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 “the field corn needs …
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, and is huge. And of course mint, the …
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-house has sat empty, but believe it has been a while. Recently a “Land …
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 is corn. This realization of lack of veggies was …
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 makes every thing a 1000 …
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 my opinion better version of New York State fall. I …
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 ahead of me. Some wives …
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 again. I could hardly believe it after a late evening pasture walk …
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 little rhymes from Wikipedia to help you identify poison …
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 seriously unprepared, and ended up sitting in the cow pasture for an …
