Wintertime calm is finally setting in here at the farm. On a walk around the fields today, I stopped by the garlic field, happy to see that it’s nicely tucked in under a blanket of snow. I am grateful for this peaceful day. We wish you all peace and happiness in 2013.
Tag: winter
winter food: beets
On the menu tonight: roasted beets and baby turnips You know it’s winter at our house when roasted vegetables are on the menu at least once a week. We love any combination of roasted beets, potatoes, turnips, rutabagas, carrots, onions, garlic, shallots, winter squash, sweet potatoes . . . Lately we’ve been enjoying some amazing […]
winter food: watermelon radishes
watermelon radishes We hope to see your smiling faces at the Seacoast Eat Local Winter Farmers’ Market this Saturday December 1st at Wentworth Greenhouses in Rollinsford, 10am – 2pm! It’s Cabbage Day at the market, so we are bringing piles of green and red cabbages, along with plenty of turnips, rutabagas, potatoes, shallots, kohlrabi, greens, […]
winter farmers’ market season begins!
The first Seacoast Eat Local Winter Farmers’ Market of the season is tomorrow at and you won’t want to miss it! There will be 50 farmers and food producers selling an incredible array of locally grown and produced foods. Here at the farm we are busy harvesting, washing, bunching, and bagging, getting ready for what […]
february on the farm
Winter on the farm has a slower pace than the rest of the year, but I’m finding that the days and weeks are flying by as we work our way through a giant winter checklist of all that needs to get done before spring. This month, we are building greenhouse benches, moving wood piles, cleaning […]
winter sky
Well, the snow was nice while it lasted. It’s disappearing quickly now with the drizzle, and the temperatures creeping back up to nearly 40 degrees. I keep having to remind myself that Spring is still a ways off (good thing too, as there’s so much to do before planting season begins). I’ve spent the last […]
winter reading
A few books we’re really enjoying at our house right now: The Holistic Orchard by Michael Phillips Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball Wisdom of the Last Farmer by David Mas Masumoto I just finished The Dirty Life and I’m tempted to pick it up and read it again! Farmer […]