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Great day in the field

15 Dec 200820 May 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Especially compared to yesterday, today’s mainly sunny, quite warm weather added up to a glorious day in the field. Lynn, Raechelle and Shannon were all on hand, plus the inadvertent pet chicken, Colonel Saunders (I guess there’s no going back … Read the rest

Photo shoot!

15 Dec 200813 May 2008 by Mike (tfb)

What a funny thing: an instant photo shoot in the field! A few days ago, I (reluctantly) did an interesting-people-in-the-community interview/profile for one of the local newspapers, and early today, I got an email asking for a photo, or the … Read the rest

Grass mulch, Season 2

10 Nov 202312 May 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Mowed grass in field surrounding the market garden

The grass seemed just long enough for a productive mulch cut without overloading the John Deere riding mower, so today was the day to start season 2 in the grass mulch experiment. This is just one part of the total … Read the rest

Green day

7 May 20083 May 2008 by Mike (tfb)

It’s a gray day today, as it’s been for most of the last few, but out in the field, it feels green. We’re at about 1.5″ (37cm) of rain in total, and the ground is nicely soaked (and a little … Read the rest

A little fieldwork

10 Nov 202310 Jan 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Spent about four hours out in the field. The feeling of calm satisfaction as you head in after doing some work in the garden never fails! I dug up about half a bushel of carrots to see how they’ve done. … Read the rest

Called for wind

10 Jan 20089 Jan 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Happily expecting heat, I stepped out into a sharp, nasty wind this morning. The weather’s taken a downward turn from the cheery short-term forecast. It’s still going to be above zero for the next couple of days, They say, but … Read the rest

All clear…

24 Nov 20088 Jan 2008 by Mike (tfb)

After a night of rain and 50°F (10°C) warmth, the field is just about clear. What a difference a couple of days can make… I took a walk. The ground isn’t even frozen—with the odd way all that snow came … Read the rest

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