We've yet to take down the buckets but it seems that sugaring season has come to a close, a full week before we had even tapped last year. The grass is greening in front of our eyes now, and the soil thermometer registered 75 yesterday in our sandy field. Even more than the … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: A Stolen Month
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Full and By Farm: Farm Ambiance
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
Looking Home | Champlain Area Trails
Stites McDaniel is the director of Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center and his experience in the outdoors prompted him to enter the Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing contest. One of the contest's finalists, McDaniel's entry "Looking Home" compels an almost … [Read more...] about Looking Home | Champlain Area Trails
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