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March 7, 2018
Woody plant seeds along with a wealth of information on how to germinate them is the feature of this newsletter and where to get that information.
November 27, 2017
Supercluster – Now called Red GiantUsually I do my own thing with fresh fruit and veggies, but for the sunchokes, I was curious to know what others had attempted. As usual, I aim to keep things simple. A quick google search instantly pulled up a simple recipe and I decided to give it a try. …
Continue reading “Farm to Table Part IV: Roasted Sunchokes”…
July 26, 2016
When I first purchased my land, I needed a lot of seeds. Acorns were my first seed obsession. You could find me in parks, strips of land along busy roads and front yards meticulously picking acorns one by one and taste-testing them. When I asked my brother Chris and my ‘agri-buddy’ and musician Jesse to …
July 26, 2016
One of the draws of the wild blueberry is a flavor that can only be described as “true blue.” This certainly describes the flavor of the Dryland Blueberry, recently harvested on our farm and currently in production for fall 2017. These bushes are self-fertile and very productive, with loads of smaller-sized fruit growing in clusters. …
Continue reading “Farm to Table Part III: Dryland Blueberry Pie”…
July 12, 2016
Thimbleberries are interesting to harvest. You have to have very light fingers to not smush the fruit. The proper picking motion is almost like peeling a sticker off a bowling ball. After an hour, it will seem like you hardly have any in the bucket, but the fruit is dense. I was happy to harvest almost two …
Continue reading “Farm to Table Part II: Thimbleberry Scones”…
July 11, 2016
American Chestnut Wood Bowls can be created using both diseased older trees and larger prunings from standing trees.
July 8, 2016
Is there any greater joy than harvesting fresh fruit or veggies, making a delicious dish and enjoying it with friends? Last week we harvested a batch of Japanese Mulberries, Northern Red Raspberries, Wild Black Raspberries and Yellow Black Raspberries at the farm. Picking Japanese Mulberry It was a hot day, and the bees were out, but …
Continue reading “Farm to Table Part I: Raspberry & Mulberry Syrup”…
July 8, 2016
More on the people behind the plants and the origins of blight and a series of solutions that develop as a result… (To read Part 1, click here). The Plum Guy The Story Behind the Plant: Ralph loved the idea of a tree crop farm. Having worked in the paper industry his whole life, he …
June 27, 2016
Chestnuts: Immune to Blight In 2010, we received an email from a long-time customer who conducted some research he had done on our trees. The research used a group of hybrid American Chestnut trees from our farm, (namely Timburr American Hybrid Chestnut and Ken’s Select Hybrids), to determine the amount of blight resistance and cold tolerance. …