What a whirlwind 2013 has proven to be! I thought that, given all of the lessons we have learned in 2013, a reflection of sorts would be a nice way to bring it all to a close. So, here are some of my reflections on 2013…personal, professional and farm related… Family With the flight of my first daughter and the…
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As much as I was hoping that the Farmer’s Almanac might be wrong about the 2013 forecast, I’m equally hoping it will be right about it’s 2014 forecast. See, the Farmer’s Almanac stated last winter that 2013 would see a long, cold spring and a long, cold fall with a short, hot summer stuck in the middle and that’s exactly…
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After a banner year in 2012, I have to admit that I have been quite disappointed with our harvest totals for 2013. Not that ~200 lbs of food is anything to sneeze at, but the comparison is a bit sad. The truth is, there are factors that can be controlled (my attention to sprouts and plants alike, my complete inability…
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A couple of weeks ago I mentioned harvesting Echinacea seeds…What I didn’t mention was that I also harvested some Echinacea roots to try my hand at my very first Echinacea Tincture! As mentioned in the seed post, our Echinacea is in its third year and did absolutely amazingly last summer! In addition to being full and beautiful, though, once your…
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2013 marked our Echinacea’s third year and it was absolutely gorgeous this summer with all of its brilliant blossoms and visiting pollinators (bees and butterflies) buzzing around them all summer long! Though I didn’t actually measure them, I would say the stalks got up to about 4 feet tall for the most part which made for a brilliant eye…
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Well, despite our best efforts and great plans, our potato harvest this year has been another failure. Let’s look at the numbers: German Butterball Planted – 5 lbs Harvested – 3 lbs 1 oz All Blue Planted – 2.5 lbs Harvested – 2 lbs 14 oz Sweet Our sweet potatoes were a bonus this year as they were only planted…
