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Seed selection
The rains of winter are still coming down. Luckly, this is the time of year where there isn’t a lot of outdoor work on the farm. Slogging in the rain can wait another month or two! There are a few … Continue reading
From the little apple to the big one
This post is dedicated to Katy Clark, who is always waiting for me to post something or, as is my style, a lot of things all at once. This one’s for you. Dear Blog Readers, It was a wild ride. … Continue reading
Retrospective and things to come…
December is finally upon us, a time when all good farmers look back upon the year they’ve had, weigh their successes and failures, and then start planning for the year to come. In our first year of farming, we: Planted … Continue reading
Stinky jobs
It’s salmon spawning season here in the Pacific Northwest. Every November, after a few years at sea, zillions of salmon return to the inland waterways of their birth. They wiggle their massive silvery bodies up think creeks and brooks, loitering … Continue reading
Popcorn fail
Corn is a point of some contention in our family, one of the few subjects that we don’t agree upon wholeheartedly. I like corn; it’s tasty when it’s really fresh and sweet, it’s fairly easy to grow, and it makes … Continue reading
Oregon state beekeeping conference
I was starting to feel a little jealous about the scholarship that Emily won to go to the Young Farmers’ Conference, even though I’m so happy for her. Then, out of the blue, I won my own scholarship to the … Continue reading
End of the Garden
The winter cold has finally brought the gardening to a halt. But our winter is not much like the sudden, piercing cold we were used to in the midwest and other parts of the country. We’ve had a few soft … Continue reading
Young Farmer’s Conference
Good news: I won a scholarship to the Stone Barn Center‘s 2011 Young Farmer’s Conference to be held at the center, 45 minutes outside of Manhattan, December 1 and 2. The conference will have representation from 17 states in the … Continue reading
Oh dear
This one goes out to my Dad, who likes these kind of stories. When Emily and I left the midwest to move out to Oregon and start our farm, my dad stopped me as I was packing, to talk about … Continue reading
Brother Jim the monk
Wow, today was gorgeous. I celebrated by spending the entire day in the garden, by myself, listening to the birds and working in nature. I often feel like I’m a monk on days like today, eschewing personal contact to be … Continue reading