Tag Archives: apples
Branching Out
The one mature apple tree on our property needed pruning. Almost three years ago, we planted five apple trees, four pear trees, and a peach tree in various spots around the farm. While these timber babes are starting to need the occasional trim … Continue reading
Removing That Which is Disagreeable
Although it is, by now, abundantly clear that spring will never, ever arrive in the Northeast of these frost-laden United States, we’ve decided to prune the apple tree anyway. When we moved onto the farm, we planted five heirloom varietal … Continue reading
Frostbitten Ears and The End of the Apples
Bubbles ears are frostbitten. They look awful, but they don’t seem to be bothering her at all. There is a strip along the edges of both ears that ranges in width from 1/8″ in some spots to as much as … Continue reading
After Apple Picking
“And I keep hearing from the cellar bin The rumbling sound Of load on load of apples coming in. For I have had too much Of apple-picking: I am overtired Of the great harvest I myself desired.” (from “After Apple … Continue reading
The Precipitate Piglet
This coming Sunday will be yet another Pig Day. We have adopted this euphemism to refer to the days when one of our happy pigs will make the transformation from pig to pork. One of the many things we’ve learned … Continue reading
Free Food
I am constantly amazed by the amount of food we receive from the earth. There is the garden, full of fruits and vegetables we’ve planted; but there is also the food that simply grows, totally independent from humans. On our … Continue reading
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