OK, so this garden is really over for the season! Called due to extremely cold, snowy conditions that don't seem likely to let up any time soon. I'd been counting on one more melt-off, but it's only been freezing cold and more snow since the fall that covered it all eight days … [Read more...] about Official: the garden season really is over
Archives for November 2007
Sooo, organic IS better!?!
It's not the politics, it's kinda common sense... I was drawn into a link today on the Seasons Eatings Farm blog: "This article is informative." That's a pretty seductive word, "informative." Click! And, lo and behold, a whole new chapter to the rather mind-boggling mess of the … [Read more...] about Sooo, organic IS better!?!
Machines and snow
Looking out the side door of the Extended Milkhouse, this is what I see. The mighty tiny tractors don't seem too formidable under a little snow. A good old fashioned blizzard and they'd be...gone! A few years of crazy short winters, and it's easy to forget how different the … [Read more...] about Machines and snow
Outpost returns
The mildly ambitious veggie outpost experiment of earlier this year has returned in pieces. The stand came back today, courtesy of Conall, who took it apart and dropped it off (you can't help but notice, he's pretty thorough when it comes to taking things apart...). In any case, … [Read more...] about Outpost returns
Kale under…snow
Another installment in the snow-covered series: Winterbor kale! I'm so used to rollercoaster weather and the new winters that never really get started, it's kind of a shock to have this much snow for three days in a row in November. And there's no melt-off in sight, with the … [Read more...] about Kale under…snow