Volume VII, JOURNAL V July 9, 2012 Blue Heron Farm Journal So what’s happening on the farm this week? Last week was a weird week. On the farm, everyday is everyday – chickens need to be let out, fed and watered, sheep need to be moved to new grazing area and keep their […]
Journal Post for July 2, 2012
Volume VII, JOURNAL V July 2, 2012 Blue Heron Farm Journal So what’s happening on the farm this week? Okay before I forget and get on a roll writing wanted to let you know that you will have zucchini and summer squash – hopefully next pickup:) from the field – they were […]
Journal Post Week of June 25, 2012
Volume VII, JOURNAL IV June 25, 2012 Blue Heron Farm Journal So what’s happening on the farm this week? So this past week has been quite eventful here at the farm. We are in full swing of picking Peas – snow and sugar snap peas. Wow, I don’t think we have ever had this […]
Journal Post for Week of June 18, 2012
VOLUME VII, JOURNAL III JUNE 18, 2012 BLUE HERON FARM JOURNAL SO WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE FARM THIS WEEK? So we dried off Annie this past weekend. Annie is our beautiful brown swiss jersey cow that has been providing us with her rich milk for the last year (one year, 2 weeks to be exact). […]
Journal POst Week opf June 11, 2012
VOLUME VII, JOURNAL II JUNE 11, 2012 BLUE HERON FARM JOURNAL SO WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE FARM THIS WEEK? Okay, it’s 3:15pm…pickup in 45 minutes. Ready set, write.. All through the week I think about moments I want to share with you from the farm. I think about all the other mama farmers working with […]
Journal post for week of June 4th
VOLUME VII, JOURNAL I JUNE 4, 2012 BLUE HERON FARM JOURNAL SO WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE FARM THIS WEEK? Here we are! The first week of CSA for the 2012 season is upon us. The spring season has been gracious to us – we have been constantly working on seeding, transplanting, weeding – each and […]
First CSA pickup this Monday June 4th
Good Morning CSA members! The long awaited email is finally here! Adam and I are excited to start the season this Monday, June 4th and dropoffs on Thursday June 7th. Pickup at the farm will from 4 to 630pm. Drop off locations will be on thursday (Rehab Gym, Fort Ethan Allen, Pinewood, and School St) […]
Our hands in the soil rejoicing
Very thankful for the planting spree we are on, thank you nature for being kind and helpful to us farmers this spring. today will be planting more potatoes with eager, wee hands and getting the soil ready to plant all those tomatoes and cucurbit seeds tomorrow…first – time to milk a cow and let out […]
Farmers' Market today!
So exciting! The first Champlain Islands Farmers’ Market of the Summer Season! Come and see us! We will be at St. Joseph Church on Rt 2 in Grand Isle from 10 to 2pm. We have baby spinach, lettuce mix, arugula, rhubarb, “eggys”, over 34 varieites of heirloom tomato plants, 14 varieties of heirloom peppers, eggplant, […]
Twins
Okay Farrah had 2 lambs last night a black girl lamb and white boy lamb, Iris has moved into position in the barn and Hazel is right behind her – will there be another set of twins tonight? PS battery is finally charged in camera (um, actually finally found the charger) so there will be […]