As many of you know, we have made great progress on our wood-fired bread oven. We got the majority of it completed last year and then BANG – the busy farmer’s market season hit and we soared successfully into a full-fledged business – very much in part because of folks like … [Read more...] about Help Us Fire Up A Wood-Fired Bread Oven
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Triple Green Jade Farm: A Year in Pictures
I’m sitting on my deck overlooking the Boquet Mountains. It’s dusk and the birds are performing a unique sonic backdrop I’ve not heard before. Possibly a mixture of new mating calls and conversations that is marked by this time of year. The orchestra has now finished its … [Read more...] about Triple Green Jade Farm: A Year in Pictures
Making Hay While the Sun Shines
While that may have been the prize puzzle phrase on last night’s Wheel of Fortune, it is also what we’ve been up to at work recently at the Cornell Research Farm in Willsboro. You see, a rare thing happened recently. The Sun shone brightly and warmly for 3 successive days thus … [Read more...] about Making Hay While the Sun Shines
A Month of New Beginnings
New growth The fireflies are popping and going off like minute little fireworks over the short, but stocky rye, orchard grass and hairy vetch that will soon be ready for its first cut of the year. The lack of rain makes them a bit shorter than this time last year, hopefully … [Read more...] about A Month of New Beginnings
Help Bring An Old Farm Back To Life
Kimmy and I have had several awesome experiences as guests traveling abroad and working on farms in exchange for room and board. We made chevre in Brittany and tended Icelandic sheep in Copenhagen. We used organizations like WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities On Organic Farms) … [Read more...] about Help Bring An Old Farm Back To Life