As it goes sometimes in this business, the Rabbiteyes that were looking and tasting so promising have stalled and nosedived into an abrupt season’s end late this week. Perhaps it was the sudden onset of heat. We got a few calls this year from other people who were concerned that their bushes were [...]
The bushes are loaded — bending over in some cases — with the weight of huge, sweet berries this year. The are still quite a few green ones, too, but we expect those to be stimulated into ripeness from the first week of picking. With the heavy picking these usually get the first [...]
While I’m thinking about typing up this week’s update, I’m also thinking about other small American farms and how they are evolving and surviving and thriving. The Salatin family’s Shenandoah Valley Polyface Farms has an ambitious, inspiring model for future production of meat, eggs and trees.
IN 1961, William and Lucille Salatin moved their young family [...]
In case y’all haven’t noticed, we’ve been quietly uploading lots of new pictures to the flickr account that feeds over into the Photo Album section. They have an upload limit every month for the free service, so we still have a few to go. Check it out, though!
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