"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.”
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Full and By Farm: Cattle Escape in the Night
A few months ago I would have just about taken a nap in the pasture with our beloved bull Hal. We raised him up since he was a wee one and he payed the perfect amount of attention to us as well as kept the perfect amount of distance from us. Calmly moving when we asked him to … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Cattle Escape in the Night
Full and By Farm: Preparing for Winter
Sorry this is so belated, I lost power mid-way through the second paragraph and only recently have had it restored. We were quite surprised early this morning to open the door to Silka, our loving barn cat who wants nothing more in life than to be an indoor cat, sitting on a … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Preparing for Winter
Full and By Farm: Fresh Thanksgiving Ingredients
With all of the spring like weather it is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is coming up. Since the holiday falls on a Thursday we're moving pick-up to WEDNESDAY night next week--same time, same place. You can't find a better farm holiday than Thanksgiving, an entire day devoted … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Fresh Thanksgiving Ingredients
Full and By Farm: Bonding in the Field
Fresh leaves are back this week. We have small, but beautiful, lettuce heads to pull from the field today. I decided to wait one more week on the spinach though, it is as dainty and baby sweet as the earliest spring spinach, but so small that I doubt I can wring a full box out … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Bonding in the Field