Category Archives: the Farm

Something New

Posted on October 8, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

There is a feeling of something new around here. I can’t quite explain it, but I’m just feeling like something new is happening. It’s a strange feeling for fall! It has a lot to do with the arrival of the … Continue reading →

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The Season

Posted on August 24, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It’s been a strange season in the garden. No two years have been alike, it’s true, but this season has been like a series of mini-explosions. I think I can still stand by my statement that it’s the best season … Continue reading →

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Mature Prairie, part 2

Posted on July 26, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Six years ago today, Steve and I got married and I moved onto this prairie. At that time, the main prairie behind our house was about five years old. Other pieces of land were being killed, and a few plots were … Continue reading →

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July Garden Tour

Posted on July 11, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I keep hearing how everything is late this year, but you couldn’t tell by me. Everything this summer has crept up on me. I wasn’t ready for my birthday in June. July 4 went by like a blur. And in … Continue reading →

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Back in the Garden

Posted on July 1, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I was gone a week. A full week. Before I left I watered everything as much as I could, typed out instructions labeled: watering, weeding, harvesting, and prayed for rain. When I left there were tiny beets in the ground … Continue reading →

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Au Revoir, Gopher!

Posted on June 14, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

“In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, ‘Au revoir, gopher’.”  This line belongs to Carl Spackler, the groundskeeper played by Bill Murray in the film Caddyshack. He brought the epic battle of man versus gopher to life. And that battle goes on … Continue reading →

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Mature Prairie: Life After Weeds

Posted on June 10, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It’s amazing what one week of gorgeous weather will do for a person and a landscape. Everything is good. I am glad I was born in June, because it is such a happy month. October is still my favorite month, … Continue reading →

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Instructions for the Second Wife

Posted on May 21, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I moved onto this farm nearly six years ago, when I married Steve in July 2008. It is a second marriage for both of us. He has lived on this land since 1987, raised his three daughters here, designed and … Continue reading →

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Germination

Posted on May 17, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

At this point I would not claim to be a good gardener, but there is no doubt I’m a serious gardener. And at this time of year, especially, I dream of real gardening, you know, farming. Just give me two of those seventeen acres … Continue reading →

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Cold Frame Goodness

Posted on May 15, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I know last year, the first year I had a cold frame, my husband felt a bit cheated when I asked that he come help me lift it off the raised bed in late May. “That’s it?” “It’s done its job. … Continue reading →

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