Getting back to work in 2023
May 27, 2023
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May 20, 2023 On this spectacular spring Sunday afternoon, I find myself relaxing after a two-week whirlwind of farm work. Two important things stand out about this moment: one, that I am relaxing, and two, that I am relaxing. Uh, what? As some of you already know, I fell fr
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Annual Maintenance
Oct 17, 2022
As cool nights and early sunsets roll into October, we squeeze out every last minute of the day in a last dash to get our farm work done before frost sets in. Mid July is always seductive with long, hot and dry days that tease that they’ll go one forever. Then late September rev
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What a year!
Sep 22, 2022
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
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In the news…
Oct 27, 2021
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!
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Biscuit
Sep 22, 2021
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 d
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The end of Summer
Sep 21, 2021
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 of insect activity. Everyth
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Sugar Shack
May 25, 2021
In 2019, I finally got to work on our long anticipated sugar shack so that we could boil sap under cover & out of the wind. During the early spring, I cut down white pine trees that had been blown over or broken during the last two winters. With Chris’ help for a week in May
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2021 Planting
Apr 27, 2021
It was tough to plant this year — just before we were scheduled to plant, we got a lot of rain. This year’s block was under water so we had to delay a day but fortunately we got some sun & wind for things to dry out. Who knows how many of the trees will survive given t
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