Focus. You can do too much, you can try too hard. Prompted by a post from my friend Dave, at Wrong Direction Farm (https://wrongdirectionfarm.co...
Pay Attention - Look AroundMy recent trip to Italy heightened my awareness to just notice things as I walk about the farm and to make walking part of a weekly if...
Spring ChoresPicked up three nucs from Worcester Honey Farms in Lansdale, Pa. on Wednesday, April 20th. I was surprised when I got there to find that...
Permaculture and Fruit Tree GraftingThis month I am finishing an internationally recognized permaculture design course and will receive my certification. The lead instructor...
Working the OrchardTwenty-three apple trees were removed due to girdling by the sheep and insect damage. Four new trees (listed below) planted, all on...
First SnowIt's forecasted to snow tomorrow and it's quite cold. I have set 6 posts for the new paddock in the back field and I am grateful that...
New Year - New Plantings - New HopeIt's mud season in New Jersey. Dreary skies and soaked ground. 2021 was a rather rough year, a hawk killed 7 chickens, the Apple trees...
Fall Harvet - 2021Peppers - The red ones are Ghost Peppers and after trying one, I wonder why anyone would grow these, hottest pepper ever! Pumpkins -...
Growing Chestnut Trees!Update on Chestnut 🌰 seeds! Back in September 2020, I placed 9 chestnuts in a peat moss mix and set them in the crisper section of the...
Nuts to You!Nut Trees! English Walnuts, Hickory Nuts, and Hican Nuts (cross between hickory nut and pecans). We have plenty of Hickory nuts but...