Spring is a time to think about the renewal and rejuvenation of life. It's  also a time to re-examine how we plan to live our lives going forward. This spring brings unexpected  challenges for all of us, as we deal with the COVID-19 global pandemic.

We are watching our farm spring back to life! We have been pruning apple trees, as pictured above. Trimming the growth reduces the number of rubbing branches and yields larger apples. We have more than 15 varieties of apples in production. We will plant even more varieties this spring.

Our goal this year is to share more about our farm and its activities. We don't know if, or when, we will might see you at a Farmers Market this year. But we still have grass-fed Belted Galloway beef for sale, along with honey, apple butter, and blackberry jam. All of these products originate on our small family farm!

Contact us by email or text if you need some wholesome locally-sourced comfort food in these troubling times. Stay safe and healthy, and take care of your family and friends.

ABOVE: Jeff is pruning an apple tree to improve this year's  crop of apples.

Although we had some snow in December 2019, the last three weeks  have been very warm. We even saw a dandelion blossom last week. Then winter came back!

Friday brought about  1.25 inches of rain. Then the temperature dropped while the precipitation continued, resulting in about .25 inch of ice on the trees, and more importantly,  on the grass.

Saturday saw the ice turn to snow! We unrolled  hay for the cows and put a bale in a ring in case the ice and snow covered the unrolled hay. We guessed correctly, because the ice and three inches of snow froze the hay to ground.  But the ring of hay fed the herd.

Sunday we unrolled another bale for the herd. (They eat an 800 lb bale evvery day!) We even unrolled hay for our 12 steers. They have been grazing on stockpiled grass so far this winter but the ice covered up their eats.

We also break ice every day so the cattle can drink. Such is the life of farmers!