I am confident that the usual blanket of snow will arrive just a little bit later than expected this year... [so] even if we have springlike conditions in January, we'll find a way to get outside and play. As such, this morning when the weatherman said it would be sunny with … [Read more...] about Conquering Coon Mountain in Winter
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Wildlife, Connected In and Out of Town
Every week since January 2011, Westport ninth-grader Peter Hartwell and mentor David Thomas Train have been exploring the Champlain Area Trails and observing every nook and cranny for evidence of wildlife and their actions. Those explorations eventually prompted them to enter the … [Read more...] about Wildlife, Connected In and Out of Town
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
Full and By Farm: Butchering the Bull
We tackled Hal this week, at least the front quarters of him, and he's proven to be quite formidable. Beef is generally hung to age in four quarters, then each quarter is carried up to the butcher shop to be further broken down into the various cuts. In Hal's case we cut the … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Butchering the Bull
Full and By Farm: “Boy, that’s one good potato.”
"Boy, that's one good potato" is a sentiment expressed around our house a lot lately. It's been a few weeks since we dug into the bags of russet potatoes and I haven't wanted to look back since. Moist, firm, waxy, dry and mealy are the terms bandied about in seed catalogues to … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: “Boy, that’s one good potato.”