"Jon McConaughy was an unlikely pick for a farmer. Formerly a trader at Credit Suisse on Wall Street, he gave it all up several years ago to raise animals and crops and run a market in Hopewell. As the recession unfolded, and he and his wife were getting their new business going, his investor’s mind understood that … [Read more...]
Pictures From the Fields
(Photo by Kayla Severino) Kayla and Cat have been sending the best pictures from out and about. There are animals at the Martin Tract, at Coventry Farm and at St. Michaels Preserve (to name a few places). Above is the FIRST calf to be born this year. Not sure how mom feels about this photo shoot… And below are … [Read more...]
Middle School Science Fair Lamb Project
Any time you can find a way to bring a cute, furry animal to school, it’s going to be a hit. Photo by Karin Belgrave So, our son created his science fair project entirely around bringing ‘Smalls’ to school. Smalls (as you may have guessed, she’s our littlest lamb) is an orphan and the project was to determine … [Read more...]
Shiitake Mushroom Innoculation
Did you ever wonder how mushrooms are produced by growers? If you’re not foraging for them and want to have a steady supply of mushrooms, it takes some doing. Andrew and the vegetable crew were busy this week doing just that: innoculating logs with shiitake mushroom spores to secure future harvests. First you have … [Read more...]
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