by North Branch Farm | Apr 30, 2012 | Blog
Some of you may know we spent last weekend tucking hundreds (440-ish, to be more specific) of fruit trees, mainly apple with some pears and cherries thrown in, into the brand new North Branch Orchard. The week preceding orchard-fest was a marathon of using, breaking,...
by North Branch Farm | Apr 21, 2012 | Blog
Friends, Neighbors and Family! Three short weeks ago, on April 1st, 2012, the Gawler parents arrived to set us and our barn roof straight. Equipped with safety gear of all kinds, they inspired us (once again!) to be more cautious on the job–and more...
by North Branch Farm | Mar 18, 2012 | Blog
Our first March snowstorm (of two so far) About two weeks ago we seeded our entire 2012 crop of onions and leeks in the annual edition of the North Branch Minifarm. Anna seeding leeks Minh filling the water tub Leek seeds in their mini trenches We have over eighty...
by North Branch Farm | Feb 27, 2012 | Blog
Hello friends, farmers, and eaters far and wide!There’s much to catch up on for the last couple of months. Life on the farm is good, but what has gotten us this far, you might wonder?On the Cow Front: These days I say the cows are all Home on the Range. We...
by North Branch Farm | Jan 5, 2012 | Blog
A quick run-down of the last month and a half: -We killed three pigs and two steers for meat, and Seth shot his first buck on the last day of hunting season. Our freezers are overflowing with meat. Help us! Eat it! -Dolly, our Haflinger draft pony, became very ill...
