Writer’s Break – A trip to a blooming apple orchard – April 27, 2014 Steph’s Pics Stephanie had scoped out this photo op spot weeks ago as a place to return to after the trees had begun to bloom. Hoping we had the timing right, Stephanie drove us out to the […]
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We made our way happily though March, spending a lot of time outside, starting up the garden, exorcising winter with a bonfire and in general inching our way towards warmer weather in fits and starts with temperature swings from just above freezing to shorts and flip flop weather. WINTER GO AWAY Amy and
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Bob and Malcolm continue making progress on the Greenhouses they are building at The Plant – March, 2014 MARCH 10TH The doors and windows have been framed in and Bob uses a Solar Pathfinder to see how much sun will reach the greenhouse. EYE OF THE BEHOLDER It’s always good to
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Always the nature freaks, we’ll go out and wander through the woods no matter the weather. But it’s a whole lot more fun when the weather is nice and this month Mother Nature was definitely in a good mood. – March, 2014 FIRST BLOOM – MARCH 2ND Amy joined us for a couple
Spring Planting and CSA Potluck at the Farm – March 30, 2014 THE STAGE IS SET Today’s goal is to plant these flats of kale, onion and lettuce in the back field. But first, compost must be added to the beds. THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT The two beds were covered in leaf
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A typical February in “El Norte” complete with cold, snow and much longing for Spring but with enough bright spots to push our happiness meters above the halfway mark. PURGE Camille began the month with the empowering activity of cleaning out the community refrigerator. Here’s the before and after. FUN IN THE BARN
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After a few days in the 60 degree range we thought we had winter behind. That’s about when we woke to find our world buried in snow – February 12 and 13, 2014 GOOD MORNING Well, this is what we found the morning of February 12. Snowville, U.S.A. The birds were queued up at
Another great month with a good balance of work and play, warm weather and cold. STARTING THE YEAR RIGHT Good friends and good food is the best way to start a new year. Check out more pictures from our annual Hoppin John Party LEETLE PITTSBORO Home to one of the 600 or
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Our fourth annual New Year’s Day party (we skipped a year in 2013) featuring Spot and big pots of beans and rice with greens and cornbread and Spot photos for those who were new to Trouts Farm. – January 1, 2014 PARTY PREP Camille opens the first bottle of champagne for a pre-party
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Firewood. It’s what happens when life gives you fallen trees and reasonable weather. All you need is willing friends with chainsaws and a wood splitter. January, 2014 THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING POPLAR Let’s just say it was an unpopular tree. Its roots were “death to mower” and it continually dropped small branches
