Category Archives: General news

launching Willow Brook Farm & Art Center fundraising

Posted in General news by Third Stone on September 13, 2016 | No comments

Yep. I know I’ve been out of the loop for a while… but not exactly with my feet up. OK, yeah, maybe I had a moment in a hammock on one of those 90 degree summer days… I’ve been so busy between trying to keep up with the farm chores,...

Big news! Third Stone Farm announces subsidiary Willow Brook Farm and a 2016 fellowship

Posted in General news by Third Stone on January 4, 2016 | No comments

Please share the news with whomever may be interested in our new project! Seeking applications and proposals for the 2016 Beginning Farmer Fellowship at Willow Brook Farm, a permaculture and art center Application Deadline: January 25, 2016 Willow Brook Farm is a 75-acre homestead in central NH founded in 2014....

Working on a new sign

Posted in General news by Third Stone on November 20, 2015 | No comments

I’m finally getting around to upgrading our signage for the frontage close to route 28. Maybe I’ll even get it ready before we open for the season. One flaw in my design is that it’s HEAVY. who wants to help me put it up? Update: New sign is up...

Announcing our Open Times for 2015

Posted in General news by Third Stone on November 4, 2015 | No comments

We’ll be open from 9AM-4PM on the two weekends after Thanksgiving: Saturday & Sunday, November 28th & 29th and Saturday & Sunday, December 5th & 6th We look forward to seeing you all then! Tim, Atlanta & Willow...

Photos from 2014 Christmas season

Posted in General news by Third Stone on November 1, 2015 | No comments

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What’s been going on?

Posted in General news by Third Stone on October 20, 2015 | No comments

Yeah, what have I been up to this year? I’ve hardly had a chance to write a thing about what’s been going on this year, I’ve just been so busy and I’ve been keeping a low profile. At the very end of 2014, we purchased 75+ acres across the street...

Can you say hoe, hoe, hoe?

Posted in General news by Third Stone on October 7, 2015 | No comments

What, you say I can’t spell? Well, let me tell you — someone just acquired a back HOE for the tractor. Super excited. Isn’t the whole purpose of the farm to collect more toys?...

Christmas Trees in the summer?

Posted in General news by Third Stone on May 27, 2015 | No comments

Sure, most people probably don’t think of Christmas trees so much when the birds are chirping and bees buzzing during the warm season we’re in right now. But, Nick & Kim have corrected me on that. Back in December of 2013, they got engaged while at our farm choosing a...

2015 tree planting

Posted in General news by Third Stone on May 12, 2015 | No comments

Wow, 1,000 trees in the ground in one day! With such a late spring, it sure seemed like we would never be able to get out there into the fields to prep for this year’s trees. Then suddenly it was summer and the trees were starting to come out of...

hmmm…

Posted in Farm tools, General news by Third Stone on December 16, 2014 | 2 comments

So, yes, I bought another tractor. No, I didn’t get this: Instead, I bought a 1977 Kubota. It’s a good little tractor, but it sure is a shock to go from the 2001 JD to this old one! When we went to take a look at it, Atlanta kept asking: why...