Category Archives: the Farm

The Predator

I am often grateful for the predator that lives near my garden, as I credit him or her with keeping rabbits out. I have not known who this predator is, but I have so far thought of it as the protector … Continue reading

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Yak Dung

This is a pile of yak manure on our driveway. It is one full dump-box load of yak dung. This is the view of the yak dung from our screen porch. It is lovely because we can sit and eat … Continue reading

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Zapallito!

Just look at the size of this leaf. It’s from a zapallito plant, a South American summer squash I planted this summer. I first had zapallito from the garden of Maria Llerena in Long Beach, California. She brought the seeds … Continue reading

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Midsummer Salad

Just had to post this to prove that miracles do happen (or global warming is worse than we thought). This salad I had for dinner last night does indeed have two cherry tomatoes on it from the garden. Tomatoes in June … Continue reading

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Black-eyed Susan Season

The expanded parts of the prairie are totally taking off this year. We have lovely mown paths and can go deep into the world of rudbeckia, black-eyed Susans. Rivers, just rivers of them.  

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Broccoli Gorgonzola Pasta

The food situation is so good right now, solidly in the middle season in terms of the garden. Last week there was the first great stir fry with broccoli, snow peas, onion, radishes and swiss chard that showed the complexity … Continue reading

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Garlic Harvest

Last night for my birthday I wanted to, of course, make a special dinner. I made cavatelli using ricotta and a duck egg in the dough and it was lovely. I topped it with a medley of sauteed mushrooms from Forest … Continue reading

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Back to the Garden

After a week away, this morning I ventured out into the vegetable garden. The flower garden in front of the house was looking great, but I wasn’t sure what I’d find out back. It has rained and rained and rained … Continue reading

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Communal Weeding Project

Last year Steve and Tim decided to cut down on the mowing in the Commons area of the farm and move the prairie in toward the center. They planted large, curved areas of wildflowers and mowed it to keep the … Continue reading

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No chicks

For those of you who, like me, were completely enamored by the ten baby teal chicks on our pond, I have bad news. After watching them happily play all day Sunday and again seeing them out there swimming Monday after … Continue reading

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