Dear Sweetlanders, With leaves falling all around us and temperatures on a downward trend, we are in the Season of Transition. Fields are being stripped of the last warm-season crops, the root cellar and coolers
Last week I had an opportunity to visit a small CSA farm in Homer, Alaska, of all places! The 2 acres of veggies were perched on the side of the hill overlooking Kachemak Bay. The
Put on your back braces, it’s heavy lifting season at Sweetland. To date, we have harvested 4,933 pounds of apples, with a final round of late season varieties still to go. Last week saw us
Last weekend we had a wonderful gathering of people who hoofed it around our hay fields in support of the animals and programs at StoneLedge Stables. This felt like the epitome of neighbors helping neighbors,
The apple doesn’t fall far from the pig. If there’s one thing that’s more enjoyable than biting into a crisp, sweet apple on a sunny fall day, it’s hearing someone else’s satisfying crunch as they
We are very excited to announce that our new woodchip boiler arrived last week from Germany! The Heizomat RHK-400 boiler, one of just a few in the country, was placed into our new barn with
This is hands down my favorite time of year at the farm. This morning I practically swam to the field through mist and dew to check on the sweet corn. As I swished through the
This week we celebrate Fern’s second lap around the sun! It’s going just as fast as everyone told us it would, and we can’t wait for another year of growth, learning, and hilarity. Yesterday I
When I was about 10 years old, my mom made the transition from working as a nurse practitioner to selling her botanical artwork full time. It was a life changing event for her and the
While June seemed like one long glorious stretch of sunny days, August has switched gears. We’ve been waiting anxiously for a “weather window” to start making our second cut of hay. This week, with 4
Each winter, as we look back over the previous season and plan for the upcoming one, we map out our crop rotation. With over 100 different varieties of crops, spanning more than half a dozen plant
The pollinators are out in full force this time of year, and we are loving our mutually beneficial relationship. With squash, tomato, eggplant, cucumber, melon, and cut flower blossoms nodding