Garlic Mustard: Not Just a Nuisance
Our second Spring on the farm was when we first identified garlic mustard, and once we had, we started noticing that it was everywhere. It was one of the first green things up in the Spring, one of the first…
Our First Asparagus: Worth the Wait
We planted purple asparagus crowns during our first Spring here. Normally, you are meant to wait two years after planting before you begin to harvest asparagus, so last Spring should have been our first harvest. We had so few…
Peas!
Our pea plants have been looking very healthy and happy this year, and late last week I was excited to notice the first few blooms. I’d forgotten though, how quickly flowers turn into actual peas, so I was surprised and…
Guinea Egg Pasta
Since I posted about our first Guinea hen egg of the year, those birds have kept us filthy with the things, laying as many as a dozen eggs in one day. It’s been wonderful having fresh, extra rich eggs always…
Holy Bolting Rhubarb
We planted this rhubarb plant at the end of last summer and were thrilled at how rapidly it was growing and filling out this Spring. Then Cory noticed an odd pinkish knot in the middle of it. I thought might…
Savoring Ramps: Pickles and More
Ramp season is upon us, and our patches of them seem even more dense and lush than the past two years. Because their season is so short, we tend to harvest more ramps than we can possibly eat before they…
Another year, more Ramps!
Another spring and this year the ramps are even more prevalent than last year. While there are patches of them on both sides of our driveway, we are wary of over-harvesting so this year we ventured further into the property to…
How-to: Nasturtium Capers
Amanda was recently at Isa in Williamsburg and they served up what she thought were Wasabi peas, only to learn they were Nasturtium capers. Nasturtium are amazing, we planted them as companion plants next to our Kale and cucumbers. They…
How-to: Black Walnuts
Coming home late a few nights ago we stopped the truck at the bottom of the driveway to close the gates. When I came back to the truck Amanda pointed to the embankment, highlighted by the headlights were tons of…
How-to: Apple Cider
Nothing reminds me of fall more than the smell of apple cider. We discovered half-way through the summer that several of the trees on our property were apple trees. Apparently, way back in its past, our land was an apple…