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Rehoboth Homestead

Full and By Farm: Dwindling Egg Numbers

Sara Kurak · June 24, 2016 · 1 Comment

You may have noticed in the last few weeks that the egg compartment looks a little more spacious than usual. Our egg numbers have been slowly dwindling and we are now down to about half the usual yield. It is typical for numbers to bounce around a bit, with some dips and rises. … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Dwindling Egg Numbers

Essex Farm: Planting

Essex Farm · May 2, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: "The first transplants are out of the greenhouse and in the ground now. Lettuce, chard, onions, scallions, shallots. Those rows look like someone waved a Technicolor wand over a sepia-toned world. … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Planting