Down on the Farm: Planting season

Down on the Farm: Planting season

Between the old farmhouse and the creek that separates the barnyard from Farmstead Creamery is our main garden. There’s the rhubarb “patch” (roughly 200 plants), the raspberry patch and asparagus patch, and then the main vegetable garden.

Gardening and Summer Food – What’s in It for You?

Are you someone who closely marks the calendar in springtime, eagerly awaiting the day when you can put seeds in the ground to grow your vegetables? Gardening is a wonderful way to connect not only with our food, but also with the soil, air and water that nourishes it. Many of us had our first gardening experience in Kindergarten, where we carefully placed a bean seed in a paper cup filled with soil, watching the first sprout grow into a tall pl…