Neil got some hop rhizomes from a friend last year:


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must be august because I ought to be in the garden every day. Luckily it survives my benign neglect. This is probably mostly because you can't see the soil between the plants


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Thursdays are CSA pickup days! Along with my garden (I should get a picture, the tomatoes are shoulder height and the corn is FEET taller than me!) Neil and I buy a 4 person CSA share every year. We eat A LOT of salad in the spring (and still some gets slimy and goes to the chickens) By August we're getting extra beans, broccoli, cabbage, corn, ( Read more... )

Mid July is a slow time in the garden* while things grow and not much is producing. But right on command at the start of August things start coming in. I have harvested all my garlic:


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The little meat birds are spending the evening outside this week. In a week they'll be big enough I'll brave letting them outside all day.


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Check it out, there's a designer profile of me over on the Tangled blog right now! If you ever wondered what my favorite technique is or what I'd do if I quit my day job, now you know. I really like working with the wonderful folks over at Tangled Magazine, and apparently they like me too ( Read more... )

Sunday we recovered from our long weekend by taking full advantage of one of Vermont’s best traditions: Maple Syrup Open House weekend. One weekend during sugaring season sugarmakers* open their houses to the public for tastings and tours.


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I finished my all-vermont-all-the-time hat! Actually I finished it over the weekend, set it to block behind the stove, and then forgot to document it for days...


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My worlds are colliding in a most unusual way, devastating and uplifting all at once. Possibly you’ve heard about the fire at Pete’s Greens. I have friends who’ve worked for Pete. I know people who’ve bought CSA shares. I know people who aren’t getting the rest of their winter share because it was destroyed in the fire ( Read more... )

Anyone remember the small greenhouse (or large cold frame) I built last fall? Well it's paying off (easy, when the windows were free) already! We had a thaw of sorts over the weekend. The temps got up in to the 40's and our heavy blanket of snow melted to just a few inches. So I thought I'd check on the greenhouse.


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