by admin | Sep 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax— Of cabbages—and kings— And why the sea is boiling hot— And whether pigs have wings.” From Lewis Carol’s the Walrus and the...
by admin | Aug 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
I was feeling a bit despondent this week with the news on Wednesday morning that my favorite cousin, Brian, had suddenly passed. Then I got an email from Shaarika, who is one of our CSA members. They are going on an extended holiday back to India and are having to...
by admin | Aug 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
The French called the tomato the pomme d’amour, or the Love Apple, for their belief that the exotic tomato had aphrodisiac powers. Tomatoes might not be responsible for romance in people, but eating tomatoes does seem to spark a lust for more...
by admin | Aug 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’m sorry to post late this week, but last night’s antics did give me a story to share. One day, this will be funny. On the subject of dumb things I have done, I will tell the story among fellow farmers or at the pub, and I’ll pound the...
by admin | Aug 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
A number of you have heard me tell this story at the farm pick up, but if you haven’t….it is a good one. Last Saturday, I was out on my tractor most of the day. It was very hot and it was taking a while to hill the potatoes. As many of you know we are on...
