tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39099608527375476752024-03-05T13:44:25.786-08:00Sundora FarmRandolph, VermontClairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-592426296507005562012-02-12T05:34:00.000-08:002012-02-12T05:39:09.547-08:00New CSA in Randolph!My friends Julie Iffland and Chris Recchia over at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002669693368">High Fields Farm</a> are starting a CSA this year! If you are still looking for a CSA to join right in Randolph, they're your people! Their farm is a short drive up Tatro Hill Road, not too far from us here at Sundora.<div><br /></div><div>If you'd like more information about their brand new CSA you can contact them at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><a href="mailto:highfieldsfarm@earthlink.net" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">highfieldsfarm@earthlink.net</a>. </span></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-78241871737787944492012-01-30T07:41:00.001-08:002012-01-30T07:55:42.442-08:00Pause in ProductionAfter a lot of thought and careful weighing of options, I've decided Sundora needs to take a break from producing for other families this year. For the last three years I have loved producing food and caring for the pigs and chickens. I can't tell you how good it felt to wake up each morning during the season and head out to greet the fields in the morning light. I loved the hard work, the produce, the seed catalogs, playing with the piggies, the field planning, transplanting, market, CSA pickup, washing veggies, mornings with my harvest crew, the list goes on. I am very lucky to have had a wonderful, fun-filled, exciting three years of doing the farm... "So why stop?" you're probably asking... I'm taking a break because while the farm has been ecologically sustainable, it hasn't been financially sustainable for me. I am hoping to take a year off, keep a big garden with my head farmhand, right hand woman, and dear friend Lynn, and play around with different business models in hopes that I can find a way to reinvent the farm, and maybe start fresh at a later date. While I will miss the piggies, the CSA members, and the larger scale gardening, I am greatly looking forward to getting back to gardening just for the love of it. I know this season will leave me feeling refreshed and excited, just what the doctor ordered.Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-30382619786418411422011-08-22T11:03:00.001-07:002011-08-22T11:07:49.084-07:00Piggles... all growed up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzpqbdoVqWrfqtXxubaMrc2-5t9lBDviVy_fPPSvplatmNapUhGFuLJbtGtCMRFZmclKXKBEF7zAtfq6l2p54q1W4d7Vaxm6p0zIZBEpul4cvcesnVcmXUdQsifQz_1y45kalmxQASwfu/s1600/DSCN5129.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzpqbdoVqWrfqtXxubaMrc2-5t9lBDviVy_fPPSvplatmNapUhGFuLJbtGtCMRFZmclKXKBEF7zAtfq6l2p54q1W4d7Vaxm6p0zIZBEpul4cvcesnVcmXUdQsifQz_1y45kalmxQASwfu/s400/DSCN5129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643743609553090162" /></a>
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<br /></span></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-55731096456608704492011-06-09T05:05:00.000-07:002011-06-09T05:47:06.490-07:00Lupines and Piggies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RU7-MAWWhMrqXMlBUQ7WVQD4xFxlM35jN-jNS3b3olVXvMRClQmBZ-xA8n2-lLEwuHLW2TQpUoUXRmW6i28FwbOR-B5S-xwnqF6jW1Ijra2bbmj8zYSR7bpYNqPAvq1bCBxFG0kb3rO3/s1600/DSCN4874.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPuUtvKAHylOjAZaCO95zxkn6TshWKerJBBvI5rwBsbItEBqcpOg_vFO8hwfmBdaq0tWID-g9aiAHGHgst0ae8DC2xSuv4Oq0OC4avjBrQOK1xSXIeowOZ4KiQ69WUoMT-KnjMo28grXX/s1600/DSCN4841.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPuUtvKAHylOjAZaCO95zxkn6TshWKerJBBvI5rwBsbItEBqcpOg_vFO8hwfmBdaq0tWID-g9aiAHGHgst0ae8DC2xSuv4Oq0OC4avjBrQOK1xSXIeowOZ4KiQ69WUoMT-KnjMo28grXX/s320/DSCN4841.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616190262796962866" /></a><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4IAcDK4WFLa9Z_zWB76pUAFwjMNsoOsIvxOB8EEMzvvu8dSrPZpLeLqDtOGkf9XBLCOshCbuOdz1xtXsuhMc3w2hulNTawg_xoZZdLqIzukITTwGf0ff2tVQW4RehvoW6nVrv76PtiKt/s200/DSCN4837.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616197367161166786" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4k5tnXJ_6bDfYjtAdV7EwNbn6ODHBguxf1mB7apceceLnM1QXYGIWmRTDifCJERAdbw6CCZ5bHJg3sgXCTu25PjVjxoxekElnsyDy9qtXXZFB6VBjuMcRaxS3FyIf7Mlkb1Vtye_UEzf0/s320/DSCN4847.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616191418813015602" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div>This season I feel incredibly lucky to have survived the rains without any economic or ecological damage. My heart goes out to the farmers across the state who have suffered greatly at the loss of their spring crops, the flooding of their fields, the erosion of their soils... thank goodness the sun has finally come out and summer has arrived. Hopefully we will all be lucky enough to have a season of plentiful harvests ahead of us.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJMRfOathG_2vZTkgcn5Qq6nKQ-BcgUPSFi00PPWGmyX6xvJS2MIM-1WOvHHt-3Expk_omuFRG8EArVPtZXt8C6HyS15mqnxKsM5zAcbeh_w4sZQWUT2uliDNFhvCKOo11cmP3jsMWwP9/s320/DSCN4856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616192084812060962" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div><br /></div><div>I'm running into a challenge I've never experienced before.... my fields are almost full and I still have a bunch more to get outside! I've got cucumbers, many kinds of winter and summer squash, as well as melons out in the field under row cover. There's broccoli, a whole field of potatoes, lots of beets and carrots, many salad mixes, lettuce, swiss chard, the list goes on... it's an amazing feeling to have so much growing already, I'm just hoping I'll continue to have room for more! We'll make it work somehow!</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcj4YSQwGsUlb3ARCbwHlg5XxWrmgHpZBhyphenhyphenZdGqRiERdydq3WkandbbAY3ZGNYZVSNjTv8NMbAh7ovH8U0GzuTfiwSxqZAqkBZiN2tbBlSzzk8XVIV1t6fI_9wQB3z3ry3os7d6xp6Ntt/s400/DSCN4852.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616192323021339938" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Baby winter squash under row cover...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3ZuMv2QAPfU1rUGAJLkD6oINc9MKOEB2H-YIXeI9xwTBUH6vOV_ls5OVcY3MeBjK1eFOCJgsBZChoeLSENlJvAou2p359-_k9ORuoMbi5cvyGloXL56u_QpHr6Eja-SbbnxkfHGglzEN/s400/DSCN4858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616192519995185106" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span>All in all things are going really well so far. I've got some fantastic workshares this year, but I could actually use a couple more! With the Randolph Farmer's Market this year as well as the restaurant account with The Harrington House opening June 16th in Bethel, VT on top of the 30 member CSA, I've got my hands full! It's already an exciting season, and I have every confidence this will be our best season yet!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And now, here's a photo update of the happy piggies...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqC24HU7_ukbyxbqc0ZeWGpLNlN8imW2001NEtgOQpb8R3RJ7Kekrdy-2PWwru_R3pbsLT7ehMXWt7qh6DEYBtpzWeGzAnLZMArHQ0_oZqtgXZrqpYJrsyOi6I_A3tSKhlCrA4u9Ex1fry/s200/DSCN4871.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616198958435870514" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87oaDgvdI_R4JqgrfqICiOUfBpWAGv9RtpqtbLWM-8AWjWzt24K1cgHpeNGlY4S2B1ZpgazGlHfurXr94vtO_d5llU_b75H2HRtTsarusH2Uyz38zTXT9JW4TzryQfDaX_KMJGj1itBsc/s400/DSCN4919.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616195059413755602" style="float: left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVDBG7Qf1g-TGcq7DQOe7Tv0Tm4DjCXWr_zejENNPfQY0f9WyMSqNZNAntILZueB2FPFBRc9NcKNLKeB1X236GUZ07YUAvXS8mlf0V-5tzVLsprVl2fwz5BowcQp8HMFK_zymLj393hSf/s200/DSCN4506.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604331885448990786" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well it's official, full-time off-farm work has ended, and full-time farming has begun! The greenhouse is quickly filling up with seedlings, the fields will be plowed shortly, and the animals are out in the grass...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Leroy has been helping me seed trays...<div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0dmC_iWh0Py43L-bUMmf096G7plKySUGHC1hhykTmwJaqzC3W6baCTkKYdi3Wh-orj_fI_sPlliQa2EItUF9_q7s0UIkzqAn38onnI51xJ5u8BRF3-fe68ufLN2VdnF3WUMiQCOS0qtY/s400/DSCN4503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604331685415617938" /></div><div>Last Thursday Lynn and Carly, my two right-hand farm gals, accompanied me to pick up the piglets from <a href="http://hogwashfarm.com/">Hogwash Farm</a>. We got Tamworths again, two girls and a boy, third year in a row!</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizar9ajV67RniGnnYqmiJlK1SUKfr6T6sjCWGu1hWiXp1xfnlXofcBF37i0SoDEv_B0dQ2d7zT3a42r4Ttnr-65cXdIDwwEW7yykYdiHMkVZCgi9rSGKY_xMBt31VJDzXplXhg8NyPHPuv/s200/DSCN4733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604332424451331218" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Preparing their dishes for food and water after the long ride...</div><div><br /></div><div>The chickens observing from the sidelines, waiting to catch a glimpse of our new farm loves...</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNx9CfA3z9TKXvlr4ldlU1I-HfLM-bB_8iO7OA0Yl3-zGKl79r1L78imQiXzd_wMbjNTxfjJGTVqV9tOoDTUwpf8Yf1ZA9q0Lk75cZV7STk9lOV0HgVQcbshJc6IyKBqlDZTo5TT1SJR1V/s200/DSCN4735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604332834498589506" style="float: right; 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-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And now, it's my pleasure to introduce Elouise, Winifred, and Elliot Winchester...</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXX258zxCFpUrtvYJoam1K-nqkGLtkayXSuNqcRimbNaJrgKwoskaZOHkZZeaNTQGJaOmjhFfSct3VO_NEUVI_ceDIwOgXr99Tqs1F4_nzb4OJnKUv5mm1Ebx4bBYWHXxNZzXF-Aypxb5z/s320/DSCN4750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604333413983013650" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcg4sGJXoWVbukn1cZn4ggBkGloauyxmGxuVxRrvHLQA2drfEpoH1n4zu7kdeCmhM_OBRMA4dKeKsnlpPtodLhOEkTCBkySPSDH4stJgKZMK7fHjMFVd3EZpt22PCosNzDA2R8sSuNmz8/s320/DSCN4730.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604334185514233506" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /><div>We also have a new rooster care of Nancy and Dave at Hogwash! We've named him Clancy Farnsworth, he's a Buckeye, and very sweet. He's already loving his ladies Carly and Lynn... </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-20141523402067366612011-03-16T12:54:00.000-07:002011-03-16T14:33:38.873-07:00Claire's Top 10 List of Exciting Varieties for 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTutlza0vxsHw4VlrmYDFTLUZSXMUaFJRyJtbBJt5PE4uB5njMCRvH9eLAImmDwLuDndp0biPXrvcGxbQ3ahkDVqH7ilgb2kiGcFfV7n8vJOe765KRz4_wdTcYU8vTNyPqctTBEuEQKlAj/s1600/Organic-Caraflex-F1-Cabbage-01.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My first round of seeds from <a href="http://www.highmowingseeds.com/">High Mowing Organic Seeds</a> arrived yesterday, which means onion, eggplant, and peppers will be seeded tonight! As I sorted through the packets on my coffee table last night, I realized I'm growing an especially exciting array of produce this year! So, I thought I'd highlight some of my favorites here(</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">all pictures and variety descriptions taken from </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.highmowingseeds.com/">http://www.highmowingseeds.com/</a>). </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJgQNmeD5WQeMph4sGQzCGkJGsXshpsJHqu2H9TA2qCIktwHsmosdmrNLOsU6X8s_74DWeTnfvHXrIlpA3lGBXkjgD4iLZkd5-tapocXQlFWIuWzf71LGx5bppBrBYYpJZK4y8VzWBQaO/s200/Miyashigi-Organic-Daikon-Se-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584773258848883554" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">10. Organic Miyashige White Daikon Radish</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - Popular Japanese daikon that can average 2-6 lbs each while remaining crisp and t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ender for pickling, fermenting or storage. Pure white with a pale green shoulders when exposed to sun. Best grown for fall crop.(</span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Raphanus sativus</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I've heard so much about these radishes, but I've never actually tried one! So, I decided I have to figure out what all the fuss is about!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8oDBFFJw4UkM8AnIJ-47NsC2is9k0_MkFyaOBmk0DdtGRg88z2TsZfAVQNSs7o1xosJuHBXzo0hIzXKt4SZxJSQvIdiyeuvE0rRT5WQjL2AKNlqk791Xa98sjosFzNz7bxBwbSoIQZoN/s200/Sweet-Chocolate-Pepper-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584773626565289906" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">9. Organic Sweet Chocolate Pepper</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - Early maturing and high yields! Appreciated not only for its unusual color, but also for its remarkable earliness, heavy fruit set, and tolerance of cool nights. Medium sized peppers are uniformly long and slightly tapered with long stems. Developed by Professor Elwyn Meader at UNH.(</span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Capsicum annuum</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Anything with chocolate in the title gets my full attention! That combined with the unusual color and heavy fruit set makes this a must-grow for this season!</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXlI_RY-7fyTbV45xVrn_pc5D_Kp_gmNzAAhER0d7rBzP95JRzQ2AA2VxTDgrW55fetMj00w8Lsms5_a0-J4qGv6-MOk-2ionaKvjYSL7npvjTgr1lLQcFmB9-cxOpreBO_eLZPZxcVIt/s200/Lemon-Organic-Cucumber-Seed-WEB-TN-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584774109850473906" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">8. Organic Lemon Cucumber</span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - HEIRLOOM Specialty variety prized by discriminating salad chefs for its delicate flavor and crunchy bite. Round 3” fruits turn from pale greenish yellow to lemon yellow (the best eating stage) and then bright golden yellow (when it most closely resembles a lemon). Easy to grow and does well in short summers. Fruits perform well in cool conditions. Works well in large containers.(</span></span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cucumis sativus</span></span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">This variety was recommended by my Grandmother in Oregon. She's been growing these for a long time and told me I wouldn't regret giving them a try... by george that woman was right! If you can find a more tender, beautiful cucumber I dare you to try (<i>thanks Grandma!!</i>)!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pnMVn0Vso9GW-5EfLMKbG5wC3biq83O8QdlbUmRsEIUak66aeBb_3VFcSxMqEIY85BOHuKKInnyI-qx12XD69BY9Kt-5RYKmeFEcQC3znV_sm-HpbNDnY2WbI0NTBiEGg4BHSEuc35xM/s200/Musqe-Organic-Pumpkin-Seed--01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584774620584623474" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">7. Organic Musque de Provence Pumpkin</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - HEIRLOOM - Gorgeous French variety also known as Fairytale. Richly colored green background and orange glow become increasingly buff when ripe. Fruits are large, often weighing 15-25 lbs, flat in shape and deeply ribbed. This edible pumpkin, often enjoyed cooked, is also traditionally eaten fresh. Cut from the middle like a wedge of cheese and slice very thinly. The flavor is exceptionally complex and sweet with a nice light crunch. May sound strange, but it will surprise you!(</span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cucurbita moschata </span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This pumpkin has a Cinderella kind of feel to it, which I love. Anything that sets the fairy-tale mood is fine by me.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPv-nMRhRMhtref_roDqKgruM9o4M8fTRmL2pkRhCNQl8Op6Is1wPClO_Kwvnu8SSHuyitm_DzQMaU4Yd96N7mocyhzIodOgXPwBODialySRRsX6wcuMK3dhjR-AGlgPPtDWdUaZzit9f/s200/Arava-melon-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584774757319183250" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">6. Organic Arava F1 Hybrid Melon</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - GALIA - This green-fleshed tropical melon is deliriously aromatic, sweet and crisp. Arava is a reliable producer year after year in High Mowing’s trials and one of our staff favorites. Galia melons were developed by crossing a honeydew to a cantaloupe, resulting in a perfectly round melon with smooth, netted skin that turns yellow when ripe. Medium-size melons average 2-3 lbs.(</span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cucumis melo</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">People have demanded more sweetness, so here I am with a delicious melon to soothe your pallet in the middle of the August heat... it's just one of a handful of varieties I'm trying this year.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeY_9AJHC752kfiIHlDXl06wdE7KBGVNiN94eYuDHoDCpc5YI5SuRyul9AV_Se7egKPK2r1xGDE0w6u07WWPeh7F16G6xkyTU0JUPyKkaJ4SSOqolwaJ9WHDhAHs4e75dTSEYkkgZesuXS/s200/Organic-Beta-Mix-Salad-Mix--01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584774895678478066" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">5. Organic Beta Mix</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - A mix of the best baby leaf varieties from our beet and chard groups. This mix will revolutionize the way we think about our beta greens, showcasing them as tender and delicious with the texture of spinach (without the oxalic acid) and the sweetness of Russian kales. The mix includes Bull’s Blood and Early Wonder Tall Top beets and Golden and Silverado chard.(</span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Beta vulgaris</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">People rave about beet greens, and I have to admit they are a little foreign to me! I feel like if I am to take myself seriously as a farmer I need to be fluent in the language of the beet... here goes nothing!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8sNI3W6pRtOm7X6MyeMiOBVlZaZttNT20_RxJI10VPSfeP56gcH3c8rfkfivMPhHTeIGrcM9J7IN234F9yx7jtsCJn0lbeb43EadZLqmihuwq-Nlnu-PTbpeEVzhw_jyhll4U8FZzFir/s200/image.php.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584775059916858018" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4. Organic Hon Tsai Tai</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - Dark green leaves with purple veins and stems have petite florets that are best harvested right before the bright yellow blossoms open. Similar to broccoli raab in culture and use, with a much sweeter flavor and delicate texture. Young flowering shoots add a sweet, mild mustard flavor to fresh salads, lightly steamed, in stir-fries, or in cream-based pasta dishes. Best grown in mid to late summer when the days are becoming shorter and stems elongate.(</span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Brassica rapa var chinensis</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I love the color combination here as well as the promise of mustard flavor... can't wait to saute this one...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFdRzOJwRKJDkHfvs2w1UWPyNJsacPva6XYbsRf6DAH-HLKIpNWvaKA3iQ-cTtSpTiLtJ5Kg-pHCyNVgJVeCAoKymoxgINReXVMEmrieQnAfY4N8YBuRj6tShFbROobtpCsNBcYzA8NpV/s200/Yellowstone-Carrot---Web-TN-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584775262477961730" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3. Organic Yellowstone Carrot</span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - Something new for the lunch box! Sunflower yellow carrots are long and slender averaging 9” at maturity with strong, feathery tops. Yellowstone is extremely productive and adaptable to many growing conditions. Beautiful when mixed with other specialty varieties for a colorful display. Pick early for a tender, mild flavored treat! (</span></span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Daucus carota subsp. sativus</span></span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">People have seen orange, they've seen purple, but have they seen yellow in their bunch of carrots? I'm gonna go ahead and argue no... so here I am, widening people's definition of "carrot"... you're welcome.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlNEH5MZ8BfLGcyYmorT8dRQILrIAFHVYmsJn0d2Vyo3YvJpd2RKToXa02n0jCJe01TtVQFBMO6XngsJXnB7uKTpsIvtay8GQOoRYvDx_NqPNPJLB6FO9uHqvKP2DTSbsbKORu-fAargz/s200/Organic-Baby-Doll-F1-Wate-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584775391899316338" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2. Organic Baby Doll F1 Watermelon</span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - Yellow icebox type. Early maturing melons are slightly oval in shape with medium and dark green stripes. Fantastic bright yellow flesh with small brown seeds. It’s sweet, crisp flavor topped our taste tests. Fruits are very uniform and productive, weighing 10-15 lbs each. Harvest promptly as fruit has a tendency to split when ripe in the field. Excellent variety for direct markets or shipping. (</span></span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Citrullus lanatus</span></span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I was obsessed with watermelon for the better part of my pre-teen years... needless to say when I saw High Mowing offering a yellow watermelon I jumped right on board... can't WAIT to taste this one!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>and last but not least...</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVW42ebiDnUaZkqnsOJN-uyrbg4vReq4p1BN8r9pbwh9g-jCcbjcNaSeZ_h630i1jU8U6X-xhQP0YfOzrT56Y1iBmnbSvh5IGt9C6w2uOBy6qU5MiSnsS5ecj3Nq2D4oXfxQSDJoH7vER/s200/Red-Kuri-Squash-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584775516839234658" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1. Organic Red Kuri Squash</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - Also known as Baby Red Hubbard and Orange Hokkaido, these teardrop-shaped, strikingly red-orange squash from Japan have very smooth, sweet, dry flesh with deep orange color. The most reliable yielders even in cool, short seasons. Fruits are 3-4 lb size. Improved HMS strain with greater uniformity than other strains.(</span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cucurbita maxima</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">What can I possibly say about this perfect specimen? The flavor of this squash is perfect... It's my new favorite winter squash and I'm confident you'll love it too.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">No Top 10 List is complete without at least one honorable mention... this year's recipient is a favorite from the first year of the farm. I loved the tenderness and presentation of this variety, but didn't grow it last year because I couldn't seem to find organic seed anywhere... When I saw High Mowing offering this gorgeous little head I couldn't resist... So please offer a warm "Welcome Back" to...</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTutlza0vxsHw4VlrmYDFTLUZSXMUaFJRyJtbBJt5PE4uB5njMCRvH9eLAImmDwLuDndp0biPXrvcGxbQ3ahkDVqH7ilgb2kiGcFfV7n8vJOe765KRz4_wdTcYU8vTNyPqctTBEuEQKlAj/s200/Organic-Caraflex-F1-Cabbage-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584775630477984658" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Organic Caraflex F1 Cabbage</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - Green “sweetheart” cabbage for fresh market. Caraflex is well known for its thin, sweet leaves that are delicious eaten raw or in stir fries, slaws or egg rolls. Small heads average 1.5-2 lbs. Plants are extremely uniform and have good wrapper leaves for insect and sun protection. (</span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Brassica oleracea</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Well folks, that about does it for Claire's Pre-Season Top 10 List... However, stay tuned! </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">I'm still waiting on potatoes from <a href="http://www.fedcoseeds.com/index.htm">FedCo</a>... I ordered over 100lbs of seed potatoes this year, that's more than triple what I ordered last year... I'll have everything from blue potatoes to fingerlings to storage potatoes... more on that when they arrive.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If you haven't ordered your CSA share yet, there's still time! Send me an e-mail, (SundoraFarm@gmail.com) or give me a call(802-522-6877) to reserve yours!</span></span></span></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-71871932824370404472011-02-05T18:33:00.000-08:002011-02-05T18:38:04.721-08:00Posters!<div style="text-align: center;">Posters are up and brochures are out for Sundora's 2011 CSA! </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAAXj_kvFv0lSvlHqA8jrqcCBnKW7heADJIRvUybjCvr7bd39JWwmxGS6_91bKp8rJXKPweyRNymQvPF6CR6x2z6tH9YhVm4XEacjz1n8dfQF-Zy-v4ni5Su-3oV0MuQR741bZlbIllsd/s400/Slide1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570399212408164866" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To pick up a brochure go to Bud & Bella's Bookshop or Three Bean Cafe right in downtown Randolph. You can also email SundoraFarm@gmail.com to get a brochure!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-51471032592610897332010-08-19T09:18:00.000-07:002010-08-19T09:46:49.372-07:00Kittens and Baby Birds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0hSdOmKuwKfQW8YVxfBD1xXvmmiATC1Xs3BY3GbIOgUk4MghRG48QbNlVCStYIHmtYzi7xT5unU48JMsobJ6KJQRYr3AI0312oi11MujPq1WGLY_2zHgK23qsBakYL2TRdC6TNqKLxKT/s1600/DSCN4190.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLbEL42Cj8V1yYiPGNMavVoyrQ5tKidhyphenhyphenshEFVgWMkVh6tI0Pks050-p2S8ncMWhQUVsrun_JEfOJP_U61zBXHzh5L-bQsHwRt9xJ-uk_gVk9fBnK3YraLN-C_pHOuaUCbg3AlBbcxNff/s1600/DSCN4201.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLbEL42Cj8V1yYiPGNMavVoyrQ5tKidhyphenhyphenshEFVgWMkVh6tI0Pks050-p2S8ncMWhQUVsrun_JEfOJP_U61zBXHzh5L-bQsHwRt9xJ-uk_gVk9fBnK3YraLN-C_pHOuaUCbg3AlBbcxNff/s320/DSCN4201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507158636397981474" /></a><br />Today has been a reminder that the cycle of life is always working here on the farm... I've had a coup of chickens that I essentially rescued this past winter, that have been pecking open all the eggs that they lay. So, after months of trying to decide whether or not to keep these chickens who are literally eating away at the farm's profits, I finally decided to end their lives in the name of the farm's financial sustainability... my friend Carl came over to help me do the job. It's never an easy decision to end an animal's life, one I took very seriously. And when it came time for followthrough it was done with no lack of respect for the animals. As I tearfully placed each one of them in the compost pile I thanked them for their lives. Being year old hens we didn't feel they would be useful for anything other than broth, and quite frankly we thought they would yield more nutrition if they were returned the soil to help the garden grow next year... I walked away feeling sad at the loss of healthy birds with bad habits all the while knowing we had done the right thing for the farm.<div><br /></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QfKtZj3gvJBmXbgxPVQ2_9XRtCmn7_Lg3MPXHVxWmnQwvTWGm7pS5xMzIuzVI7GjiD3DAazMLkDMHxMB5m2jJpoZcIAXmMRsgUZCPWc5wOxaNZCmBOwNcUwhuLTdwPRFW5bhOu0Di5za/s400/DSCN4218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507159062800227874" /><div>Meanwhile, this morning at 6:45 I picked up the two newest members to our farm family, soon-to-be mouse assassins. This grey kitten is Leeroy, a 6 week old kitten with a gentle little way about him. He is certainly the friendlier of the two... </div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmRqUJq1LKn-RU9HOhHiawmt8GVuRWqUDoMCFvRY93ImKp3wEOPlPUHXf0iwvZ-4byFehgo4chqjBmKl43SxIZFYak1F0_NSuD0axeyt0loxvq9BMWiVnEFw_XYzzeLjXQNQqlgIxJpDg/s400/DSCN4220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507159492262083378" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">And this is Roscoe... I can already tell what a serious business man he is going to be, I've been referring to him as a kitten ninja as he seems to have his mousing skills already underway and seems to have less time for canoodling... This dynamic duo will be housed in the barn, keeping the mice population in check while they keep an eye on the overall whereabouts of the rest of the farm critters...</span></span><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYuxTbbRxDshBT0-bdpxAYKOBJSFBJMK0fOWh0pYaRHZ-kxiQzXumEB6BZEfFULzIO42G3_3ORjVxB2eYS5j54AA-OsM6Rm8TjaZ9_IMBQfZaN1YIgGSKGGXfUf40GrbRhS2SL7SM9nqY/s320/DSCN4207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507160293765158242" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px; " /></span><div>These baby robins included! They were born last Tuesday in the nest their mother has been lovingly laboring over for the past few weeks in the CSA pickup area in the barn... mama is around, feeding them and keeping them warm on these cool nights. I'm sure she's not pleased to have two aspiring snipers camping out in her personal space, but honestly they are so small they probably won't even understand that her children could be food. Today Roscoe had the opportunity to devour a beetle, and after pawing it forcefully for about 2 seconds he ran off having found a piece of hay that looked more promising... mama robin has nothing to worry about...</div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAU2ghJEa3VDNkMVm4GunC50dWij9WCyLS21M03fJVGTtCmpysLCqOtIUTER8k0I4TY0PDTXHMOByFx4K4kmo98JYClveB-VUzXtACvXcjKZdtToc9kNXNhp02ZCBd2e0NuU1lbwSHlhM/s400/DSCN4181.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507161407068838738" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div>And finally, this morning I got out to take photos of the pigs!! They are HUGE now, and will continue to become giants for 2 more months with us. George is a sweet brute who loves more and more affection each day. Now when I enter the pen he comes over and leans against my legs immediately, waiting for a good rub down... Gladys is still rowdy and causing constant quarrels, but I'm just happy she's keeping things interesting as none of them seem to be plotting an escape... </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0hSdOmKuwKfQW8YVxfBD1xXvmmiATC1Xs3BY3GbIOgUk4MghRG48QbNlVCStYIHmtYzi7xT5unU48JMsobJ6KJQRYr3AI0312oi11MujPq1WGLY_2zHgK23qsBakYL2TRdC6TNqKLxKT/s400/DSCN4190.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507162025733712674" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div>and then there's Flossie, who just always seems confused. I think she is torn between being George's girlfriend and Gladys's right hand lady... and rightfully so, those two really do demand a lot from her... I try to give her tummy rubs and good scratches as often as possible.... Pigs are happy, birdies are safe, and kittens are deepening their skill set... everything is as it should be.</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-44477047216744129852010-07-09T10:30:00.000-07:002010-07-09T12:01:51.810-07:00Henrietta<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5Z9HIogrD4OBFVtV8yndh9GLK-ap8Q_ZS0E6EKeZQjvLH52fYv8CXxf2CmlyRPiDPhMgQLcuCUcG1BdGnr1iemjTJm9KRHFQDxzlL-qs2wD64qjMcFCeFZ_yqzyc2sHq85xogNAJ-2j4/s1600/DSCN3886.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZopBYd3AihcKXZerunAYXCNqBJMpPYFpu1xHgIPqaCwTSNwEHQlUAdYWjfIsNxjqKtOIps_6gclfmgGM5zTYwG_kkUDDfTt9eUxkykypWFENw8B-18hJ88n_emwOosSqizvQz6tyz3Qm/s1600/DSCN3861.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZopBYd3AihcKXZerunAYXCNqBJMpPYFpu1xHgIPqaCwTSNwEHQlUAdYWjfIsNxjqKtOIps_6gclfmgGM5zTYwG_kkUDDfTt9eUxkykypWFENw8B-18hJ88n_emwOosSqizvQz6tyz3Qm/s320/DSCN3861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491960873624424786" /></a>So far we've had 4 CSA pickups this season, and things are off to a bit of a rocky start... two plantings of head lettuce bolted before I could get to them, I didn't plant enough broccoli raab at first so not enough of it budded at the same time to make it worth it to give out. Most of my cilantro has bolted too, my snap peas got too heavy and collapsed by trellis... never a dull moment!!Shareholders have been getting a good amount of kale, collard greens, and salad mix though, among whatever other goodies we find ready out in the fields each week. <img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2p3QU_kJ6ug0SZYkQKH__xFXHc2jzfGprDT9XAg0u3fGYP7USx-Bes9Fb-GdLEeizVC2HKUw1MqodFJwpvu0nN9hVdWwaTzM4wEDD1AvX1X6YCn0oWTCUN8qO0fYl0_u-a1e451cQdZC/s320/DSCN3882.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491961580935159138" /><div>I am hoping that very soon their baskets will be filling up with more than just greens and snap peas!</div><div><br /></div><div>And now the tale of Henrietta:</div><div> Henrietta was just another nameless chicken among the ranks, a number if you will. And then one day about 3 weeks ago as I went out to her chicken tractor to feed her and her friends, I noticed that something was wrong. All the chickens were crowded in the sun away from the back of the coup making lots of noise. When I crawled into the coup I found little Hen Hen( her new nickname) hanging upside down by her foot from the nesting boxes, who knows how long the poor girl had been like that! I went over to her immediately and eased her little body back up into the nesting boxes... her foot came immediately free. I knew that cocky little Gus Gus would never allow me to crawl out of there with one of his ladies in hand without giving me a good beating, so I quickly exited the coup and snuck around back to pull down the back flap behind the nesting boxes that I usually collect eggs through. She was still sitting there in the nesting boxes, so I grabbed her and secured the flap once more without the slightest retaliation from Gus Gus. Mission accomplished.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9y5WVmkMH7KKqAm2EEAdSP7JT2RXfyuU0WY3zQ70I4nF-wtiiZY_DHa0z5p0wIf_8UrbVwJiRUNh67ZUAZjwoklsERK_y2JN7k7z9ET9MOO_LpvU5jVf9eDj6xPKF5ExUJp-3cf4vMrTg/s320/DSCN3893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491982318108866514" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div>Once in the house little Miss Hen, Dad and I washed her little leg that was already swelling, and got her some water and food. After a little bit of relaxation time in the porcelain sink in the house, Hen Hen and I made our way out to the barn where I promptly made her a little hospital hay nest in the front stall with her food and water right next to it so she could eat and drink without having to move...</div><div>Since that day Hen Hen has been healing really well. Since she is all by her lonesome in that stall, I open up the doors and let her free range with me during the day while I'm out there. She's still limping, but she moves pretty quickly regardless, getting stronger and stronger everyday. The other day I was out in front of the barn watering the piggies, and here comes Hen Hen down the front steps of the barn, hobbling over to stand next to me as I did my chores. Then she followed me inside to get grain for them, and back out to feed the piggies. She takes her farm tasks very seriously... I'm thinking about making her full time staff... we'll see how her references pan out...</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5Z9HIogrD4OBFVtV8yndh9GLK-ap8Q_ZS0E6EKeZQjvLH52fYv8CXxf2CmlyRPiDPhMgQLcuCUcG1BdGnr1iemjTJm9KRHFQDxzlL-qs2wD64qjMcFCeFZ_yqzyc2sHq85xogNAJ-2j4/s200/DSCN3886.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491983380368599058" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 159px; " /></span><div>In other news, things are getting really big in the field! We've got baby broccoli coming soon, basil, green beans, cherry tomatoes, the flower garden, and summer squash are also on the way. This heat is causing everything to kick into high gear, and while it's making it harder to keep up with the weeds, the veggies are really taking off... I'm a proud veggie mama.</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-3750101870987122432010-06-21T16:43:00.000-07:002010-06-21T17:15:08.789-07:00Activity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDd6j5nasezCqJjj60XvS2w_nEsGjuKy2etdBJvw-Z0-ib-GmIbep1SxvrZx1oylHBkPuVruX8UpByub-5X62sb1aaCqZdQt8vLQFgjlyUB285Zm-MFISkfmUzch5JBh_hiVJdxSb1-B6/s1600/DSCN3827.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiiDbi2iF_qI7r8V4tLAP6ISk9OF9FEpn53fO3J5B5lS2wUcfj5-txVBNgQSQC3Wa92xDAGMCTeIyybgnGdER1fhuyfAOgEX-teFiA07UvJmxmaj7nkGyWWtfZ5oFEYMDmhEuyQyumXra/s1600/DSCN3825.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiiDbi2iF_qI7r8V4tLAP6ISk9OF9FEpn53fO3J5B5lS2wUcfj5-txVBNgQSQC3Wa92xDAGMCTeIyybgnGdER1fhuyfAOgEX-teFiA07UvJmxmaj7nkGyWWtfZ5oFEYMDmhEuyQyumXra/s400/DSCN3825.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485377703255488610" /></a><div>Today all the tomatoes got into the ground! This year we've got <a href="http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-prudens-purple-tomato.html">Pruden's Purple</a>, <a href="http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-green-zebra-tomato.html">Green Zebra</a>, <a href="http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-sunkist-f1-hybrid-tomato.html">Sunkist</a>, <a href="http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-yellow-perfection-tomato.html">Yellow Perfection</a>, and <a href="http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-black-cherry-tomato.html">Black Cherry</a>. The cherries will be PYO (pick your own) for the CSA, which is a new addition this year.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>We also got all the eggplant into the ground, there are three different varieties of that as well! </div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19r8tfnhyphenhypheno9_kWOvbEyOPOHFgCY2BLStnn6RtdJpIXFihXGCDPVQ-BUAYyJZlRz0GCoFrFNtzTpKuyNzC2Hp1CQnM5HIM9K9nqi8U5UsWKhqKCPIIs_f7k_1jmUmCtVVJOgjNOXllpZPZ/s320/DSCN3836.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485379210855247778" /><div>The flower garden is also coming together slowly as things are ready to be transplanted out... </div><div>I've always heard farmers talk about how they could work from dawn until dusk and still have more work to do and I never quite understood what they were talking about, but this year that's all changed! I feel like there's a never ending list of projects to be done now that the frost-free zone has arrived (we hope!). Piggies need to be moved, tomatoes need to be trellised, winter squash needs to be transplanted, greens need to be seeded, onions need weeding, the winter garden needs mulching, the flower garden needs all kinds of love... the list goes on. But the great thing is things are growing, and well! I tend not to irrigate my fields because I feel like the plants should be able to fend for themselves, so far I've been successful with that approach, I hope that luck continues! </div><div><br /></div><div>Before I sign off I thought I would leave you with some photos from the garden, the bakery, and one of my good little Abner with his ladies... the farm is a bundle of activity these days...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDd6j5nasezCqJjj60XvS2w_nEsGjuKy2etdBJvw-Z0-ib-GmIbep1SxvrZx1oylHBkPuVruX8UpByub-5X62sb1aaCqZdQt8vLQFgjlyUB285Zm-MFISkfmUzch5JBh_hiVJdxSb1-B6/s320/DSCN3827.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485384801497971762" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj0Fnspsq-FMfzCL5hI7jfdyZcpDNSOGNCPsWOSMU8B0amPENr9jE6YyXpIqcM4TDKk58TVretg1yjyp3y9jrvRcNq8aE-HhoCMhfe60LrUtQjJ6psLACO89E3hpjEBGgDA-_C2Xfl4r0/s1600/DSCN3818.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj0Fnspsq-FMfzCL5hI7jfdyZcpDNSOGNCPsWOSMU8B0amPENr9jE6YyXpIqcM4TDKk58TVretg1yjyp3y9jrvRcNq8aE-HhoCMhfe60LrUtQjJ6psLACO89E3hpjEBGgDA-_C2Xfl4r0/s320/DSCN3818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485383441585421154" style="float: left; 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Shareholders got salad turnips, mesclun, radishes, garlic scapes, dill, and kale or collard greens in addition to a little baby basil plant to take home. </div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAqGBg0gZeExhdXUbjVaXyqkE3vAE01p2CG8YEsBulV22FlzniZuG4F3f0hlXcC5uoPKNmZ0DA-hQ3zznlvWda08InJxDFcrqafm6wy9YKat60CMdMa3JZjQ2W7lRXciHVlrYjb9ImMOH/s200/DSCN3797.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483763015866812242" /><div>This year Sundora farm has close to 40 shares going out every week compared to 25 last year, and so far so good! I've got a fantastic group of volunteers here helping me weekly, and I have to say we're way ahead of where I thought we would be.The fields are getting fuller everyday, and things are really taking off.<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVi7oqN7lbcwkeuYnCKHa7s7_t_SBXIqkloPgkSUfQbf45bviqpXvHx5cHxXtXid3b2AHtWl_0_miROmx7aiGi8V1zEMTPdXTT5qGb19pocGKC6_r7ODz7mRYvVqpE29X6fWQP7FRxOudi/s200/DSCN3811.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483761667640080530" /><div>Wildflowers are in bloom all around the fields, baby lettuces have turned into teenage lettuces, and the snap peas are flowering!</div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgird70SybUStAoNB-3X9QbyzDmpqpLH5mSS3DEE6IUAdbbI1JTxO_kvo6FL3uGYD6KszqX1NhbhiJ1b8E_5Q-aekbiouA90mryGIGzXs1oFacGffbHMpO-IwHgJ8XbpEn6_dkJNNWiuuN2/s320/DSCN3810.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483762359745732162" /><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile the pigs have tripled in size since I got them and only continue to get more lovable. George, who was the least interested in me in the beginning and was maybe even a little aggressive, has discovered that right between his eyes is his favorite place to be rubbed and that little tummy of his likes love once in a while too... Flossy is also warming up quite a bit, but Gladys doesn't seem to understand why everyone wants to touch her. I try to give her her space.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWqFf75AMnhwVNFEq7vf6oXTX8AvpS2xZb_EICgQLrze7YVoWP4aMRxl4DPxNdwNs4wHZSjT6pmVdBBaiMXMjWGKZW0SgQtNGvXkUel_si1x-faRciKiN9z7bLAp_DaqTwQiXVN_5Hctb/s400/DSCN3714.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483763281030518946" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><div><br /></div><div>In other news, my bread is now being sold at <a href="http://www.chefsmarketvt.com/">Chef's Market</a>! You can find my french breads there and sometimes even my bread sticks, dinner rolls, and cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting too. I make deliveries on Saturday and Monday mornings by 10am.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, Sundora Farm could use a few things to help out with this season. </div><div>#1. Cardboard boxes (medium-sized) and brown paper bags for delivering bread and packing up shares at the end of CSA days. </div><div>#2. Old milk crates or big plastic bins that you no longer need(they don't have to have lids).</div><div>#3. 5-gallon buckets</div><div> I think that's all for now! If you have any of these items to donate, send me an email and we'll figure out a good dropoff time! SundoraFarm@gmail.com Thanks!!</div></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-86421679987225323752010-04-25T06:45:00.000-07:002010-04-25T08:44:58.893-07:00Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBosCBnv-UN6smTObQUXDoxyQf94P8zSG-1-ScZ_z2_dmbpXSRZjQVQ8XPhzxG5yFgk56bi_SRC4A0IzGqY8ErM_XLqB-syck1BglXUOhceNQPODvqAj3NtYvxEksbPN24cpncRYnZwLja/s1600/DSCN3471.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1V1Kdjd8efihenKFs_9NEz7nCdvP0poiZX73nLHsfhDJOJC3XY50YTLVwCR3qnPiN45sOze9uLq0bht-amE2nM77lNrvjXo1BN3XUeW9cJ4fu-rh2qz7XKvIW8_idafqT1giYYqycg6X/s1600/DSCN3518.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1V1Kdjd8efihenKFs_9NEz7nCdvP0poiZX73nLHsfhDJOJC3XY50YTLVwCR3qnPiN45sOze9uLq0bht-amE2nM77lNrvjXo1BN3XUeW9cJ4fu-rh2qz7XKvIW8_idafqT1giYYqycg6X/s320/DSCN3518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464076473122996370" /></a>Using draft animal power on this farm has been a goal of mine from the very beginning. But as a new farmer with already so many balls in the air I don't have the time needed to devote to learning to use horses to work the land. Someday I know I'll be able to integrate them into my farming system but for now I've got plenty on my plate. So, yesterday, on a beautiful cloudless Saturday, I had my friend Carl Russell of <a href="http://www.earthwisefarmandforest.com/">Earthwise Farm and Forest</a> bring his team of draft horses, Kate and Ted, over to the farm to ready my fields for the season. <img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDRMxwkYAw-iF-VJ-Xz_JbaUk8pGSiQ_qfaN-jNdbyS1iaf0GYC194XVxUuQ7Q9x25ncwMDWocAzHMzjc4FPVTWKduyj25-SANersnnd8JyIAtIU4BPdevmCL3JJJK33OWiBndQgsHMr3/s320/DSCN3510.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464077369684745138" /><div>With the use of a walking plow and a good set of harrows, Carl and his team got my fields loosened up and ready for planting into come Monday morning. Carl is very knowledgeable in the field of draft animal power and helps coordinate <a href="http://www.animalpowerfielddays.org/">Animal Power Field Days</a> in Tunbridge, VT every year. I feel so lucky to have him just over the mountain.</div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9hLU3r9V7XP6004-NLibrwpG2EjwDDNBNJgzxqxE0e4YJXA1S22e-1KWpmadXBE_N9bf_Eb5bwa-Oxdn7dh8hI6gPFCMaTPazbIY_NF7MDpRCSEeemYIc3yxZvMJWrMg4-enoywPWsEz/s200/DSCN3480.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464096453472671602" /><div><br /></div><div>In other news, the piggies all have names now. This little girl is Flossie. She's the sassiest out of all of them and also the friendliest. She already flops over to let me rub her tummy. </div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1jJsN83NHLuv-2bCOJ4G9UOlahLFYCj4GA8z2qGtEsufmoANJnJ7_IW0W9LXxOMigAVHp6T58QHU-xa4xQ-fBvBhwA9AzFUMZ0vLk9kihk5b5uwzihRA69vSddqg6nsDlvXAFYPA0-W-/s200/DSCN3493.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464096809770300290" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></span><div>The other two in the picture with their little house are George and Gladys. George is the most protective of the three. He will probably take the longest to win over. And Gladys is my big sturdy girl who I think aspires to be a professional rugby player. She certainly knows how to stand up for herself.</div><div><br /></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjca7CkUdVHuMYZfXBjFs_9ocGGUzHNQRsvaJ2e3xEG2HKo6p3FRFj7LpkVdXe99wAJgjRIrzezyDRp3tOPCn7RHcmu5E6Z5cITeJDtONqSRUKvBBGkjwZL1i9AYJYINstklFh8kPWadj0Q/s320/DSCN3500.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464097562262145778" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Overall the farm is coming along nicely so far this season. Peas are in the ground, lettuce, arugula, and spinach are all growing in the green house. The garlic is growing big and strong thanks to my friend Jan helping me weed and re-mulch it last week.The flower garden is getting a make-over as I reform the beds and mulch all the walkways with mulch hay... things really are taking shape!</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBosCBnv-UN6smTObQUXDoxyQf94P8zSG-1-ScZ_z2_dmbpXSRZjQVQ8XPhzxG5yFgk56bi_SRC4A0IzGqY8ErM_XLqB-syck1BglXUOhceNQPODvqAj3NtYvxEksbPN24cpncRYnZwLja/s200/DSCN3471.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464100327470333986" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /><div>Just a little look ahead, May 8th is the <a href="http://www.fiddleheadfestival.com/">Fiddlehead Festival</a> up at VTC. The farm will have a booth in addition to lots of other local farms, businesses, and crafters. It's always a lot of fun with great food and good people. I hope to see you there!</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-11967710734205528132010-04-14T18:10:00.000-07:002010-04-14T19:04:57.541-07:00Fresh Air<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgKBiOmEW5Ju6vfdDBzxfXe69G3wKKvP2JbQvW-M_B-SJ50IAxgZsn4HnP27vP1-biHsqSSf7VoDdcQI6o0w_pINfHts2CdXfJbNUnwxLrPgLOL3UjmTBsBkNyl_ygN_QmyjUcT8IMFyj/s1600/DSCN3450.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgKBiOmEW5Ju6vfdDBzxfXe69G3wKKvP2JbQvW-M_B-SJ50IAxgZsn4HnP27vP1-biHsqSSf7VoDdcQI6o0w_pINfHts2CdXfJbNUnwxLrPgLOL3UjmTBsBkNyl_ygN_QmyjUcT8IMFyj/s400/DSCN3450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460168099739697570" /></a>Spring has sprung here at Sundora. This gorgeous weather has both chicken coups outside. Crow and his ladies (above) are all out free ranging around the farm, while Gus Gus and his girls are tractoring on the front lawn. <img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEpRPSh1Xq7cOaK21NEqdmpccEIwR-miUrqA4J5C3-tAuDpttXlDanDUvmlbwM_vTtBNM5lmwANTKRlsBgBblYePC6iqBf5x53RA_O1DtlLePH8_e3Lcu2f-638T0RvI_KGFTwgVw6STJ/s320/DSCN3453.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460168521058478466" /><div>I've been moving them twice a day so they get new grass and bugs to keep them busy. I bought those hens at a couple months old from another farmer, and when we got them they were not happy campers having been trapped in a small space with almost no bedding and stressful living conditions. All winter they've continued beating up on each other, so I'm hoping that constant moving onto new land, some fresh air, and new bugs to chase and eat will help distract them from picking on their siblings. So far so good.</div><div><br /></div><div>The chickens have some new friends on the farm now too... the piglets have arrived! I picked them up from <a href="http://www.hogwashfarm.com/">Hogwash Farm</a> in Norwich, VT this afternoon! </div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglE3LbbPhh_QZDmQgG3Y3KLBf4Snmf1Eb195u1Si9OzrozPfdop5qtZSF0YnElMjqC0Rt3Wh2UwJ5Qzr8l5fyiCQWmmfLzJtFzXXH8GPTw4vTJJ9PZR8-nkyH_X-dM_5uf7CU_XjQ8sGgi/s320/DSCN3457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460169776407454274" /><div>Here they are patiently waiting in Dora's dog crate in the back of the car. I've got a boy and two girls just like last year, which I am really happy about. It's amazing how surprisingly small they are after having 200+lb hogs in the fall. I haven't named them yet, but as soon as I do I'll make sure to let you know.</div><div><br /></div><div>So far they seem to be much more trusting right off than my last batch, which I'm sure can be immediately attributed to the fact that they didn't get out of their pen within the first 15 minutes and have to be chased around the farm and caught by my brother Jake and I like last year! </div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJvVJRCFEbngsAw3tWw9p0Nq1tXng17A3fu9TI-PmokZNUt0iCz_TzuY9UyXITeObZ2_54fpF8TmLMmECmjK82-r2kNLBA2lJawqwL8Xcb1gPlUSvhTCAJPJcUInyXhjpPcBg-NahNsAL/s320/DSCN3462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460171191915155618" /><div>They sat in their little crate in their new pen for about 3 minutes, and then immediately shot out and ran right into the electric fence! After a little squeal and some jumpy running, they were off exploring their new digs. I took that as my cue to go grab some corn and start our interactions off on a good foot. So with a scoop full of delicious treats I sat down in the middle of their pen and sprinkled some kernels in front of me while I waited for their curiosity to get the best of them... </div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hrjGFnOkNGF1aSMPaT4uWtB3TTI_-jV_ncxzm918nRaCWVAELGQ0aJTYSIKGtz0qvQG5Lvp_o95TzJCbCVzcZEZV8aTAax8uGIkILyd0AKNvNCbPTb0a2ZrBh-twTrxoJwos5ltcEGrG/s320/DSCN3467.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460172464674287570" /><div>Sure enough within 2 minutes the boy (who I just might name George since he is the most curious so far) came right over and started eating, keeping one eye on me every moment. We went on like that for 15 minutes, me staying very still, them eating, watching me closely, and every so often getting the courage to lean forward and smell my boot, or my pant leg before suddenly turning back to their food to continue their snack time. I'm going to go in their pen and spend at least a half an hour with them every day like I did last year with Herkimer, Flo Jo, and Crysta. Those three pigs last year were some of the friendliest animals I've ever met, and I have every confidence that this group will be just as lovely. They really are my favorite part of the farm. I'm so happy they're finally here!</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-15676792043866413012010-03-31T14:07:00.001-07:002010-03-31T14:17:09.923-07:00Ben and Crow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Gl3SKXzexlTXHUAOG1upzmp80LxyxRn406RXSbbnfX-CHNl_tDSwcFCggBXjE229tWhxJIWZjRjSBrm14PIE7gwfuv0LJCdnMRcy_IEdnoCKSDarp9qcWtt_07Q9a7Xw-M1qKpuQYyvz/s1600/DSCN3443.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Gl3SKXzexlTXHUAOG1upzmp80LxyxRn406RXSbbnfX-CHNl_tDSwcFCggBXjE229tWhxJIWZjRjSBrm14PIE7gwfuv0LJCdnMRcy_IEdnoCKSDarp9qcWtt_07Q9a7Xw-M1qKpuQYyvz/s320/DSCN3443.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454908890495683698" /></a><br />Today Ben, my farming partner and dear friend, packed up his Kia(a.k.a Kitty) and left on a grand adventure to work on another farm crew about an hour away. But before he took off he said he couldn't say goodbye without getting a final picture with his pride and joy, Crow. He is so proud of that rooster, as he should be having raised him from day one. That is one <i>handsome</i> bird.<br /><div><div><br /></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTeibRvLcjoQFbNFc1AwvbR006-rf-mrLfWQz4kdyBDVo0YIjnzi-StB3JDoG8u7FUiDbr2ZbKwT8uN_UVm0JrKyNmAlE7lhXymPdiN2C1eOndLm0jwGEBbbN0asDNggG8DCReofzgkXa/s400/DSCN3445.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454909311785417330" /><div>While it is incredibly sad to be losing Ben as a part of the farm team and household, I couldn't be more excited for him as he starts this new chapter in his farming career and life. I wish him only the best. He knows that he is always welcome back here anytime he likes.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-32054376682490096002010-03-22T11:25:00.000-07:002010-03-24T10:38:20.509-07:00Beginning the Season<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNREdzHfon5JfUBjpgTccXvB-bGmGdPqZ-N1nvbxuSRrojX_1DogYKCoHqvaeE0mnrHN0SkRsXEm_MvxLflpv1HdzQ2NbikTseUbgtdeXqfY9MNq6Fx_cUwbqwTY0DcQO9JLQyZOHWQ-51/s1600/DSCN3318.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNREdzHfon5JfUBjpgTccXvB-bGmGdPqZ-N1nvbxuSRrojX_1DogYKCoHqvaeE0mnrHN0SkRsXEm_MvxLflpv1HdzQ2NbikTseUbgtdeXqfY9MNq6Fx_cUwbqwTY0DcQO9JLQyZOHWQ-51/s200/DSCN3318.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452253063160339858" /></a>The season has begun on the farm! On a gorgeous sunny day last week I set up a rather makeshift potting table outside the barn next to our new pile of Fort Vee <a href="http://www.vermontcompost.com/">Vermont Compost Company</a> potting mix, and went to town seeding tomatoes, onions, and leeks. I'll do another round of seeding in a month or so when I have more table space and lighting.<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUphwuoo7mkv56dKdX-82QDUfs2XxMN_3wjU__pDdOWu3U8NCPo4ObGDHhJgcK2C8UXJu6hgePjodRXtz8H7M28NscM_KRJD60mAueMAJ5WvuLvf-uRbEAUra-472UFRER60jHxRYqF1m/s200/DSCN3322.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452253276851503554" /><div><br /></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORZzySnXVwuva2td3WnqVqkEt387Ycem9fdrQLcDeKznnL7P9dD42GEI_co2FmU98Gk4PPd50WY_TYSCZ-bLdYlQuYMUdyIlAS7w8jAvSSI8F6k2-Y3cDIm97aoOWnjYcNErSGidikFcc/s320/DSCN3328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452253743830360946" /><div>For now the trays are inside under the primitive light setup I constructed in the mudroom. The seedlings will remain there until the hoop house is set up with tables instead of the cold frames that are in there now, and warm enough at night to keep those little guys alive.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>In other news, the CSA still has a couple open spots for shareholders! So, if you are interested in a share for this summer season, you can still get one! I also have one remaining work share position available. So, if you're interested in a share or work share please send an email right away!</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-51225254482918068132010-02-22T11:28:00.000-08:002010-02-22T11:31:31.955-08:00There's still time!<div><b>The deadline for 2010 CSA shares has been pushed back to March 19th</b>. We still have a few slots left, so get your order form in soon! If you don't have a brochure, please email Claire at SundoraFarm@gmail.com for a digital copy!</div><div><br /></div><div>In other news, seeds from <a href="http://www.highmowingseeds.com/">High Mowing</a> arrived in the mail the other day... getting very excited for the start of the season...</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-37513169344665993872010-02-06T09:55:00.000-08:002010-02-06T10:11:49.320-08:00CSB Creations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmtwDEMV7CCavt2GySLLl0u85N_w6zHXvVfhpCYsSQcDuFLLP-pNUSOUFbHwwMnD2GjhW83jFlwukw9FUP1NFgTj69DLbyBchjYYU7qfmFOV6UMOwpk64uPdYAUU5ANgNtN1O-vZAS2h6/s1600-h/DSCN3267.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yrN6eXWYX1zPsU0wb_8SBvCBerdxChK4tRPCAkz4fYzCR1OIZdhqTv6wTuXdqQ2z2Zn0hsQAfS6nsPcaeceNUVQiSsKoxI1rSH9-vPhWv6MfDpRIz2ek4vT8LWM_DKgdRrnprlnhmcyO/s1600-h/DSCN3268.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yrN6eXWYX1zPsU0wb_8SBvCBerdxChK4tRPCAkz4fYzCR1OIZdhqTv6wTuXdqQ2z2Zn0hsQAfS6nsPcaeceNUVQiSsKoxI1rSH9-vPhWv6MfDpRIz2ek4vT8LWM_DKgdRrnprlnhmcyO/s320/DSCN3268.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435190858497044658" /></a>Lately there's been a lot of baking going on in Sundora's kitchen! I've been creating new things each week for the CSB shareholders, like basil mozzarella bread and carrot cake with cream cheese frosting... so I thought some mouth watering pictures were in order! Enjoy!<div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTmY2RM53zo-x0pFEqhyphenhyphent2-vV-cIQ590iDvtUyy-kMVyZ1NrRSSAK2HlmQi8sIhid0uibrV0efnAEfiuxvoXsITJgKSBYhepuRbMx3sWWrbizOfaiToM_Jn_HDJZd_nf7_WehyYwFOjGr/s320/DSCN3271.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435192378024246658" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjMFFKP20-4FT7EsD06YHjMmW6oRx5GMk0uAdLgxmv1xausvjuFaMEOeKEGRxhrJcctOezS9ijnNmvm8kqYkiOLAcCRw-bRGwiLRX0LydbAnv5W3EIJh6gnrJNBtCcbCABREx9J792Ti4/s320/DSCN3273.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435192648083024354" /><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmtwDEMV7CCavt2GySLLl0u85N_w6zHXvVfhpCYsSQcDuFLLP-pNUSOUFbHwwMnD2GjhW83jFlwukw9FUP1NFgTj69DLbyBchjYYU7qfmFOV6UMOwpk64uPdYAUU5ANgNtN1O-vZAS2h6/s320/DSCN3267.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435193780039671890" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the seasonal fruit tart that I've been offering, this time with apples...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-15158825884034479332010-02-01T06:03:00.000-08:002010-02-06T09:55:12.895-08:00Brochures for 2010 Growing Season Now Available!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuG1Pvb69fLR2MQlFI4xj1NWW2XGOrcUI_OI9CUIgBGdKpEonK6W3mGHnMzy0W8R9ZwvQ2XjzxE48Jz226E6W2_srk0x5DFY-7c7jkA0RFuJYPwzFONuM76qzW-hfZ8AHJxD29qQwvHMp/s1600-h/Slide2.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's official, Sundora Farm is now taking on shareholders for the 2010 growing season. Below is a small version of our brochure for this year, just to give you an idea of what it looks like. If you'd like a digital copy just shoot me an email and I'll get you one right away! <a href="http://www.blogger.com/SundoraFarm@gmail.com">SundoraFarm@gmail.com</a> Spread the word!</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2Flhh1yAMZ8GnTs-BSCVBvTfKQI12JpGLYNBzzgyIPRLHXDCZ1g51cYHc4PbvXl-JPa8-AJ7uJq0DE4Y-A6QgvOWbnOPdXX2zjJoZ68diBROG2oiS0NrlZZomGah0_o32u2mxtm6fWRh/s400/Slide1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435190062344849218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuG1Pvb69fLR2MQlFI4xj1NWW2XGOrcUI_OI9CUIgBGdKpEonK6W3mGHnMzy0W8R9ZwvQ2XjzxE48Jz226E6W2_srk0x5DFY-7c7jkA0RFuJYPwzFONuM76qzW-hfZ8AHJxD29qQwvHMp/s1600-h/Slide2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuG1Pvb69fLR2MQlFI4xj1NWW2XGOrcUI_OI9CUIgBGdKpEonK6W3mGHnMzy0W8R9ZwvQ2XjzxE48Jz226E6W2_srk0x5DFY-7c7jkA0RFuJYPwzFONuM76qzW-hfZ8AHJxD29qQwvHMp/s400/Slide2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435190317171436578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /></span></span></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-21673669307650445632010-01-06T12:58:00.000-08:002010-01-06T14:59:00.585-08:00Community Supported Baking Begins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvjqJBU-CTI1EE1qWcuPd6_M3BAVlFSWjsAbbvUrwF_0_QSiGzp9FS6HAlMRdTzobNLUR6QiV-WKhW4Ugw_Do8WOmsVEFZPg_72vK6N9-k5ly-jU1NfTLrt8QuR96Qm0svN9bumMcOQUK/s1600-h/DSCN3255.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWmEAPMy1tKuZIaepcO1jen7K0_ThRlYWOYfWSuiz1CTtK0_IGNxlUaF-1EG390bJsb_jnJStkR9rMad-E5RUC3Oa_CiT_OPA2w4sEvBprqPvNh92DDnc7ESRhTaM0kXd8XsljGiRrSwr/s1600-h/Slide1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 64px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWmEAPMy1tKuZIaepcO1jen7K0_ThRlYWOYfWSuiz1CTtK0_IGNxlUaF-1EG390bJsb_jnJStkR9rMad-E5RUC3Oa_CiT_OPA2w4sEvBprqPvNh92DDnc7ESRhTaM0kXd8XsljGiRrSwr/s320/Slide1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423738104151018338" /></a>Today was the first day of our CSB (Community Supported Baking) and it went really well! We have 7 families to start out with but will welcome more! Please let us know if you're interested in joining!<div><br /></div><div>I was in the kitchen from 6:15 to 12:30 baking french bread, dinner rolls, fruit tarts, whole wheat sunflower seed flax bread, and white sandwich bread among other things. I'm going to try to have something new for my CSBers to try every week and have the opportunity to order the following week. Today I made rosemary-chive french rolls for sampling today and they were a a real hit. I'll be making those weekly, if not for customers, at least for my family. We love them!<div><br /></div><div>That's all for now, but I will leave you with these photos of bread bounty...</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ9hyAN_kI9lDDWR1biNa09tbUfKS_Vr-d_ZpCAYeFi-D6YZMj6-bC3iVBijAGINdaCcihrBv9oB1kbS4qD1y5EvkBOsBYR4gHzvYC3G0Dmrbhlt5R1Xg01YpSwfTS7tSlgL4h8AC1v3E/s320/DSCN3249.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423761780352892098" /><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVQF5hGEUSrI7eDaFdVNRPimW_mxyoaBLKz9SHeWmcg51Mj_N_Hi1ViIFowyjRxTCJG0dXAN7qHmREoiNm2c-Jzc0xFAMpwHixEr2vHGYSvbZ6OBPpu_den0U2CT1VqLQcQf6UaODIjgs/s320/DSCN3229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423760921456901570" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITxtDO_K6Gy-SOFoFGBGRgj5cSPd9AjBBnPqLoTmymW_T3zTtla5i32IeJQHDlbLr39i8Na2wlDDp8UR_2hoQ3uqFoubV-8YB6Q4teNf1FpybNGTsPR1UYkCoYsC6TKJyrYbo6su5b5k6/s320/DSCN3251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423762194628603858" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITxtDO_K6Gy-SOFoFGBGRgj5cSPd9AjBBnPqLoTmymW_T3zTtla5i32IeJQHDlbLr39i8Na2wlDDp8UR_2hoQ3uqFoubV-8YB6Q4teNf1FpybNGTsPR1UYkCoYsC6TKJyrYbo6su5b5k6/s1600-h/DSCN3251.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvjqJBU-CTI1EE1qWcuPd6_M3BAVlFSWjsAbbvUrwF_0_QSiGzp9FS6HAlMRdTzobNLUR6QiV-WKhW4Ugw_Do8WOmsVEFZPg_72vK6N9-k5ly-jU1NfTLrt8QuR96Qm0svN9bumMcOQUK/s320/DSCN3255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423762733459566850" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div></div></div></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-81508844373410128302009-12-30T14:14:00.000-08:002009-12-30T21:53:30.391-08:00Spontaneous Adoption<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89yPTxTyZhfhEuJJxj8gvbm2rHaq0L815tg0rXqG1_FyHv-LrsSnlN0EeVIesdJ1NPspqUFtyvD9-awwODa9Ee1-yV0B6k8Uob3tT8DnRLHCYr2xG9pwqZj-2YPH0ptk7NGHWdn074tly/s320/DSCN3217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421157188638542306" /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So lately our two roosters, Gus Gus and our Black Australorp(whom I will from here on refer to as Mr. Lorp) have been fighting... and Mr. Lorp has been winning. Gus doesn't stand a chance next to that guy. It had only been a little blood on his back, so we were letting them fend for themselves for the time being. However, yesterday afternoon when Ben entered their coup, Gus looked like he'd just been in the dirtiest of street fights. His gorgeous white head dress soaked in blood... it was time to intervene.<div><div><br /></div><div>So, we took Gus Gus and his friend Big Tuna out of the main coup and set them up in a cage in the second horse stall that was being used to store hay. We knew Gus Gus couldn't return to that coup, but we had no idea what to do with him.</div><div><br /></div><div>Gus Gus is perhaps our favorite chicken, and certainly not one we're ready to part with. At the same time, he and Tuna couldn't stay trapped in that tiny cage forever. Without a better alternative, Gus and Tuna spent last night in that cage with hay on two sides for them to nestle into, a pan of food, and a waterer full of warm water that we had to change every few hours to keep it from freezing... not at all ideal.</div><div><br /></div><div>This morning during breakfast Ben suggested I jump on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.craigslist.org">craigslist.org</a> to see if anyone had chickens they wanted to get rid of. I had toyed with the idea of expanding the laying flock anyway, so now seemed a good a time as any. Gus and Tuna needed friends, and they needed them soon... three hours later Ben and I were on our way back from Washington, Vermont with 20 chickens in produce boxes and a huge dog crate in the back of the car... when I make up my mind about something, it happens quickly.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>So now we have two coups full of chickens. Our old coup houses our 7 Black Australorps.</div><div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RrZzmLHbWOj6EY4HN6LCFtqx-UZWdmjlz93rrI2nQ7dpoZ0weg1D8yK6Y-qjI0Hd-yxxaWsTRwadVuP9-oZlpMeCHrI7x8WeuH8Z0qwFGpcIaqOcX-LAf-IS2cUJZFAfMuvvw3JXS_4-/s320/DSCN3220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421159639964312498" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And the second horse stall has been fully set up to house not only Gus Gus and Big Tuna, but their new friends, a mixture of Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rocks.</div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4bG12GzFrlfb-HmDCSL99g8QwcKXg9mwjWvSf1x4_OK-XhNy6DTsnj1uxWBWhk3ZyBB4ynNwIah6w0GUQAktziNHa6g5ly1oAOUHpqP2nAOQrX1abuAR2Wx0qstXbnovc_dFw00RnkLz/s320/DSCN3216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421159001157766738" /></div><div>While I ran around buying another waterer, water heater, more shavings, and food, Ben hung up our old set of nesting boxes in the second stall and made sure the chickens were safe and comfortable in their new coup. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since these new chickens are 9-10 months old, they are already at laying age, which means that come tomorrow morning, we'll be getting about 15 eggs a day! <a href="http://www.threebeancafe.com/">Three Bean Cafe</a> has agreed to buy our eggs in addition to the bread they already buy from us for their paninis! Needless to say, we're really excited about this wonderful addition to our farm family!</div><br /></div></div></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-17269986313340952492009-12-02T12:29:00.000-08:002009-12-02T12:48:05.857-08:00Sundora Bread Share 2010It's official! Sundora's Winter Bread Share is starting on January 6th! I've got order forms at the following places in downtown Randolph:<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-Three Bean Cafe<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-Holiday Beauty Salon</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-The Depot<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-Fenix Fine Foods</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-Patrick's Place</div><div> If you can't get downtown or would rather have a digital copy, please send me an email and I'll get it to you!</div><div> I decided to change the structure of the bread share a little bit. The session is still 10 weeks long, and now I'm going to have people purchase credit at the beginning of the session. Credits range from $50.00 to $150.00 in $25.00 increments. So once you have your credit, you pre-order your items, and come to the farm every week, or every other week, whatever works for you, and you pick up the item(s) you've selected from our list. Each week that you order something, we will deduct the price of your product from your overall credit. You can add to your credit at anytime. Bread share members also receive a discount on all our items. Those prices are reflected on the Bread Share Order Form.</div><div> Pickups are every Wednesday from 1:00-6:00pm.</div><div><br /></div><div>A list of our products can be found a couple posts down. We're also willing to take requests (within reason)!</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-4174782684637127052009-11-23T16:04:00.000-08:002009-11-23T16:37:56.156-08:00The Three Little Pigs: Closing Remarks<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Baskerville Old Face', -webkit-fantasy;">The following is a reflection I wrote about the final step in my journey with the pigs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face', fantasy; ">Saturday November 14<sup>th</sup> was a day I had been dreading for months. A vegetarian for the four years leading up to this event, I wasn’t sure I was cut out for this kind of involvement in my food but I was jumping in headfirst anyway. If I was going to eat meat, I had to hold myself responsible for the process that meat goes through before it gets to my plate. And I had raised those pigs for meat, so making their transition from life into my freezer as easy and smooth as possible was what I was determined to do, no matter how heartbreaking.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"">The previous day, we set up the pig trailer in their moveable pen and scattered bits of their favorite treats all over; corn chips, moldy bread, stale muffins, stinky cheese. They clumsily climbed in with little effort on our part, and shortly thereafter we embarked on the journey to Steve’s; the location of the next day’s events. They spent the night there, jammed in next to one another in that trailer, protected from the constant rain by a tarp.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"">The next morning we found them calm, sleepy and relaxed, completely unaware of what was coming. I climbed up on the wheels of the trailer, ducking under the tarp to lean down and comfort them one last time. Patting each of them on their backs I thanked them again for their delightful piggy lives and said goodbye, silent tears streaming down my face. After jumping down from the trailer, I excused myself from the crowd that had assembled to witness the process, and retreated to my car where I collapsed in sobbing gasps. Devastated. After a few moments, I gathered myself together, took a deep breath, and rejoined the group. Everyone was drinking coffee, sharing stories, and laughing, I tried my best to put on a smile and make the best of this.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"">When the butchers arrived, I explained in a collected, logical manner that I had grown quite fond of those pigs and didn’t want to be there when they died. “Well when are you takin’ a walk then?” Mark asked in his strong Vermont accent, smiling. I went into the house immediately where I found Josie, a shaman and one of Steve’s stepdaughters. “Are they starting?” she asked with a sympathetic smile… and the dam I had built to hold back my tears started to crumble … then I heard the first shot go off, followed closely by the other two. My heart sank.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"">Sitting there at their kitchen table Josie and I spoke about the importance of those animals and what they represent. Josie told me about her constant awareness that her life is made possible by other organisms giving up theirs. A humbling realization. She told me that there’s a great sense of responsibility that goes along with that knowledge, a responsibility to live each moment intentionally. It made me realize that my feelings of sadness were a necessary part of really knowing and owning this process of raising my own food. Those pigs were loves of mine, and now they were sacrificing their lives (unknowingly) so that mine, and the lives of others could continue… I had found a deeper gratitude.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"">I thanked Josie for her words and headed outside to take part in the process I had begun with those pigs. There before me was Flo Jo on her back on a sawhorse-like contraption, being cut in half. Mark and Dave, the butchers, were working carefully and quickly in the rain… I felt myself getting choked up. Walking around to the open side of the trailer I saw Herkimer and Crysta, both motionless as if they were in a deep sleep. And yet again I was overcome. What were we doing?! Just then Ben came up to me. “They were all quiet. It happened quickly,” he said. The butchers said that pigs rarely went that quietly. We discussed the fact that those pigs had been touched by countless humans and heard a range of loud noises (power tools, hammers, etc) in their time, so when that gun went off they were startled, but panic was minimal and brief. I looked over and watched as Mark handled Flo and felt all my fear melt away. The terror and uncertainty I had been drowning in were gone. There was a gentle respect in Mark’s movements. Sure Mark and Dave made jokes (not about the pigs) and laughed as they worked, but I welcomed their light hearts. They had treated those pigs in a humane way with no lack of accuracy. Yes, of course I still felt heavy with grief, but that grief was evenly matched with my appreciation for their skill and respect of my feelings as they cared for the bodies of the animals I loved. As I watched them work through the day my sadness lessened and I become more fascinated by the process. What beautiful animals those pigs were, inside and out! Those men had managed to turn a potentially scary, brutal, messy experience into a rather meaningful, almost enjoyable morning for me. After seeing every step (minus the first one) of the process first hand I knew it was one I had to, and wanted to go through again. I had made sure those pigs led fantastic lives up to the very last moment, and that was something to feel good about.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"">Mark and Dave told me several times what remarkable animals I had raised. They were healthy, lean, beautiful pigs, the product of a happy life. It comforted me to know that the fresh pasture, room to run around and wrestle, and ample amounts of affection had resulted in the best meat we could have hoped for.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"">It feels good to stand here at the end and know that the process was a success. And now that I have tasted the end product I feel even better about it! During their lives the pigs nourished me emotionally, and now they’re nourishing me physically. I do still have moments of sadness, missing the way they leaned on me waiting to get their tummies rubbed. But mostly I feel thankful to have had the opportunity to know and love those delightful animals. I am a better person for having embarked on such a challenging, rewarding adventure. And it’s one I plan to repeat over and over throughout the rest of my days.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-47203223880393403862009-11-03T14:55:00.000-08:002009-11-03T13:18:30.300-08:00Sundora Bakery PricingWord is getting out about my bread! So, I've decided to list some of the items I offer as well as some prices to give people a better idea of what I have going on here. But before I begin, let me give you a quick snapshot of what my baking is all about. As a local farmer, I'm looking to use as many local/ethical ingredients as I can. Right now I use local wheat from <a href="http://butterworksfarm.com/">Butterworks Farm</a>, local eggs and honey, and fair trade sugar. I'm hoping to use fair trade vanilla and chocolate, and local sunflower oil (which is also from Butterworks) when it's ready in a few months. My loaves are made in small batches and are mixed, kneaded, and shaped by hand.<div><i><br /></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><i>Prices*</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Loaves:</b></span></div><div>100% Whole Wheat $5.25<br />Whole wheat with flax $5.50<br />Whole Wheat with Sunflower Seeds $6.00<br />Whole Wheat with Sunflower Seeds and Flax $6.25<br />White/Wheat Hybrid Sandwich $5.25<br />Cinnamon Swirl (which has a white/wheat hyrbid based dough) $6.50<br />My take on a French Bread $4.00</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Rolls:</b></span></div><div>White/Wheat Hybrid Dinner$3.00 for 6/ $5.50 for 12</div><div>Bulky Sandwich $3.50 for 4/ $6.50 for 8</div><div>Rosemary Chive Dinner $3.50 for 6/ $6.50 for 12</div><div>Sage Dinner $3.50 for 6/ $6.50 for 12</div><div>*Prices are subject to change slightly as I incorporate more local ingredients.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am also open to taking requests if you don't see the kind you're looking for!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To place an order or get any remaining questions answered please call Claire at 802-522-6877 or email her at SundoraFarm@gmail.com. Orders must be placed by noon on Sunday for pickup on Tuesday at the farm. Pickup is between 8:00am and 4:00pm. We are located at the intersection of Beanville Road and Route 12 in Randolph.</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909960852737547675.post-56146213852660444342009-10-01T04:50:00.000-07:002009-10-01T05:18:11.888-07:00Community Supported Baking on the Rise<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDfLZUlw4R2OJY-AbVOpvzjsySO6uj3GBOHu1xvU49rVkog-4Dny0UfKYA2H_wDxmiIIoRlMT8rVn4vi9RrwYq4ZiEsoWnt9-WWXcsKnFyuwgYipukAVsjxt-6JWgkKc5ObpK4fe2s41f/s200/DSCN2788.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387598267586782386" />Lately I have been spending a great deal of time in the kitchen every week baking. As we move out of the regular growing season and into the colder months, I find myself wanting to bake almost constantly. I think this is because last winter I worked at <a href="http://www.greatharvestburlington.com/index.html">Great Harvest</a> up in Burlington as an early morning sweets baker and absolutely loved it. It's the best job I've ever had outside of farming. So I have been continuing to use the skills I picked up there to feed my family and make a little money on the side.<br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYa2CyygAWCiwRQUmFBNzQQUqlShr2c1O-UVEuhkAv92hoY4yAOYHqUHOFtVlbmaeECiOurV3hROO45I0OPD6mH6il1l6L2T59fpPR7TSr1HYsjYbyMpYUq_1YqMZ6JBRjL63BAMTAafLR/s200/DSCN2781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387597876913064978" /><div>I've been making both whole wheat and wheat/white hybrid sandwich loaves, all kinds of dinner rolls, and even some french bread in addition to almond white chocolate chip brownies, almond vanilla cakes, apple crisp, cinnamon raisin oatmeal cookies, and chocolate chip pecan cookies. I've been selling bread, rolls, and cookies every Monday during our retail time here at the farm and I'm also providing <a href="http://www.threebeancafe.com/">Three Bean Cafe</a> with bread for their paninis. </div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivM-7q6bYKiJhgKPlkH9GHdU56_aqSfav3pxyfl2nQ_qMOex46OLNtNceelr_X5YZEqELEoWh58DD8dZvB6EEU5Y7QTdXmkBhoepdnjB002_6CA2dfiY3Qn8kNqloWGT6hzjDHYB27NBIm/s320/DSCN2791.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387598665138109202" /><div>So, with all the fun I am having baking, I've decided to do a winter bread share from my home, I'm calling it Community Supported Baking (CSB). It will work just like Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in that people will pay up front for so many weeks of bread, rolls, or sweets, and then come pick up their goods on a designated day each week during the baking term. The first round will start in November. I'm still getting prices together, and a few other logistical things, but once I do I will have order forms available via email and also at a few locations in downtown Randolph. In the meantime, if you're interested in ordering bread, rolls or sweets from me, please don't hesitate to send me an email or stop by on a Monday between 1:00 and 6:00pm to check out my baked goods.</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817482999773100968noreply@blogger.com1