early spring....
We’ve had some gloriously warm days and the green is returning. The forest is slowly waking up and full sap trucks are running up and down the road. I love…
some favorites...
I’m a bit of a nerd about resilient plants and I mostly make notes on what plants do well with the least amount of input from me. I’d rather grow…
august....
– I learned to make sourdough donuts at a workshop held by Jessica in her cozy VT kitchen. – I love how pretty garden clean-up is when it’s time to…
early may....
Things in bloom…. For the 400+ daffodil bulbs we planted last year, I only planted 40 tulips. Why? Everything wants to eat them. I might do a bed inside the…
april blooms...
Remember all those bulbs we planted last fall? The magic has begun, here are a few of my very favorites….. Photos of single flowers top to bottom: I never really…
dreaming of wild ramps....
Dreaming of nettle and wild ramp/leek soup. This is the second spring I’ve transplanted wild ramps from the back of our property to the creek near the house. It’s a…
farm notes 9.27.23
I grew husk cherries for the first time this year and my new son-in-law lovingly refers to them as veggie-berries. I’m not sure how I feel about them, personally, but…
farm notes 6.30.23
Our driveway up to the house is a little on the steep side which creates two “hillsides” – one that is a pain to mow (pictured below) and one that…