Tag Archives: organic farm
It’s a Start
Since we skipped spring and went directly to summer, things here at applewood farm have been even less organized than usual. Typically, there is a period of weeks between the last frost and the incredibly hot Dog Days of summer. … Continue reading
Teaching Someone to Milk Our Goat
We have a vacation coming up. Used to be, we’d head to Cape Cod for a week every summer for some much-needed time at the beach after spending the rest of the year working inhuman hours at the restaurant. When … Continue reading
applewood farm Photo Contest! (with Prizes!)
Since we opened applewood restaurant back in 2004, we’ve always featured the work of local photographers on our walls. We have tried to find photos that showed images of farms and farming, and so far we think we’ve done a … Continue reading
The Trouble with Organic Farming
By choosing to farm organically, we don’t use any of those really helpful products that kill all of the weeds and give Little Shop of Horrors results in plant growth. We don’t use soils that contain anything other than soil … Continue reading
Poor in Farm; Rich in Friendship
In the summer of 2004, Dave and I were walking home from a seminar on organic gardening at the Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn. The farmer who had spoken gave out bags of freshly-picked lettuces to everyone who came … Continue reading
Farm Menu On Its Way to applewood Brooklyn!
The first stage in the realization of our ultimate farming dream is starting. Despite the excessive rain, followed by the no-rain-at-all, our crops are starting to take off and hope exists that the garden will flourish this summer after all. … Continue reading
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