Thanks to those who came out Friday to stomp on bean pods and free up the beautifully colored beans. We wrapped up quickly, with all of the threshing and winnowing done by lunch time. After a delicious chili and corn bread meal prepared by Cara, we were back at it, sorting and … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Lists of Work
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Full and By Farm: Work Party Friday
Work party friday — come help us put a big dent in the piles of drying bean pods! The beans have been up in the hay mow since fall, drying out in their pods and on the vines. We're looking for all the help that we can get to thresh the beans from the vines and then winnow out the … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Work Party Friday
Full and By Farm: Sloggin’ Through Snow Drifts
Another cold and snowy week—a week sloggin' through snow drifts, feeding out hay and keeping water running. We've been really fortunate this year, with such bitterly cold temperatures, to have no water problems (knock on wood) yet. The animals have been great, the fully insulated … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Sloggin’ Through Snow Drifts
2014 Grand Hike Retrospective
With the "Blizzard of 2015" already waning, my mind turns to sunnier spring days in the Champlain Valley. In case you need a little pick-me-up to encourage you through the frosty, windy days of late January, I'm passing along some photographs that I took during the 2014 Grand … [Read more...] about 2014 Grand Hike Retrospective
Full and By Farm: Ice Dominates Barnyard
Another cold but sunny day. The animals and farmers are all shuffling around cautiously this week, trying not to slip on the vast swaths of ice that dominate the barnyard thanks to last weekend's thaw-rain-freeze combo. The slow shuffle pace is in contrast to the heightened rush … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Ice Dominates Barnyard