It's been another busy sugar-season week, dominated by long days and late nights of boiling sap. This time of year we get to have all of our meals outside by the fire as well as farm meetings, rarely returning inside other than for sleep. Watching weather come and … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Farm Ambiance
Full and By Farm: Sweet Syrup and Politics
We boiled syrup late into Monday night. I split wood by the nearly full moon as it reflected brightly off of new snowfall, pin point stars and bright planets shining down. And the crisp, crisp air burning into your lungs and fingertips if you stepped more than a few paces from … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Sweet Syrup and Politics
Full and By Farm: Fermented Foods
Don't forget that summer share forms are due today for Full and By Farm. Meeting this deadline will get you a discount and ensure you a spot (you can still turn your forms in later but space is not guaranteed). Please call today or check in at pick-up if you still have questions. … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Fermented Foods
Full and By Farm: Choosing Seeds
I sat down this week to peruse and place the big annual seed order, one of the coziest and most delightful of winter tasks. Last year I nestled in close to a warm fire, with wind and snow whipping against the windows, the view a sheet of pure white. This year, not so … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Choosing Seeds
Full and By Farm: Community Thanks
A cold and quiet week has passed at the farm. Entering numbers into computer programs and trying my best to decipher employment tax forms, finally getting to a field plan for next season's vegetables and putting in a potato order (a seed crop that is in drastically … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Community Thanks