Category Archives: Farm

Eat No Melon Before Its Time

Last year, we didn’t get any melons planted.  Now, I know that vegetables are good for me and I do like them, but still, they are vegetables.  Fruit is where the garden is at for me.  Strawberries, blueberries, black raspberries, … Continue reading

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When Good Plants Go Wild

This year’s garden is just getting started but it has been fun already.  We’ve been conducting some experiments to see what happens when we leave plants in longer instead of pulling them out (i.e. when we run out of time … Continue reading

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Spring Asparagus!

Yay! We planted them last year and it looks like they stuck around.  Since its only the first year, we can only harvest a bit of them, but we’re still excited.  This patience thing might have something going for it…

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Busy Bees

The 12,000 newest residents of Right Field Farm arrived today. And I have to admit, I was a little intimidated.  Okay, a lot intimidated.  Two boxes of buzzing bees are off-putting.  When they first arrived, it was warm and they … Continue reading

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Chickens in the Snow

Chickens in the winter are a little different from chickens in the summer.  From what I read, they are responding to the cold but even more important to them is the day length.  The biggest change has been a significant … Continue reading

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