Rare Snow at the Farm
Although it does snow occasionally in the Santa Cruz Mountains, it rarely snows this close to sea level. In winter we typically get rain, even when it’s snowing up at the Summit. This weekend though, Curbstone Valley Farm had a rare dusting of SNOW! Throughout...
Bee-ing Prepared: Hive Assembly
As we mentioned in our Newbees post, we’re gearing up for our first honey bees this spring. Before the bees arrive however, we need to ensure we have a place to put them! Although there are a few different styles of hives available to today’s beekeepers,...
Oatmeal-Wheat Bread
We enjoy baking all of our own bread products at Curbstone Valley. As much as we love our sourdough bread, it does take planning a day in advance, and forethought, to craft a loaf of sourdough. Some days I suddenly realize we’ve run out of bread, but...
February Garden Update
For most of January and early February the weather was amazing, pushing into the mid-70’s during the day, and convincing both us, and the garden, that we were in for an early spring. This week though it’s wet, and everything here is mud and puddles. ...
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