State of the Farm: July, 2023
We’ll start with the bad news. All of our chickens have been killed. This happened a little over a month ago but I haven’t brought
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State of the Farm 2023: May Planting
I don’t normally put up much on the farm this time of year but I’m fairly excited this year. We’ve had an extraordinarily warm April
State of the Farm: 2023 Spring Cleanup
Some farms are pretty. It’s mid-April and as I write this the temperature outside is approaching 90F—unusual up here in New England. Past experience has
State of the Farm, November 2022
John Gardner, in his novel, October Light, referred to this period as “locking time.” One of these days I will go over some John
State of the Farm, August, 2022: The Drought
Our half of Massachusetts is now in severe drought. (See here.) The picture is one I took of a corn field in Concord, MA. It’s
State of the Farm, July 4, 2022
I had a couple of ideas for this entry. It’s the fourth of July so it should be something about America.
State of the Farm, June 2022
We’ve had a few changes here. New trees planted. Old ones removed. Experiments monitored.
The Rambling Writer’s Chilean Farm: Preview
A sneak peek at the start of a new blog series about my adventures buying and building on an abandoned farm in southern Chile. NOTE:
