see a flash of copper and green whiz past me in the garden. Only catching a glimpse out of the corner of my eye, I assumed they were simply migrating Rufous Hummingbirds (Selasphorus...

New Additions: ‘Abraham Darby’

by Clare | Mar 8, 2013 | Farm Blog, Goats

I honestly expected that the next goat-related post I would publish would be something to do with Lotus’ impending arrivals. However, it’s almost spring, and if your Facebook feed is anything like ours, baby animals are E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E! Especially baby...

February Garden Update: An Erratic Winter

by Clare | Feb 20, 2013 | Farm Blog, Garden

It would be fair to say that this winter our weather has been all over the place. We’ve gone from one deluge-of-a-rainstorm after another, in November and December, to an almost total lack of rain since the New Year. Cold overnight temperatures in the mid-20s...

EvolvingThe Farm: A New Identity

by Clare | Feb 12, 2013 | Farm Blog

Notice anything different? In a recent post I mentioned that we’ve found ourselves on a path that we wouldn’t have predicted we’d be on just a few short years ago. Although we’re not quite ready to quit our day jobs, the more we do here, the...

Mid-Winter Cleanup: The Strawberry Bed

by Clare | Feb 1, 2013 | Farm Blog, Garden

I have a fondness for strawberries. I still remember, as a very small child, when I was given my first piece of garden to tend. It was all mine, to do anything I wanted with, and I didn’t have to share. In addition to the garden bed, I was gifted a dozen...