Poetic Stone Walls

Poetic Stone Walls

Harbingers of Change We’ve had one of the first real winters in quite a few years here on the Currant Farm. The unblemished snow in the upper fiel...

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The Honey Bee Huddle

The Honey Bee Huddle

As the weather turns cooler and it really starts to feel like fall, we’re experiencing quite the color explosion on the farm. It’s also the last e...

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Asters in Autumn

Asters in Autumn

What’s not to love about fall? The season has arrived and with it, Mother Nature has burst into a beautiful sea of color. You often hear...

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Owls and September

Owls and September

September has arrived kissing the Currant Farm with her cool nights and teasing us with the last few warm days of the year. I’ve always lo...

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Too Close For Comfort

Too Close For Comfort

There are two honey bee yards on the farm and I got a surprise one morning when I went to check on the one I can’t see from the house. As I pulled...

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A Fungus Among Us

A Fungus Among Us

A walk through the woods around the farm this time of year, is sure to reveal some other-worldly shaped organisms poking up from the gr...

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Willows and Joy

Willows and Joy

Spring has come in on the same rails as winter rode out. Winter was uncomfortably mild and virtually snowless and March, the month I usually ref...

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Planting Season

Planting Season

It’s planting season here on the Currant Farm. Thousands of Currant cuttings going into the Currant fields this week and hundreds of Grape seedlin...

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Thanksgiving and Owls

Thanksgiving and Owls

Like many, Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. In my case, it probably has a lot to do with being so close to the land and having a...

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