Category Archives: Farm Heresies

What I Did On My Winter Vacation

Originally written January 1998 Winter barely made it to Central Pennsylvania this year.  The kale, [...]

The Great Segue

The first spring crop is ready to harvest.  As last year’s garlic finally gives into [...]

Spring Harbingers

The forsythia is in bloom, the extended clan of house finches have invaded every available [...]

Holiday Daydreams

We didn’t travel this year for Thanksgiving and somehow it seemed like a great relief. [...]

A Dog For All Seasons

I lost a friend this week. Bart, the dog, finally decided to leave his people, [...]

Room with a view

When we first bought our place many of our new neighbors would visit to introduce [...]

Fourth of July

Happy (wet) Independence Day. What a great holiday, where we get to celebrate our freedom [...]

Planting Tomatoes

It’s planting time and the tomatoes are finally in the ground.  High tunnel tomatoes already [...]

Strawberries are in!

It’s strawberry season. The official beginning of summer.  

Planting Onions

We’re reaching a crucial moment with our spring planting as we put the last flat [...]