Around The Farm This Week
We are right on the cusp of the most beautiful time of year on the farm. Buds are starting to swell, the grass is starting to green up and we've had the first days of warm sunshine! I've begun my daily rounds around the farm to see what is changing and growing and as...
Around the Farm
Hello friends, it's been awhile! I feel as if I've been hibernating and am just peaking out to relish the warmer temps and sunshine! While January and February are relatively quite on the farm, March is when we start to pick up speed so I thought I'd share what is...
Nasturtium Capers
I've always grown Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus) in the garden as they have so many uses and benefits. Truly, they are beautiful workhorses! The blooms, and leaves, are edible, they act as a natural pest deterrent for plants around them and they add loads of beauty to...
A Tour of Clove Brook Farm
I absolutely love to tour gardens/estates/farms and I recently had the absolute pleasure of touring Christopher Spitzmiller's property, Clove Brook Farm. He opened up his farm for the Garden Conservancy's Open Days scheme and my dear friend, Gretchen, and I signed up...
Edible Flowers
If you've been here for almost any sort of time, you know that I love cooking and baking with edible flowers. I just think it makes all meals prettier and tastier. I'm very aesthetically driven, so I appreciate the beauty it adds! Also, there is evidence that edible...
The Peony Workshop
This past weekend, we hosted our very first peony workshop at the farm! My dear friend Gretchen, who is a potter, and I collaborated for this one as she made the beautiful porcelain vases we used as our vessel during the workshop. I have to say that I was very nervous...
