This past week, Lucretia and I, with assistance from Elsie, Minh, Lân and Ada, started our first round of seedlings: onions, leeks and celeriac. We’re a little late, but within the range of normal. Nothing has sprouted yet, but I expect to see some baby onions...

In like a lion?

March seems to be coming in like a big wet, snarly lion. And while it may go out like a lamb, we won’t be going out with lambs, because our lambs aren’t due until April! Our sugaring season has been a bit funny so far; it’s been either warmish and...

Drip…drip…drip

Here at North Branch Farm, we have broken the stasis of winter. Proof is in the dripping taps in the sugar maples, the ever-lengthening days, and the flock of cedar waxwings devouring the remaining Amber Cider Crab apples. It feels great, but there’s also a...

February Thaw

People are calling it a February “thaw” which you’d think would involve the temperature rising above 32 F. But it seems to count as a thaw when it gets warm enough that salty road ice melts and the sun beating on dark roofs causes the snow to shed...

Here’s that ram I was talking about:I think he’s done his time here and is ready to move on to his next home.Here is the Yentes-Quinn house:It’s come a long way since this photo, but this will help mark the progress until I get the newest shots...
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