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Goodmorning Spring
A light frost last night made the grass glisten this morning: silver in the shade and sparkly-green in the sun. The cows are outside eating from the hay wagon as their warm breath sends big puffs of air, like clouds, … Continue reading
Farm Fresh Butter
It’s early spring, and the cows are coming to the end of their pregnancies here on the farm. That means that their milk production has been slowly waning over the past few weeks, and on Monday John stopped milking altogether. … Continue reading
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Tagged butter, local food, on-farm processing, raw milk, Vermont, yogurt
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Happy 70th, John!
“He’s coming!” someone said, and the room quieted. We were all waiting in the event hall of the community barn, around thirty people looking expectantly at the door. In the bathroom the real surprise waited: John’s brother and sister-in-law from … Continue reading
The Two-Week Sugaring Season
After an almost two-week non-stop run, the sap has slowed to barely a drip, and sugaring season has come to an end. It was a strange season to say the least. We finished boiling when we usually begin; our sugar … Continue reading
Sap Season
It smells like spring. Yes, there are still a few feet of snow on the ground, and the roads have hardly become muddy yet, but the sun is shining, the air is warming, and the sweet smells of hay and … Continue reading
The Hyperlocal Meal
Last night John and Rocio had Ben, Edge and I over for a heritage turkey dinner. John made a fruit stuffing of peaches (canned by Ben this summer), Vermont cranberries, and pistachios. Hatchbrook Garden mashed potatoes, and kale that John … Continue reading
Happy New Year from Applecheek!
We brought in the New Year with a delicious spread of andouille sausage, chicken, and veal chops, plus pot-luck potato dishes, winter squash soup, homemade dessert breads, and blueberry cobbler. John made eggnog and brought out homebrews that he and … Continue reading
December Update: Enjoying the first snow and some gift ideas for this season!
December 8, and we finally woke up to a beautiful still morning covered with snow. The farm has been ready for winter: the laying hens have moved to their new home in the greenhouse; the last of the roots have … Continue reading
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Eggs Galore!
Eggs eggs eggs. Everyday more eggs! I’ve been on an egg-washing spree, catching up on two days worth of the delicious oval orbs, and when you have close to three hundred laying hens, that is A LOT of eggs! It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, eggs, farming, food, local, organic, Vermont
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A Quieter Gobble–Thanksgiving Turkey Update
As the days get slowly shorter and November nears, we are beginning to get orders for Thanksgiving turkeys. In the past, we have raised 300-400 turkeys for the holidays, but unfortunately we do not have the plentiful numbers this year. … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, farm, food, grass farmers, local, thanksgiving, turkey, Vermont
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