Thursday, May 19, 2011

Exeter Farmer's Market

Our first market day in Exeter. Thanks to all our customers and visitors.

Though it was overcast the rain held off for the afernoon.

Noami's mustard greens are on the left. Choi is just behind the sign.

We grew Darwin, Parrot, Double, and Fringed Tulips this year.

"Tahiti" daffodils look like splashes of sunshine after all this rain.

Noami's Rhubarb Salsa recipe is dee-lish!

The Lemon Balm smells (and tastes) heavenly.

Monday, May 16, 2011

New England Spring

Bodhi blissfully enjoying the wood stove Art fired up for the chilly, wet week ahead. 

May

We had a trail riding posse come through the farm a few days ago.
I tried to get a good pic of the 7 riders and their mounts heading down Barker Lane
to the back fields and the river but this is the best I could do. 

Chicken-Tree-Pose.
This and the simultaneous wing/leg stretch that looks kinda like
Ardha Chandrasana (half-moon pose) seem to be regular chicken exercises.


Look at this cutie. The Blue Laced Red Wyandotte chicks are now 4 weeks old.
Here you can start to see the blue edge to their red feathers (hence "blue lace").

Rhubarb is here! And it's selling.

Noami weeding her "Sprouted Acre." This was, perhaps, the last sunny day
we'll have for over a week. 

One of Noami's many young cabbage plants.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Potatoes Are In!

And potatoes are in!  Seven varieties to look forward to.
Dandelions blooming signal it is potato planting time.
Hardening off mustard seedlings to be transplanted this weekend.





Check out the new Sprouted Acre Vegetables page for a list of anticipated seasonal offerings.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Spring!

"Tahiti" Narcissus. Our first blossoms.

Momma Linda is here visiting and created this arrangement with our tulips.
Very New Hampshire, mommy!

We still have seedlings in the house. Peppers for bouquets, Chinese Lantern,
Celosia, Sunflowers, and ornamental grasses.

The 5 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte chicks are growing quickly.
Still have no clue whether we'll end up with 5 roos or not.

Mom and I planted the stock seedlings. That's Art's garlic and the newer
raspberry canes in the background.

Art pulled the old iron tub from the barn out for me to use to clean buckets, etc.
He's also been hard at work pruning, trimming, and weeding the raspberries.
Those are the dead canes in a pile for burning and that's Bodhi to the far left.

Baby basil plants in the hoophouse.

Noami's lettuce seedlings in the hoophouse.

My temporary flower cooler is an old fridge in the market stall until
the Coolbot air conditioner arrives for the space Art had built in the wood shop.

And our tulip bunches wrapped for storage until our first market in 2 weeks!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter!

Nathaniel Hawthorn and Charlotte Dickens spent their first day outside.

They were thrilled and enjoyed the new coop Art assembled for them.
The five wyandotte chicks are thriving in their little brooder and will
join Nathaniel and Charlotte in about 5 weeks.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The Hoophouse

Noami, Don, and I put the plastic "skin" on the hoop-house today.

Art and Noami worked on preparing this reclaimed door.

Now we'll be able to really get started.