Newsletter

  • Let it Rain

    Tuesday night was the first thunderstorm of the season, followed by another on Wednesday night, followed by yet another on Thursday night. We finished off the week with rain off and on Friday.…

  • Balancing the macro and the micro

    I went to bed on Tuesday night, April 7, not knowing if I would wake up to a cataclysm the next day. I wondered with Jack that night if I should chain the…

  • Food Security

    When the world seems to be in chaos and people get anxious about supply chains, the cost of gas, and eventually food, we are very happy to be here on the farm, raising…

  • A Fertility Sequence

    Friday we picked up on a fertility sequence that has been a focus of mine since last summer. The “back of the north”, a section of the farm that is about 7200 square…

  • Truckers and Other Delivery People

    March 23, 2026 Truckers and Other Delivery People On Friday, Ross Trucking showed up with our annual tote of VT Compost Potting Soil. As Marissa and Clare and I stood waiting in the…

  • Spring Forward

    It was with a sense of utmost wonder that I observed the passing of the snow over this past week. It isn’t all gone yet, but the vegetable fields are almost clear (with…