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Build A Simple Firewood Shed
Anyone who burns wood for primary or secondary heating has had to come up with a system for keeping their… -
Farm Renovations All Around
Renovations all over the body of the farm and renovations on the body of the farmer. The Fall of 2017… -
No Rest for the Weary
Now I know why start-up businesses don’t get the chance to write as often as they’d like to, especially as… -
A Library and the Full Sap Moon
People that know me, I suppose you’d call them friends and family, know that I play some music every now… -
Ready for Spring
Working full time as a baker at the Village Meat Market and baking bread for the monthly Winter Farmer’s Markets… -
9 Plants That Will Attract Bees to Your Garden
(This weeks’ post submitted by guest blogger, Tina Martino of gardenloka.com) Bees are some of the hardest working animals on… -
Simple Grey Water System
With an outdoor shower and an area for washing up dishes outside, we haven’t had much of a need for… -
Tiny House Living Update
Well I must say: writing can be so cathartic. If you read last week’s post, the initial tone was slightly… -
Peaks and Valleys
I haven’t written in a while. While this is partly from being incredibly busy, learning to weld, replacing brakes and… -
Essex County Summer
Agricultural opportunities abound in Essex County, New York. Many farms are thriving and working hard in the heart and heat… -
Triple Green Jade Farm: a year in pictures
Stone on stone. A living metaphor for our farm. I’m sitting on my deck overlooking the Boquet Mountains. It’s dusk… -
Soil Testing
In several of the classes and workshops I’ve attended, many of the guest speakers have stressed the importance of soil… -
Hay School
“Make hay while the sun shines” is a popular phrase we all know and strive for and at this year’s… -
Oven Building at Running Stone Bread
Fresh from the 2016 Grain Growers Conference, I got the opportunity to view and lend a hand on the build… -
2016 Grain Growers Conference
In March I attend the 2016 Grain Growers Conference that was held in Essex, VT at the lovely Essex Resort… -
Einkorn Scones
Einkorn, German for “one grain,” is an ancient wheat domesticated over 10,000 years ago. Compared to modern wheat strains, Einkorn… -
Unplugged
(Featured photo credit: Marcelo Graciolli) Right now I’m listening to NCPR on the radio. I have no TV and use… -
Tiny House Update II
Tons of snow in downstate New York and none up here in the Champlain Valley (aka the “banana belt”). Despite… -
Winter Gardening Tips for Your Zone
Here in the Adirondacks, many businesses and people seem to close up shop in the Winter and the same goes… -
Paperwork, Permits and Patience
Fund raising for our recent micro-loan campaign on Kiva Zip was nerve-racking and exciting at the same time. In comparison… -
The Power of Social Finance
Money… No matter how you feel about it, it is a necessary asset in bringing an old farm back to… -
Tiny House Update
As I write this, I am brushing off bits of tiny house sawdust from my sweatshirt. The cluster flies have… -
Window of Opportunity
My seasonal position at the Cornell Research Farm is now on it’s Winter break. Working there for the Summer was… -
Super Harvest Moon Eclipse
It was an evening in September that marked a special event in the night’s sky. Something we won’t have the… -
DIY Wine Press
In my last post I talked about sourcing local grapes for making wine at home in the Adirondacks. After crushing… -
Local Grapes, Local Wine
We’ve made some excellent wines with family in New Jersey at La Cantina Bongiovanni and we’re now going into our third… -
Summertime Reflections
In the Spring of your life the living was free. In the Summer you slept like a mountain. In the… -
A Sense of Place in the Valley
It’s good to know where you’ve come from and it’s also good to know where you’re headed. Or as Wendell… -
Making Hay While the Sun Shines
While that may have been the prize puzzle phrase on last night’s Wheel of Fortune, it is also what we’ve been… -
DIY Compost Bins
Today I have an easy homesteading project that anyone can accomplish in a few days with very inexpensive materials. In… -
Why Icelandic Sheep?
Many of you have heard me wax poetic about a thousand year old, hardy breed of sheep called Icelandics. Kim… -
Farming at the Willsboro Research Farm for Cornell University
So just like that… I got a new job and I’m actually farming! The impetus to start living at the…