Our first real taste of spring this week, and everyone's spirits are riding high in the sunshine and warm temperatures. The spring that seemed to never be coming has firmly taken hold. We dug into the ground for the first time yesterday, discing in a meager cover crop that never … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Surprise Visitors
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Full and By Farm: Great Sugaring
We've had a run of perfectly warm days and cool nights—setting us up for great sugaring weather this past week. The evaporator has been burning late, night after night. Day after day we've had great runs and we need the bulk tank empty first thing in the morning for the trip up … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Great Sugaring
Lakeside School: Farm and Forest Summer Camp
Farm and Forest Summer Camp at Black Kettle Farm Join us this summer for Farm and Forest Summer Camp at Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm! This meaningful summer experience is offered to children 4-9 years old on a weekly enrollment basis throughout the month of July. … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Farm and Forest Summer Camp
Full and By Farm: Tapping the Sugarbush
Monday was a glorious day for tapping—our coats, vests, gloves and hats being dropped like bread crumbs along the path in the sugarbush. Within minutes of drilling, each hole was already welling up with sap, a tap was put in, the bucket hung and the sweet plunking sound of the … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Tapping the Sugarbush
Essex County Agriculture
If you missed the great article in the Valley News, "Essex County agricultural community reflects on past year, offers 2015 wish list" by Pete DeMola, then you may want to go read it. It is a very thorough and comprehensive look at the agricultural community in our county, and … [Read more...] about Essex County Agriculture