Pickle crock (in)action. It just sits in the corner sulking most days. I got a call from a dear friend living down in the colonies today about her garden. It’s her first year in a new dirt space and she’s wrestling some unruly vine crops that have gotten out of hand. Tomatoes and squash and even more successfully – cucumbers. Scads of them. It’s a good year … Read More →
Green and not so green parts of the farm over the seasons. You can see our garden year starts late here in Canada but it also lasts well into the elderly months on the calendar. Photos from 2014. (click any to wide-o-rama and start slide show)
The wildflower meadows here haven’t been touched in two decades. I plan to leave plenty in pristine condition just to feed the bees. Every week seems to have a different version of flower in bloom. Taken over the course of 2014. (click any to uppity size and start slide show)
A Dawn of Ideas I’m not sure if even I know this answer. And I’m certain it’s a moving target. The question “What IS North Farthing going to be?” is a huge Pandora’s box of ideas and potential. I’ll see if I can hit the high points without too many tangents. First it’s a place for me to live. … Read More →
The old field entrance of the farm in Autumn Testing, testing… Is this thing on? (tap tap tap) Ok, so back to basics here on the farm. I’ve not had the drive to update you kind people of the interwebs for quite some time and I think that needs to change. You see, I need resources to build the empire. Commerce. A modest flow … Read More →
