How-to: Hickory Nuts

How-to: Hickory Nuts

Since moving up here we’ve tried a lot of new things, from foraging for nuts to hopefully making our own maple syrup. With many of these endeavors we’ve had a challenging time finding clear and succinct how-tos, so as we…

Slug Trap

Slug Trap

This summer something has been eating holes in all of our Cruciferous vegetables. After a little research we found it was slugs. It didn’t involve too much research, there are literally hundreds of slugs around the farm, each morning there…

Hickory dickory dock

Hickory dickory dock

I’m not sure how Amanda knows all this stuff, but a few weekends ago she picked up what appeared to me to me a small bruised apple and said she thought it was a hickory nut. After consulting our two…

Greenhouse: The wall detail

Greenhouse: The wall detail

The plan is to use old single-pane divided light windows for the walls of the greenhouse. The windows were practically free, and we think the older and weathered aesthetic they bring will go better with the other buildings on the…