Thanks to Elizabeth and the Henderson clan for coming out in the beautiful sunshine Sunday and making quick work of the root harvest. Beets, which grow mostly above ground and seem to always love our farmland are in abundance for the year. As tap roots the carrot crop wasn't … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Root Success and Failure
Activities
Renewal Weekend at Live Well
Live Well Offers Three Days of Mind/Body Workshops on Nov. 11th – 13th. Renewal Weekend: Outdoor Explorations/Inner Discoveries Live Well, the Champlain Valley’s newest mind/body Wellness Center is offering their first weekend health focused retreat, Renewal Weekend: Outdoor … [Read more...] about Renewal Weekend at Live Well
Full and By Farm: Fall on the Farm
Under a thick layer of wool I finally pulled the tomato stakes yesterday afternoon, prepping that section of field to be turned under with a layer of compost at the end of the week. If the weather holds long enough it should be all set for the early planting of onions seedlings … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Fall on the Farm
Full and By Farm: Making Cider, Butter, and Sausage
The temperatures are starting to drop a little bit, but the rain is still going strong. I haven't experienced terribly many Essex falls yet, but to my mind a year with tomatoes in the first week of October was an exceptional thing, an extra little gift of summer for my birthday. … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Making Cider, Butter, and Sausage
Rustic Cabin Decor Brings Fall Inside Your Home
"Finally, fall is in the air! All around our little town the leaves are beginning to turn color, the air is crisp and cooler, and our thoughts turn to mugs of hot apple cider, visits to the pumpkin patch, and fuzzy warm slippers. What better way to celebrate the change of … [Read more...] about Rustic Cabin Decor Brings Fall Inside Your Home