It is always good to see the farm from a new perspective.
For example …
These pictures were taken in mid-August – notice how green everything is thanks to the abundance of summer rain.
(Thank you to our friend Carter from Vacant Inn Productions (www.vacantinnproductions.com) for these great shots.)
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Around the farm this month …
Our last fall CSA pick-up back on Oct 26 – still a good selection of vegetables!
The manure & compost is all spread and the fields are now resting for the winter.
We are always happy to receive leaves which are great for the soil. I spread these the other day – though the wind today is respreading them, I’m sure.
The cover crop has grown nicely and will provide adequate protection for the ground over the winter.
Found growing in the fields this week – dandelions, and 1 brave flower in our edible flower bed still hanging on.
We left a bed of salad greens for us to eat this fall and into the winter – weather permitting. As of now they are still fresh & delicious!
We planted the garlic in late October, on a beautiful, warm, autumn day.
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November 18, 2023 at 8:57 am
What a fun new way to see the farm. I admit my preconception of the arrangement of buildings and fields was different from what I’m seeing there. What type of tree is the giant one next to the main house? The neighbouring fields… from this layperson’s eyes it looks like sand but surely not, maybe in-between a crop?
Lovely to see the grandkids enjoying themselves so much too — especially the one with the preference for barefeet 😉
All the best
November 18, 2023 at 4:30 pm
Hi Chris. The big trees by our house are silver maples planted by my parents around 1958/59. The neighbour’s fields are usually strawberries but this is their rest year. They were planted to a mustard cover crop which was worked under as a natural fumigant and in the picture they had just reseeded it to another cover crop for fall/winter. Right now it is green again and approx 8-10″ high.
Both my grandsons much prefer bare feet to shoes – they would fit in very well to your family!!
Take care