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2021 Planting
Apr 27, 2021
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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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Closed for 2020 Season
Oct 29, 2020
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
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Sugar shack
Nov 13, 2019
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
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Reflecting on a year
Nov 11, 2019
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
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2nd Annual TSF Staff Awards 2019
Jul 01, 2019
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
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Climate Change panel
Apr 03, 2019
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
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Pre-cut balsam: One more day
Dec 05, 2018
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.
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Christmas Trees for 2022
Oct 14, 2018
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
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