After six days of mowing, raking, baling and moving hay bales from dawn till past dusk we all looked like the walking dead moving around the farm. The gusty, shower-filled day Tuesday and non-stop pouring rain Wednesday provided a much-needed reprieve. If we weren't so far behind … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Haymaking Farmers
James Graves
Full and By Farm: Magical Year in the Fields (So Far)
This has been a magical year in the fields so far—a near perfect mix of sun, rain, warm and cool weather. Across the vegetable field the plants are happy and growing well. The dry spells have been dry enough and regular enough to keep a good handle on cultivating and hoeing, … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Magical Year in the Fields (So Far)
Full and By Farm: Leek Moth Larva
Early Monday I went out to the vegetable field to make up a work list for the week. This year's garlic crop is set directly across from the field entrance and the first thing that I come upon. Every day I expect to see scapes shooting up and starting their curly cue. With the … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Leek Moth Larva
Full and By Farm: Monthly Farm Tours
James has been dreaming and scheming about a monthly farm program that he is calling Full and By First Hand. On the first Thursday of the month he will be leading a mini-farm tour starting at 5. This week, the piglets. See where they live, how they root, help out with feeding and … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Monthly Farm Tours
Full and By Farm: Spring Greens
Spring greens have arrived in abundance. The leaves that were much too small to even think about cutting last Thursday are pushing too big. In the rush of warm sun and foggy rain we skipped right over baby greens stage. The strawberry plants look beautiful. They are full, lushly … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Spring Greens