Category Archives: Our Farm

Our Farm: Monarch Butterfly on New England Aster

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Jennifer

While we were building fence this week, I was able to get pictures of this Monarch butterfly enjoying the nectar of some New England asters. Nearby, we also saw some milkweeds going to seed. Hopefully next year we will see … Continue reading →

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Baling Straw and New Grass Seeding

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Jennifer

Earlier this year, I frost seeded red clover  on a 40 acre field that my mom owns. Toward the end of June, the renter combined the wheat that he had planted as a companion crop with this new seeding. Shortly after … Continue reading →

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Getting Started With Golden Oyster Mushrooms

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Jennifer

This past week, I noticed that our very first Golden Oyster Mushroom has started fruiting! Then when I came to update my post about Golden Oyster mushrooms, I realized I never wrote an original post. Whoops! Anyway, when we started … Continue reading →

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Our Farm: Wild Black Raspberries

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Jennifer

We have been working to replace a short stretch of exterior fence that was in very poor shape. This particular fence is on the perimeter of our farm and runs along a highway.  It was overgrown with brush, part of … Continue reading →

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Our Farm: Wine Cap Mushrooms

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Jennifer

My friend, Julie over at Missouri Farm Girl, got started with mushrooms about a year ago.  She got me interested in growing mushrooms after hearing her talk about them.  So I started doing a little more research to see if … Continue reading →

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