I am now accepting internship applications for the 2015 growing season. If you know anyone who might be interested, please pass it along. Th...

Favorite quote: " I don't do anything I don't want to do unless I have to... and I don't have to. So there we are. " ...

The new batch of silky peeps arrived a little over a week ago and are now ensconced in a pen in a corner of the greenhouse, a heat lamp keep...

the merry band of crazy ducks The ducks are eight weeks old, but I'd be surprised if their brains were bigger than a pea. Crazy is what...

Today I placed an order for twenty-five blue silky peeps.

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life......

I've just returned from a two week vacation at a little cabin in the Adirondack mountains. One of my favorite places for many reasons; p...

"song of the blackbird"

"Abigail Pictured Herself as Quite the Performer"

"k" CityFolk gallery in Lancaster, PA wanted to spell out their name in 3D letters for their front window display, and so asked ei...

"sing a song of sixpence"

"over achiever"

"hatched"

"empty nest"

"the blackbird's flag"

I have to try this one. I have the pea shoots, the mesclun, and the mint. All I need to do is get some pancetta from market tomorrow. http:...

It's been quite awhile since my last post. First, allow me to begin by saying, absolutely, that I am not complaining! However, I've ...

I finally sat down and updated the  2011 plant offering ! Seedlings will be available at the Landis Valley Herb Faire, May 6-7. If you can...

Okay, I just finished reading this book and must say that it was wonderful! If you love small-time farming, urban farming, or farm animals (...

I lost my bees this winter. My first hive. From the looks of things, it seems to me they might have starved. There was maybe a cup of honey ...