As they say. . . It seems I just got home, worried sick about Ellen’s safety, we lost our well (perhaps in solidarity with Helene sufferers) and then spent 3 days in the hospital with Jack. I am always intrigued by Jack’s visits to the hospital which means me going along, bringing food, advocating, playing […]
I find that I keep my head in the sand until I am ready to take it out .. . About a month ago, a guy came by to check out the farm who considers himself somewhat of an expert on things agricultural. He reported that our apple trees are in terrible shape. As much […]
Although as I get older, I am likely to take no, or at least limited credit than I used to, for things that turn out just right on the farm, I wanted to share this wonderful mid-September, all systems running perfectly experience with our mid-July planting of early wonder tall top beets. As our Saturday […]
It has been all consuming for me and Jack this past 2-3 weeks, with every day, starting at the end of farm work at about 3 pm, heading into the pile of stuff on our table, and slowly picking away at it until 7 or 8 pm. This week featured lots of tomatoes, peaches and […]
August 12, 2024 Making a Good Peach by Jack Kittredge As Julie and I were taking our Saturday trip to the dump and stopped to get lemons and cream in town, I couldn’t help but notice the above sign in the local grocery window. I had been feeling pretty good about the amazing amount of […]