by Clare | Nov 13, 2012 | Farm Blog, Flowers, Garden
Last week I was busy wrapping up fall clean-up in the kitchen garden. The weather was warm, almost summer-like. Since then a storm rolled through, and provided some much needed rain. Behind the storm late last week a cold-front brought us our first frost of the...
by Clare | Nov 9, 2012 | Farm Blog, Garden, Vegetables
This week began with afternoon temperatures soaring into the mid-80’s. It felt more like June than November. However, we knew that by week’s end the weather was forecast to change to a more cool fall-like weather pattern, so this week we decided it was...
by Clare | Nov 2, 2012 | Farm Blog
This year we’ve had a few requests to make our annual “A Year at Curbstone Valley Farm” calendar available a little earlier than usual, to allow plenty of time for shipping before the holidays. So here it is! We now have the proofs in hand, and are...
by Clare | Oct 31, 2012 | Chickens, Farm Blog
This seems to be the time of year that our chickens and turkeys fear the most. Each year, at the end of October, a new face suddenly appears in the poultry yard. Usually the turkeys and chickens are only too happy to consume any of the summer and winter squash that we...
by Clare | Oct 19, 2012 | Farm Blog, Goats
There’s no question, at almost eight months old, that Lotus and Minnie are all grown up. They’re definitely not baby goats any more, and their personalities couldn’t be more distinct. We just can’t believe how fast they’ve grown. Of the...