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A close call
Almost a year ago today, I had the biggest bee disaster of my life: a bear attacked my apiary, killing 7 colonies. It was a sad a dramatic day I will never forget. This November, though, my luck seems to … Continue reading
The Last Market
Last night was the end of the market season for 2014. Wow, this year has gone by quickly. Here we are presiding over the stand, waiting for the starting drum and first rush of customers. It’s nice that we were … Continue reading
Some surprising new fruits
In the mayhem and distraction surrounding the house remodel, we’ve been lax on some of our farming endeavors. Our blueberries and strawberries, for example, have only received the most superficial care- a few weedings and that’s about it. Despite that, … 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
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
Tomatoes
Much of this year’s work has been an experiment. Some of it is qualitative, like “do we enjoy this?” But much of it is quantitative, to see how much of what we can get how quickly from a square foot … Continue reading
Shocking!
I keep hearing about all these deer that are going to descend on our farm in hordes, wreaking terrible havoc on all that is green. As one who has been known to eat of the venison from time to time, … Continue reading
Garter snake
This week has been “get caught up on the orchard” week. Most of the time, the orchard is on autopilot. This is good, since the veggies take up so much attention. But eventually I need to attend to my trees, … Continue reading
Poop
This week has been really busy with my other two jobs, but I today finally got to spend a full day on the crops. They’ve apparently hit their stride, maybe due to the weather finally cooperating: the last few days … Continue reading