by North Branch Farm | May 14, 2013 | Blog
In the small, everyday conversations of life at this time of year, lots of people ask each other, “How’s your spring going?” and this year more so than ever before I find myself honestly responding with “Really busy. And really good.” ...
by North Branch Farm | Apr 20, 2013 | Blog
Someday, when I create a farm calendar, the months will be: January, February, March, Apple, May, etc…and happily, as of today, bench grafting of apples (and some minor amounts of other fruit trees) is complete. Below you will find Elsie’s photo tutorial...
by North Branch Farm | Apr 2, 2013 | Blog
The fury of spring, days longer than nights, warmer weather, and awakening earth are all upon us. Right now you can assume that there is an inverse relationship between the amount of new blogging about the farm and the amount of new projects on the farm. Our new...
by North Branch Farm | Mar 18, 2013 | Blog
It looks like winter may be going out with a bang (or plop) this year, with Winter Storm Ukko predicted to bring us 8-12 inches of snow over the next couple of days. We have just a few residual patches of snow at this point, but they haven’t shrunk over the...
by North Branch Farm | Mar 2, 2013 | Blog
The four-ton silo went up on a snowy day last week with help from family and friends. Luckily, it doesn’t actually weigh four tons, but it does hold that much grain. We’re due to get our first delivery of grain in the next couple of weeks....
