Archive for December 2021
High and dry
With all the rain these days, we have been grateful for our sturdy barn. We’re giving our pastures a break during these heavy, wet rains. We’ve generally used our high tunnels for livestock during the winter. This year we had late squash and tomatoes still growing as the rains descended on us, and decided to…
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It’s been a good year for squash! I spent some time this morning salvaging a bin full of butternut, buttercup, delicata, mini hubbard and Sweet Meat squashes that had developed soft spots due to excess moisture. When our youngest son Jake came home from school this afternoon, he noted the wafting fragrance of the squash…
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