Maple Chip Ice Cream

Maple Chip Ice Cream

Maple Chip Ice Cream The early august heat has become unbearable, and the air is so humid it is actually suffocating…. But in the ultra hot almost unbreathable air that burns as it enters your nose, the fragrance of fresh herbs and...

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Micro Canning Mulberry Jelly

Micro Canning Mulberry Jelly

Mulberry Jelly We are expecting storms… I am not yet convinced they will happen but I am hoping… It would save me time watering the garden. I have so much to get to…. But still, like a small leaf riding the wind, the smell of a...

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Sachets

Sachets

This project began as a very different project, as is often the case with projects on a farm. You think you know what the end result will be, then it doesn’t go as planned and something even awesomer results. Yes, I just heard myself use...

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Update on Vanilla Extract

Update on Vanilla Extract

The mist is thick, as we are not an intervale farm, sitting up high on ridge in the foot hills not far from Wachusett Mountain. We sit surrounded today in a thick dark sea of new England fog, rising off the icy snow that fell and iced over...

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One of the most important parts of farming and homesteading is organization. This pot rack ran us $110. It’s a bit of a DIY.  These three wooden bars are antique horse yolks. We hung them  on the  wall then just  popped ’em full of hooks. Now we...

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