They’re a staple of summer: Farm stands, roadside fixtures that farms use to sell locally grown produce and other value-added products. As part of long-standing tradition, most are unmanned and operate on an honor system through the use of cash boxes. But this summer has … [Read more...] about Champlain Valley Farm Stands Targeted by Thieves (THE SUN)
Rehoboth Homestead
Full and By Farm: Dwindling Egg Numbers
You may have noticed in the last few weeks that the egg compartment looks a little more spacious than usual. Our egg numbers have been slowly dwindling and we are now down to about half the usual yield. It is typical for numbers to bounce around a bit, with some dips and rises. … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Dwindling Egg Numbers
Essex Farm: Planting
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: "The first transplants are out of the greenhouse and in the ground now. Lettuce, chard, onions, scallions, shallots. Those rows look like someone waved a Technicolor wand over a sepia-toned world. … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Planting