by North Branch Farm | Oct 11, 2010 | Blog
The long pause on blog entries has been due not to a dearth of excitement but rather to an overwhelming amount of momentousness! Our baby, Ada Ruth Yentes-Quinn, was born at 4:23 am on Wednesday, September 22, 2010. She weighed 8 lbs, 3 0z, was 20 3/8 inches long, and...
by North Branch Farm | Sep 20, 2010 | Blog
Dear friends–Oh my goodness gracious, how time flies! I thought it had been barely more than a week since our last post, but it looks like it’s been a full two and a half. Let me see what I can pull together.We had another epic round of salsa-making in...
by North Branch Farm | Sep 4, 2010 | Blog
Most recent to least, some photos of the Seth-Anna slab.Insulated concrete forms (ICFs), assembled and ready to be filled with concrete.Seth on a hot one, putting it all together. Don’t worry, the house will not be built ENTIRELY out of styrofoam, despite...
by North Branch Farm | Aug 23, 2010 | Blog
Bovine report:This past week on the farm was an exciting one; we gained four new members and had one fabulous visitor. First, Seth and I drove to Vermont and bought a bull. We wanted a bull because we have six lady-cows and we’d like them all to calve next...
by North Branch Farm | Aug 13, 2010 | Blog
Dear Friends, Family and Neighbors,Please excuse the long silence–I was away in North Carolina and my camera was dead. Both situations have been remedied, and we are back in full swing in both blog and farm worlds. Here are some images from the farm.Veggie...
by North Branch Farm | Jul 20, 2010 | Blog
…You all might be thinking, Anna and the North Branch Farm gang don’t seem to be the TV-watching type! But looking at a noisy box with little things moving all around can be quite calming and mesmerizing. Here’s what I mean:CHICK TV!I highly...