Corn Chopping Season! I am proud and a little relieved to say we have just finished corn chopping, and in record time to boot! Corn chopping is pretty much the official end to the growing season on our farm, and usually, by the point it rolls around...
Hay is tricky, a large part of your success is dependant on the weather. Hay needs hot low moisture days to dry, and if you remember there wasn't a lot of those days this summer. But we were still able to get through both 1st and 2nd cutting, and...
Yesterday afternoon, I took the short walk across my yard to the other side of our barn to take some pictures of my Concord Grape Vine for an upcoming post and was met with the sad eyes of a scrawny cat. I wish I could say I was surprised by the...
I thought it might be fun to share some of our farming activities today. Believe it or not, my husband has already been out planting sweet corn, but today we are talking tomatoes! A few years ago the farm added a hoop house (or unheated greenhouse...
It is a good thing they are cute, because they sure are a lot of work! Yup, we had another set of twins on the farm! And they have been keeping me busy! If you have been following for a while, you might remember we had our last set of twins...
If you’ve kept chickens during the cold winter months before you know just how challenging this can be. Here in the Finger Lakes it can get down to a chilly -12°F, which can make chickens very unhappy! In these conditions, if you’ve managed to stop...
While sitting on my new deck enjoying a hot cup of coffee, the quiet stillness of the morning, and the gorgeous filmy haze that hung in the air. I decided to take a little stroll down the lane way to check out the cows and calves that were milling...
“Making hay while the sun shines,” is an old traditional phrase, basically it is a reminder to make good use of your time or make the most of an opportunity while you have the chance. There is no set harvest date for hay, in an ideal...
Summer has winded down, and I have to tell you I am looking forward to a slower pace. But before we can button up the field work and call it done the field corn needs to be harvested and stored for winter. I almost choked on my coffee when I reread...
A couple of days ago I noticed my herb garden was bursting at the seams. My two parsley plants are massive, I had to pinch flower blossoms off my basil and oregano, and my newest addition to my herb garden, tarragon has done better than I expected...
I often pass this deteriorating barn in Macedon on Route 31 when I am out running errands. Precariously situated on the edge of Wal-mart sprawl, it silently sits empty awaiting it’s fate. I honestly can not recall how long the barn and farm...
Today as I was digging in my freezer it occurred to me, I have slacked significantly in the “putting food up” department. It is January, six months away from any sort of fresh produce coming off of my farm, and all I have in my freezer...
So, I realize this post may just get lost in a sea of other voices who are just fed up with this winter. But I need to talk about this cold weather, and honestly if someone in Upstate NY complains about the cold, you know it must be bad. The cold...
It seems like in Upstate New York Fall could almost be divided into two seasons. The bright pretty fall: And the “if it is going to be cold and miserable could it at least snow Fall?”. It has clearly transitioned out of the first, and in...
It has been raining here, a lot! I would complain about it, but it seems wrong after the massive lack of rain we had last year. I took a walk after the rain ended. It was foggy, smelled like worms and made me realize exactly how much weeding I have...
I have not posted much about the farm lately. We are just beginning to get our bearings and settle into our new normal of calving/baseball/softball/planting season. And just as things seem to settle into a routine, we will soon have to re-adjust...
Red Fox in the Cow Pasture Red foxes prefer to hunt in the early morning hours before sunrise and late evening, they often hunt small mammals and rodents. We have had our fair share of dealings with foxes around the farm. This guy was spotted one...
We have this poison ivy growing up our barn. every year we battle it, and every year it comes back. I am very, very, very allergic. The last few times I have actually gotten the poison ivy rash I had to be treated with steroids. Here are some cute...
When you think of “when animals attack” what is the first animal that pops into your mind? Shark? Bear? maybe dogs? Yesterday I had an unfortunate run in with a cranky momma cow. I never take being around livestock lightly, but I was...
If you have been following along with the cows here on the farm, you might know I have a favorite, her name is Big Red and as far as I am concerned she is as close to dairy cow temperament a beef cow will ever get. (And yes, of as yesterday...
Hi! I’m Jennifer – a work at home, farmer's wife, mom to 3, living life in Upstate New York! I love sharing tasty recipes, easy do it yourself projects, and little stories of life on a farm in the Finger Lakes.
Jennifer Morrisey
