There’s no way around it, 2020 has been a crazy year for all of us. Covid-19 has impacted the way we work and prevented some of our planned projects this year. The farm sits in the regional pocket of NH’s extreme drought classification. That means we’ve had losses of our yo
After years of talking about building a sugar shack to house our maple syrup operation, 2019 became the year of action. The work really began in the early winter making plans and designs and reading about how to build using timber frame techniques. My goal was to use wood from the f
Yesterday, I posted a photo on Facebook of a crate of split firewood. The sun had set & the last bit of light was quickly fading with perfect timing to the finish of my firewood chores. That crate was the last of 18 stacks of wood that I made this year: 12 crates for heating at h
This year’s staff appreciation party was a hoot. You all know sports, right? (You had to be there…) We definitely could get all of the farm work done with out all of the help and support from our friends and family. The work is endless from planting trees, to mowing gras
I recently had the privilege to join Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Representative Chris Pappas at the 2019 Climate Impacts Maple Breakfast hosted by the Union of Concerned Scientists at the University of New Hampshire. I was on the panel with Jennifer Wilhelm of the NH Food Alliance and
We’ve had a very busy season and we are now out of our own cut-your-own trees. We have plenty of NH grown, pre-cut balsam fir still available for Saturday 12/15 9AM-4PM. 7-9′ trees — all are now $45.
Frosty windows, cool days, crunching leaves, early sunsets and the aroma of Thanksgiving dinner… that must mean it’s time for Christmas trees — my favorite time of year. We will be opening up our farm for cut-your-own Christmas trees during the two weekends following
When it comes down to it, so much of our work is a family affair. Whether it’s planting the seedlings in the spring, mowing the fields throw the summer, maintaining the equipment in the fall, or opening up for harvest in the winter — we just couldn’t do it without all of the generous
Rescuing more than 1,200 lost varieties of apples isn’t for the faint of heart. It requires meticulous organization, persistence, and research methods that range from conventional to one-of-a-kind. That’s where Tom Brown of Clemmons, North Carolina, enters the picture, according to Southern L...