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Spring showers, family, coolers & more
More family fun Since our last post, the drama of first year farming has subdued back to its normal manageable daily level. My parents visited the farm for the first time this last week, which brightened our week. They seemed … Continue reading
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The field house is up …
… and we love it, love it, love it! For those of you who have been following our story from the beginning (seemingly years ago, but really just in March), you’ll remember our Haygrove saga—the poor doomed hoop house that … Continue reading
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Strip tillage and gender roles!
The racy subject lines always get attention. Since I (Casey) have not posted yet, there’s a lot of pressure to be flashy. Instead, I’ll just be nerdy. We’ve been working on tilling and prepping our beds for planting this season … Continue reading
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Three milestones
The last few days have been crazy. In so many ways. They represent a turning point in our season, in that we had some big milestones. There were, as always, many bumps along the way. As always. As always. Sigh. … Continue reading
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Monday morning
Another productive couple of days out here. A few moments of particular excitement: first of all, this morning we ‘potted on’ all the tomatoes, peppers and eggplants! They now have two-inches of yummy soil to dig into. They look so … Continue reading
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Easter mud, family fun & more
Yesterday we had our first official family visit to our farm. Casey’s family braved the mud of Easter afternoon to tromp around the hothouse and empty fields. It was one of the coldest, wettest days we’ve had out here, so … Continue reading
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Progress!!!!
[ETA on 4/15/14: I am updating this post almost exactly nine years after first it, because this is the entry we get BY FAR the most inquiries about from other farmers out there. It must pop up in a search … Continue reading
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Successes!
I thought that I should quickly update again, since the last blog entry was mostly about our farming trials and tribulations. The last two days have been incredibly productive, and we’re feeling much more confident about everything out here on … Continue reading
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A few misadventures in farming
When we started this farm blog, we decided early on to record the good and the bad. Sure, we figured we might look a little silly when we made inevitable mistakes, but this is what farming is all about (right?). … Continue reading
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Two Days: 100 Errands (plus more photos!)
In the last two days, we Bought and hauled a yard of compost (which we found at the most amazing place ever in Mac — Greenlands Landscape Supply). A photo of the pile: (Not very exciting picture, I know.) Hauled … Continue reading
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