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Waiting for Spring
I took a trip over to the vegetable fields the other day. As you can imagine, there is not too much going on with the soul crushing record-breaking snow/ice/freezing temperatures. The real action begins when the earth is soft enough to dig into. Below is Charlton gazing out at the …
They Grow So Fast
One amazing thing about pigs is their ability to reproduce – and grow – at lighting speed. The gestation period for a pig is 3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days – ON THE NOSE. We do have some piglets just born over by the solar barn. Here they are …
Did Punxsutawney Phil See His Shadow or What?
Feeling the Need to See Something Green? We know we are looking forward to warming sun and tall grass in short order. Following are some farm photos from springs past, where the fields are lush, the animals are content and the word ‘Polar Vortex’ has no application. Enjoy! SharePinTweetShareEmail
Update and Activity at the Vegetable Fields
For most of the deep winter, our vegetable fields look a little something like this: Underneath, the fields are resting. So, for the remainder of the winter, we will be increasing our offerings of fresh produce. Andrew uses the following guidelines: #1 is it Local? # is it Organic/Sustainable? #3 …
Keeping Warm on the Farm
Well, it looks like this weather will break over the weekend. And we couldn’t be happier. The Polar Vortex has definitely worn out its welcome…just ask Atlanta. Over at the Martin tract, the animals have been bedded down and have plenty of hay in which to make a nest. Some …
What’s Happening in Hopewell This Week
Well, for starters… this is happening. Snow-Day Just a few scant hours ago, the sun was rising over a snow-free landscape. And if mother nature wasn’t sending a clear enough message as to the state of affairs this week, the weather forecast surely fills in the blanks. Ay caramba! Take …
Afternoon Walk on the Farm
Now and for the next couple of months we will go between perfectly beautiful and clean (with a layer of snow) to genuinely sloppy and unkempt. But even with the farm at its most muddy and crusty, there is always something extraordinary to look at, such as the reflection of …
Happy New Year!
As we look back at 2013, we are finding ourselves more than ready to jump into 2014. It was a fast-paced year with growth, change and the opening of our market. A big year! There are a lot of moving parts to farm-to-market, not least of which are the animals. …
Working in the Snow
Well, we decided to commute to work at St. Michael’s after the last snow… Of course, Jon and I seemed to really be ‘recreating’ and, moreover, ‘watching’ compared to Taylor, who was getting the cattle and sheep flerd moved, fed and watered. When it’s this cold, the ice has to …
First Big Snow
Well, the school called at 6am and we have been outside frolicking ever since. There really is nothing like a snow day and a few brisk snowballs to get you in the holiday spirit! I decided to head over to St. Michaels to check on the steers. They were peacefully …
Cue the Holiday Music
When one season just slides into another (Thanksgiving/Hannukah/End of School/Christmas/New Year) in the same way a Grateful Dead set rolls through the songs without breaks (Bertha/Playin’ in the Band/Uncle John’s band/drums/Playin’ reprise/Sunshine Daydream/Touch of Grey), you simply have to let the ‘season’ wash over you. But before we depart fully …
Big Day. Long Day.
When all was said and done the turkey processing day was a success, but the the hours were long. Did anyone else catch this sunset Saturday? We were about 2/3 of the way through at this point! What started at dawn, when the processing trailer pulled up to the barn, …
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