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What a year!

Posted in General news by Third Stone on September 22, 2022 | No comments

This has been a stunningly dry year. So many times I have watched those predicted storms dissipate right as they passed over our farm. Yet another year or new transplant loss — it’s a good thing we planted extra. But, today, you’d never know we had a drought. The sky...

In the news…

Posted in General news, Maple sugaring by Third Stone on October 27, 2021 | No comments

I try to talk about climate change whenever I get the chance and in any context. This for broadcast on Denver News: https://www.thedenverchannel.com Our puppy makes his national news debut!...

Biscuit

Posted in General news by Third Stone on September 22, 2021 | No comments

Biscuit Gaudreau joined the farm family in 2020 and is now the youngest member of our crew. After a bit of training, Biscuit has found his niche, including herding workers, chasing chipmunks and making sure Tim doesn’t miss a single stick left on the ground. After a hard days work,...

New Carts

Posted in Farm tools, General news by Third Stone on September 21, 2021 | No comments

One of the big projects this summer was to make up some new tree carts. Our old wooden ones are getting tired and I could not find any more of the metal “tree limos” that we really like using. So, what’s a farmer to do? Make our own. With a...

The end of Summer

Posted in General news by Third Stone on September 21, 2021 | No comments

September tends to be a bittersweet time for me — the days are finally cooling off making it easier to work outside on the farm, but the sun goes down a bit too early and the kiss of winter’s cold is not far off. Each fall I notice the intensity...