From the monthly archives:
Planting seed and starts, weeding, lots of weeding.
Gardening is a constant change. And now that I am devoting my life to being a herb and flower farmer, a gardener by profession, I’m embracing the sutle changes that happen every day. I’ve been harvesting flowers and herbs for drying already. The thyme [...]
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Market was a fun day with lots of regulars. Folks are asking about my breads, this week. It’s a heavy sourdough for $4.50 all natural. The only extras added is love an a few organic fresh herbs.The flower cooler is taking shape; the window wall goes in next week, it’s like the one we built in Blooms [...]
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I hope everyone had a great weekend with lots of family friends and good eats, local of course, along with thoughts and prayers of those who make our free way of life possible.
I’ve kept this short because I really want you to go Read This! An article in the New York Times online magazine “Why Bother” by [...]
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Would you like to experience a great meal? I highly recommend Metamora’s White Horse Inn!
The chef creates amazing dishes with fresh cut herbs!!!
Dh and I had a wonderful meal there a few weeks ago. Pricey but one of the best food adventures I’ve had outside our farmhouse kitchen in long thyme! Well worth the cost. It’s casual to dressy. The coctails [...]
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DD 19 was snickering when she shared with me that the first ripe strawberry was enjoyed by her solo tasting yesterday in the sun-pit. I had to giggle with her as I know the simple delight of enjoying the harvest right from the garden.
I’m pleased that she enjoys the simple things in life. Does my heart good. Here I [...]
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Almont Farmers Market opened yesterday! 9-2 every Saturday from now until October.
We had a good show of several farmers, the Almont Garden Club had a booth offering advice for you on planting while potting up a planter for a bargin price at $5.00. It was a nice addition to the usual market fare.
Our honey booth, Two Patriots Farm, offering their [...]
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Thank you for making the Tea and Tag Sale a delight. Your visits inspire me to press on. There’s so much more to be put in place, tomorrow the flower cooler begins while I’m at market. I’m so excited!
Off to a FFA Banquet tonight. The blue jackets will stand proud.
More next week… God Bless!
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Its’ French for’ keep r simple’, actually ‘ keep it simple’.
I’ve been reading ‘French Women Don’t Get Fat’
I highly reccommend this book. It’s a delightful guide to eating ’in season and re-learning or as the book says ‘recasting’.
This books holds wonderful instructions eating local with little effort and simple recipes.
This Friday was filled with florist work [...]
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Strawberries in early MAY!!
You betcha! They’re up under the leaves. I have a salad all planned for these sweet things.
Just got word from my friend, farmer Jill, about a recent study that soil releases chemicals our brains need to live a happier healthier mental life as we work it up to plant and weed.
No wonder I [...]
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This Lavender belongs to a friend that had me winter it over. It’s blooming away! The strawberries are as larges as my thumb now. You can see them growing in the north wall. Each morning I look forward to seeing what’s new in the sun-pit. Thsi week is about potting up EVERYTHING! I’m behind withthe interruption [...]
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Here’s the garden pix that didn’t want to load the other day.
This is my raised bed pottage garden.
Composting with straw used around the old farm house foundation all winter. It’s very wet and no longer good for bedding.
A pile of leaf mold and an old orange towel to cover the french tarragon from freezing. It’s [...]
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