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<\/a><\/p>\nBrrrrrr….<\/p>\n
The new hoop house, post-hurricane, post-nor’wester, mid-snow-spell, still standing.<\/p>\n So we mixed it with Savoy cabbage for a spectacular slaw<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cosmo seedlings were happy, happy in the hoop house — hope for the flowers.<\/p>\n And an uninvited guest stayed for the weekend, much to Libby’s delight.<\/p>\n Goldenrod and Joe Pye Weed painted the path along the Square Field.<\/p>\n And our fine-feathered Polish Crested turned out to be Paulie, not Polly.<\/p>\n Options for a harvest frittata<\/a> were endless in October.<\/p>\n A November surprise brought us this rare juxtaposition: Snowflakes on nasturtiums.<\/p>\n A winter warm salad template<\/a> got a lot of hits on Pinterest<\/a>!<\/p>\n We cut down our tree…<\/p>\n<\/a>Crunch, crunch through the snow and ice.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nFebruary<\/h1>\n
<\/a>Winter whites aren’t so bad…a simple cauliflower gratin<\/a> made a hearty dinner.<\/p>\n<\/a>Crisp, rosy Pirat lettuce thrived in the hoop house–year-round growing might just happen!<\/p>\nMarch<\/h1>\n
<\/a>Baby kale rocked the winter garden.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nApril<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>We made farm bouquets of white daffodils to honor the Boston Marathon bombing victims.<\/p>\n<\/a>The first bok choy harvest from the hoop house was perfectly lovely with no pest damage.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMay<\/h1>\n
<\/a>It doesn’t get any cheerier than this–little bunches of Easter Egg radishes hit the farm stand.<\/p>\n<\/a>The brand NEW farm stand, I should add.<\/p>\n<\/a>But the little heads of purple bok choy got my vote for prettiest spring vegetable.<\/p>\n<\/a>The 300 new pullets got used to their new digs pretty quickly…<\/p>\n<\/a>…while the yearlings were laying like crazy.<\/p>\n<\/a>And of course there were new babies.<\/p>\nJune<\/h1>\n
<\/a>This first crop of Nelson carrots were extra sweet.<\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0And guess who arrived at the farm? That would be Wilbur and Dozer.<\/p>\n<\/a>The birthday rose started blooming.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>Harvesting and washing all those salad greens was just exhausting, Farmer said.<\/p>\nJuly<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Finally the good stuff started rolling in.<\/p>\n<\/a>Meanwhile the boys got bigger, thanks to nonstop snacking.<\/p>\nAugust<\/h1>\n
<\/a>\u00a0The farm stand looked spiffy in high summer.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>And then it was Back Yard Black Raspberry Ice Cream<\/a> time again–the best!<\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0The Fair was pretty swell too–lots of blue ribbons, including one for Libby’s eggs!<\/a><\/a>Cosmos and sunflowers went into knock-out mode in late August.<\/p>\nSeptember<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>Apples and pears decked out the farm stand.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nOctober<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/a>We loved the October light and our first Sugar Pie pumpkins.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nNovember<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>The Aracaunas started laying–some blue eggs, some green.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>For Thanksgiving, we made a potato, gruyere, and horseradish gratin<\/a>.<\/p>\nDecember<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>We made peppermint meringues from our egg whites.<\/p>\n<\/a>And roasted beet “jewels” <\/a>from Fresh From the Farm<\/em><\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>and hid the bare spots with lots of ornaments and tinsel.
\n<\/a>We snipped holly and cedar from the back fields and decorated the farm stand to look festive.<\/p>\n