Have you heard of Stitch Fix? Honestly, I would be really surprised if you haven’t. Bloggers and YouTubers seem to love the service, it is heavily advertised, and so many times I have complimented friends on their clothes and got the reply “thanks, I got it from Stitch Fix” So when it became painfully clear…
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Chopping Corn Silage for Feed
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 we (well, maybe it’s just me) are just…
Hay Day on the Farm
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 put up some good looking hay in the process.
Squaw Island | Canandaigua Lake
Squaw Island is an 11,000-year-old island located at the north end of Canandaigua Lake. It is known to be New York State’s smallest Fish and Wildlife Management Area and one of the two known islands in the eleven Finger Lakes. Seneca woman and children sought refuge on the Island during the 1779 Sullivan Expeditions, and it is one of the few places on earth where ‘water biscuits’ form.
The Popular Ball® freshTECH Electric Water Bath Canner + Multicooker is on Flash Sale!
The Ball® freshTECH Electric Water Bath Canner + Multicooker is no longer on flash sale, I hope you were able to get one if this sort of canner would be useful for you, both my best friend and I grabbed one and we will both be receiving it early this week. Because so many of my readers…
Free Fishing Weekend in New York State
June 24-25, 2017 you can get out and experience the great fishing on the lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams of New York, no fishing license required!
Covering the hoop house with new plastic (Spring 2017)
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, or high tunnel) to extend the growing season. You know…
Enjoy your Fresh Cut Lilacs Longer
Enjoy your Fresh Cut Lilacs Longer with these easy tips to help keep your cut lilacs alive, and looking great in a vase longer.
