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Rich Vermont Soil
Black Soil Thanks Jim for helping us! The sky was clear as our plane landed in Jackson, Mississippi on Thursday morning. My daughter and I flew down to look at a college. Looking out the airplane window I could see the many roads, trees, and winding rivers. What struck me most though was the red clay. Growing up in North … Read More
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God My husband and I moved to Vermont about 23 years ago from the Washington, D.C. area. We tired of the lengthy drive to work everyday and mass humanity everywhere we looked. It became obvious that if we were to “keep up with the Jones next door,” both of us would have to work … Read More
The Challenge of Small Farming Operations
Maintaining pastures with a wagon, clippers, and a lawn tractor Last week, we sold our ram, Elijah to a large farm in NY. A free night in our B&B comes with every livestock sale so that our customers can pick up their sheep on a more leisurely schedule. Sunny and Tom Bixby of Liberty Ridge Farm spent one night with … Read More
My Wish List a tractor with a bucket a barn you can drive a tractor into more sheep (did I say that?) and while I am dreaming…. how about a hay field with a friendly farmer to cut the hay for me and for my husband to be able to work part time at his day job and farm with … Read More
Nothing Like the Threat of Snow With every change of season there comes a whole host of chores that need to be done. Though we know this happens every year, we never seem to get everything done in a relaxed, timely fashion. This fall is no exception. The list of things to get done before winter sets in has been … Read More