Author Archives: Tony Ricci

Pasta and Chard

The high tunnel has been producing for us all winter, in spite of the extreme [...]

Spring Planting

It’s still annoyingly cold outside.  20° was balmy weather in February when sub-zero temperatures were [...]

March – Lamb, Lion or just a tease

I wish I could say there was a spring in my step when I walk [...]

When Things Go Wrong

[This is another recycled piece, but it seems like something like this happens every year. [...]

The Farmall Super A

[This essay goes back to the late 1990’s when I was still foolish enough to [...]

Why Farm Heresies

Why Farm Heresies? Because as much as I try to capture the Wendell Berry moment [...]

Cooking it

So you want to know what to do with a rutabaga? Well my advice is [...]

Getting a head start

It’s time to plant.  We might still be in the throes of arctic chill, but if [...]

Peck of Dirt

My mother used to say that you ate a peck of dirt in your lifetime.  [...]