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a good farmer???
so, one of the feral (and extremely skittish) cats who we named chris (because she appeared at christmas) has decided to have her kittens in the shed where i keep my tractor…. chris is so skittish, she runs away even when we give her food.. and now we have good weather and fields to till.. for most people there would be no dilemma here at all.. but i’m not most people, am i?.. … Read entire article »
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nettles
nettles!! indicators of fertile soil.. extraordinarily nutritious (especially rich in iron) .. amazingly tasty.. just make sure you have your gloves and tongs handy.. … Read entire article »
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exuberance
a little bit of exuberance – inside planting in march.. a first for this farm.. … Read entire article »
new digs
getting ready for the season in some new ‘digs’ … Read entire article »
spring sunchokes
spring digging of sunchokes – a first for this farm … Read entire article »
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brimming with gladness
normally i would consider stuffed anything to be too complicated.. but my world is presently full of gladness resulting from this experiment – steamed sweet dumpling squash stuffed with black beans and rice and subsequently baked.. … Read entire article »
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still digging..
still digging – in previous years i would have been sloshing around in mud or fighting with half-frozen soil to harvest these sunchokes (jerusalem artichokes) in the middle of november – this year the digging experience is comparatively enjoyable.. … Read entire article »
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as golden as the setting sun
today this made lunch and tomorrow’s soup/stew.. beautifully golden as the setting sun.. tomorrow’s (open house) menu is stew, buttercup soup, boiled daikon, crackers, roasted sweet dumpling, roasted sunchokes, and braised greens.. … Read entire article »
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