Happy Solstice, friends!
We are seeing so much growth here on the farm–the onions and leeks–all the crops in the fields, really–are shooting up with these long days and lots of moisture, and seem to be inspiring our young’uns to grow even faster than usual. Here’s a compilation of photos from the first half of 2017.
Special welcome from us to our two new farm members, both of whom are amazing artists: Misha Vargas (Tyler’s fiancée) and Vince Vercillo, our cheesemaker. Misha is a brilliant woman, a lover of agriculture, an awesomely playful tía and an inspiringly skilled dancer–she has many other attributes that I have yet to discover. We’re so lucky to have such a dear person on the farm.
Vince’s official job description requires him to make cheese, but he has insinuated himself into North Branch Farm and our family-web in so many other ways already. He is raising our pork, making our butter, including our kids, putting in hours all over the farm, and taking our cheese to the next level with native starter cultures and a set of cheese recipes specifically adapted to the seasonality of pasture growth and the stages of the cows’ lactation.
Enjoy the shots!
Our beautiful cow family, photo credit: Vince Vercillo
grass-fed gold, photo credit: Vince Vercillo
June ’17: Susannah the cow and Misha the human, photo credit: Melissa Marie Gabriel
May ’17:
Heifer, spinach, NRCS-funded High Tunnel (photo credit: Melissa Marie Gabriel)
April ’17: Vince (the guy in the middle) joins the crew as our cheese-maker, photo credit: Melissa Smith
March ’17 Farm Crew:
Ada, Anna, Lily, Seth, April, Elwyn, Tyler and Misha (L to R)
photo credit: Jean English
Hello,from Florida!
Hope all are well.
It was great seeing these pictures.
Love Kristy and Willow
Is it still possible to purchase fruit trees for late fall transplanting?
We’re growing our usual nursery stock which we’ll sell to Fedco in November, and we also have about a hundred potted apple trees which we’re planning to sell at the Common Ground Fair and to individuals in September. Do you have specific fruits or varieties you’re looking for?
hardy cherry Burbank plum wolf river apple
Unfortunately, we don’t have any of those three planted for fall sales. Shoot–sorry!
Looking for Wolf river apple trees, do you have any?
We don’t have any apples trees for sale right now, but we do plan to have several Wolf River apple trees for sale at our tree sale in late April/early May 2025. You can also order through Fedco, who we supply with Wold River trees!