Thanks to Elizabeth and the Henderson clan for coming out in the beautiful sunshine Sunday and making quick work of the root harvest. Beets, which grow mostly above ground and seem to always love our farmland are in abundance for the year. As tap roots the carrot crop wasn't … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Root Success and Failure
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Full and By Farm: Fall on the Farm
Under a thick layer of wool I finally pulled the tomato stakes yesterday afternoon, prepping that section of field to be turned under with a layer of compost at the end of the week. If the weather holds long enough it should be all set for the early planting of onions seedlings … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Fall on the Farm
Full and By Farm: Making Cider, Butter, and Sausage
The temperatures are starting to drop a little bit, but the rain is still going strong. I haven't experienced terribly many Essex falls yet, but to my mind a year with tomatoes in the first week of October was an exceptional thing, an extra little gift of summer for my birthday. … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Making Cider, Butter, and Sausage
Full and By Farm: Rain, Rain Go Away
One of the most exciting thing that I've seen lately is the seven day forecast. It feels like we are underwater here and desperate for a few blue days to help us dry out. We're seeing the fall-out of so much rain in the veggie fields. The tops of cabbage and broccoli have brown … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Rain, Rain Go Away
Full and By Farm: Welcomes Vacation, Birth, and Rain
I'm away on some much needed vacation for the week, and have done my best to stay ignorant on happenings on the farm and in the outside world. Things trickle in of course (it's too hard to turn my back completely). On Monday we welcomed in a new little bull calf out of our Jersey … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Welcomes Vacation, Birth, and Rain