Monthly Archives: January 2009

24Jan

The first seeds set in soil

Yesterday was a big day for us here on the farm with the first planting of a few varieties of seeds. Lavender, rosemary, echinacea and impatiens were all meticulously placed one seed at a time into flats and set into our windows. Some need warmer temperatures to germinate some need cooler temperatures, but all of these plants grow very very slowly. Hopefully with enough care they grow to a good size by the time our markets start. If you are interested trying this at home there are a couple of books that are packed with information on starting seeds. One is The New Seed Stater's Handbook by Nancy Bubel....

23Jan

What to do with stored food

If you are like us we store as much food as possible for the winter to save money and eat local through out the months when fresh produce is not in season. In the basement you can find many freezers full of tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, swiss chard, strawberries, raspberries and cherries. Also, in the dark back room packed in boxes and covered in tarps you will find potatoes, onion, winter squash and even things like carrots and cabbage. One thing we like to do with the cabbage is to make sauerkraut. Fermented foods are loaded with probiotics which offer friendly bacteria into our digestive tract. The book Wild Fermentation by Sandor Elix Katz is a helpful guide...

13Jan

Dreaming of Spring…

We are back on the farm and even though there is a foot of snow on the ground we are dreaming of spring and getting things in order. One thing on the top of our list is to get this site whipped into shape. Plan on seeing updates with our farmers market locations, pictures, recipes and general farm info. In this cold weather we've sat in front of the wood stove, flipped through dozens of seed catalogs and placed our seed orders. We ordered lots of seed of old reliable varieties and found some new heirloom varieties that we will be trying. Also, lots of amazing flowers and herbs will be getting started in the greenhouse within the next month. We look forward to the...