The Conceited Daffodil
Wadsworth For oft when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And t...
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The Geese of Spring
As I took a second cup of steaming coffee out through the kitchen door of the old farm house shortly after daybreak and into the not quite chilly,...
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The Temptress of Spring
The ramps are late this year. I was looking through my Farm Journal from past years and I’ve picked ramps as early as April 2nd here on the Curr...
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The Calm of Autumn Geese
The Calm of Autumn Geese The first week of October is a gateway here on the Currant Farm. Summer has definitely packed her bags and left town for...
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The End of Currants
The East coast of the New World from the Cape Fear in North Carolina to the 45th parallel into Canada was originally known as Virginia, named by S...
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The Front Yard Sugar Maple
The front yard of the old farm house on the Currant Farm is distinguished by one of the most recognizable and beloved trees of the north stretch o...
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Planting Instructions
Planting & Growing Currants Currants are an easy crop to grow in the garden, which is good because they are still quite rare in the supermarke...
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A Farm Mystery Solved
The Currant Farm dates back to Circa 1794 After much research, I found out a few years ago that this wonderful farm house on The Currant Farm dates...
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The Life Saving Tree
Evergreen Screen After more than two decades teaching at The New York Botanical Garden, I get questions all the time about what plants to grow aro...
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Tomatoes, Dog Days, and Queen Margherita
Summer Heat and Canis Major I’m hoping the bulk of the heat and humidity of July and August is pretty much behind us here on the Currant Farm, whi...
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A Summer Moment on the Currant Farm Pond
He stands stone still in the mirror of the pond, focusing beyond and beneath his majestic reflection below. Small flocks of single leafed duckwee...
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Beautiful Webs of Life
The Currant Farm is teaming with all manner of flora, fungi and fauna. One doesn’t have to venture far to find animals, predator and prey, mushroo...
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What’s True and What’s Not
This week heralded the first day of summer, the summer solstice. The summer solstice is the day when the sun appears to travel its longest path th...
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