Dear fellow farm members, This past Saturday was a chilly day! and we have much to be thankful for: The tractor team composted Kildeer. Terry loaded the manure spreader with the front loader, from a pile of horse manure from Sue’s farm down the road, which Mike brought over to Julia’s land last summer and…
Last wednesday was a soggy work day. Margarete, Niko, and Nigel helped take down the fencing around Spring Garden, roll it up and put it in the barn. Found more praying mantis cacoons! Fencing in! stored behind the beautiful curtain (thanks Abby :-)! We also cleaned up beds in Old Pasture. It was easy to…
This past Wednesday we focused on Old Pasture. Kacee, Karen and Nigel cut and mulched the two dahlia beds.. We used old hay and leaves. The repaired garden carts came in very handy! Our neighbor, Mike VanRiper, delivered a round bale of straw and he and Nigel rolled it through the garden gate! I want…
We’ve had a glorious season, under Mark A’s careful and devoted stewardship, with a good infusion of energy from Kacee, Mark S, Lucia, and member and friend volunteers, from Eileen’s sanctuary beekeeping and wonderful pedagogy to Caitlin’s beautiful flowers. The cooperation and collaboration that made the 2024 season so wonderfully successful continues as the…
