We have reached the final pickup of the winter share. As we take a break from distributing the trickling remains of last year's harvest we're just getting ready to dig in for the new season. Six cute black and white piglets arrived at the farm last Saturday. They have timidly … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Digging into the New Season
Sara Kurak
Full and By Farm: Time Yet for Good Things
The sugaring season has not quite looked up yet. James was reminding us at breakfast that we are officially half-way through (six weeks is generally the amount of time you have before your tap holes start closing up). We've only had two not-so-great runs so far, even the warm … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Time Yet for Good Things
Full and By Farm: True Spring
This was the first true week of spring on the farm. A week that saw snow showers, pouring rain, hail, and a mixture of all three falling simultaneously while blue sky and puffy white clouds were visible on the southern horizon—like all of spring was being compressed into a … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: True Spring
Full and By Farm: Empty Sap Buckets
We had a wonderful Saturday in the woods tapping maple trees up at the Hanna's. The weather forecast promised a full week of warm days and cool nights, each day perfect for a good sap run. Unfortunately we've never quite crept above freezing here, the sky's been blanketed with … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Empty Sap Buckets
Full and By Farm: Planning for New Season
Planning for the coming farm season is well under way. An idea we are working on is for Nathan and Racey to raise broiler chickens for the Full and By CSA this season on their new Jersey Street farm. This would be a great way for us to focus more of our work hours on construction … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Planning for New Season