Today I'm sharing a recipe for our holiday favorite: homemade eggnog! Now, I feel as though I'm required to say that consumption of raw or undercooked eggs may cause food borne illness... Because we make ours with raw eggs. One of the perks of owning a farm with chickens is that we can feel super … Continue reading Our Recipe for Homemade Eggnog
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Let’s talk about a BIG issue that small farmers everywhere are confronted with: access to capital. In the United States, starting a farm generally costs hundreds of thousands of dollars (for acquisition of land, equipment, inputs, etc.) But agriculture is a business that just doesn't bank well. It's a cash intensive business, with low return … Continue reading How We’re Helping Small Farmers Gain Access to Capital
We've all heard of eating local, but how about gifting local? The holidays present such a great opportunity to support the local businesses in our community. Here's a list of some of our North Country favorites, and what they have to offer: Adirondack Blue Co. - wooden cutting boards & serving trays Berube Botanicals - … Continue reading Holiday Shopping in the North Country
Preface: I'm just wrapping up my second semester of graduate school. I was asked to write a one page reflection on my changed, enlightened, or steadfast views on sustainable agriculture, which I am sharing here on the blog! I can confidently say that I am finishing this semester with a changed view of what it … Continue reading Sustainable Ag: What It Is, and What It Isn’t
Earlier this year, we were awarded a grant by the Adirondack Council to enhance the environmental benefits provided by our farm. The funds were used to partially cover the cost of constructing a cement compost containment area, basically a bunk in which we can compost our bedding, manure, and garden waste. Having the compost contained … Continue reading Compost Containment Area
Butternut squash is a favorite fall side dish in our household, and good thing, because right now we have a ton of them! (There are some available at the farmstand.) The following recipe is one that our family makes every year as part of our Thanksgiving celebration. It’s easily made in advance and kept warm … Continue reading Butternut Squash with Pecans
I’d like to preface this by saying that I support ALL farms. Big farms, small farms, first generation farms, seventh generation farms, conventional farms, organic farms; they’re all helping to combat food insecurity in their own ways, and they all deserve recognition for their contributions! However, we consumers are often put in a position where … Continue reading Small Farms, Big Impact
La pièce de résistance, the sliding door! We are ALMOST done with the quonset hut build! Since my last update, we sheeted the end walls, installed the sliding door, set up the pens inside, and built a heated washroom (complete with a slop sink, stainless steel countertop, and lots of shelving). We still have one … Continue reading Barn Construction: Finishing Touches
Once we finished assembling our quonset hut, the next step was to build the end walls. We opted to build our own, rather than purchase them as part of the building kit, so that we could completely customize the size and placement of the doors and vents. First, we screwed pressure treated boards to the … Continue reading Barn Construction: End Walls
Since our quonset hut is now more than half assembled, I figured it was time to share an update! We started out doing things the VERY hard way. First, we tried standing up a fully assembled arch, with the help of Brandon's father and brother. We quickly learned that the arches have a propensity to … Continue reading Barn Construction: Halfway There!