Tomato Harvest 2012

Tomato Harvest 2012

by | Oct 16, 2012 | Farm Blog, Garden, Vegetables

Last year, after two cold summers in a row, and our worst tomato harvest ever, we were tempted to throw up our hands, and admit defeat. Out of sheer desperation this spring we decided that rather than give up on growing our favorite heirloom varieties, we’d try...
A Guard Gobbler in the Garden

A Guard Gobbler in the Garden

by | Oct 12, 2012 | Farm Blog, Turkeys

It’s been a long time since we’ve posted a Fowl Friday post, and I can’t believe it’s been more than a year since I last posted anything about the turkeys!  They’ve become such a fixture on the farm, I suppose we’ve rather taken...
The October Garden

The October Garden

by | Oct 9, 2012 | Farm Blog, Garden, Vegetables

Except for a couple of unseasonably warm days last week, there’s no question fall has arrived. The mornings are crisp and clear, and as the sun tracks lower in the sky, the sunlight has a warmer glow than the harsh overhead sun in mid-summer. Native Garden...
Cross Orb Weaver (Araneus diadematus)

Cross Orb Weaver (Araneus diadematus)

by | Oct 3, 2012 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna

October is clearly orb weaver month, and not just here on the farm. Suddenly out of nowhere it looks as if Nature herself has decided it’s time to decorate for Halloween. There are spiders, and their webs, all over the trees, and shrubs, and every morning the...
Homemade French Vanilla Ice Cream

Homemade French Vanilla Ice Cream

by | Sep 25, 2012 | Farm Blog, Farm Recipes

Vanilla ice cream may sound blah and boring to some, but it is the most versatile of all the ice cream flavors. Even though summer is officially over, apple pie season is in full swing.  As there is no à la mode without ice cream, stashing a few pints of a sinfully...