From the Fields
Farm updates, growing tips, and permaculture wisdom.
I went looking for what else a sunflower can do besides feed birds
I went looking for what else a sunflower can do besides feed birds and it turns out chefs have been quietly ahead of me on this.
Quinoa from @experimentalfarmnetwork
Quinoa from @experimentalfarmnetwork
Got pollen?
Got pollen?
My fingers are tacky before I finish the first plant.
My fingers are tacky before I finish the first plant.
Winter truffles in July. Sounds impossible until you learn where they came from.
Winter truffles in July.
The bee doesn't know it's doing anything important.
The bee doesn't know it's doing anything important.
These coconut husks came out of a conversation.
These coconut husks came out of a conversation.
We cut these at midnight.
We cut these at midnight.
Sunflowers for @__star.roving
Sunflowers for @__star.roving
This is what farmers drank before sports drinks existed.
This is what farmers drank before sports drinks existed.
That row I never got around to picking just paid me back in seed.
That row I never got around to picking just paid me back in seed.
If you drive Big Mound Road in Dover you now have a reason to slow
If you drive Big Mound Road in Dover you now have a reason to slow down.
An honor stand runs on trust. Day 3 says you all have plenty of it.
An honor stand runs on trust. Day 3 says you all have plenty of it.
We love Reddit, but is it the Walmart of social media?
We love Reddit, but is it the Walmart of social media?
They spent the whole season looking like nothing.
They spent the whole season looking like nothing.
This is what flew over the field next to ours this morning.
This is what flew over the field next to ours this morning.
Jean making your bouquet today
Jean making your bouquet today ✨✨
Day one. We leave the flowers out and trust you to pay for them.
Day one. We leave the flowers out and trust you to pay for them.
Part 2. Once your LABS finishes fermenting you are holding two kinds of gold
Part 2. Once your LABS finishes fermenting you are holding two kinds of gold, and most people toss one of them.
Calendula in full bloom and the bees are working overtime
Calendula in full bloom and the bees are working overtime.
This Saturday we took a moment for hemp
This Saturday we took a moment for hemp.
These two were hatched and raised by their mama right here on the farm
These two were hatched and raised by their mama right here on the farm, no incubator, no heat lamp, just a good hen doing what good hens do.
The cheapest, most versatile input on the farm starts with water you were about
The cheapest, most versatile input on the farm starts with water you were about to throw away.
Faces of the Zinnia. Many blooms, all from the same Johnny's Cut and Come Again
Faces of the Zinnia.
These are Cut and Come Again zinnias from Johnny's
These are Cut and Come Again zinnias from Johnny's, and the name is the entire growing strategy.
Pulled up to the 14x40 chicken tractor this morning
Pulled up to the 14x40 chicken tractor this morning with a little fog still hanging over the pasture.
Blink and you'll miss a week of growth.
Blink and you'll miss a week of growth.
Zinnias and field daisies, cut fresh and bundled together.
Zinnias and field daisies, cut fresh and bundled together.
One pod. Hundreds of seeds.
One pod. Hundreds of seeds. Caught these poppies right before they let go.
First blooms are here. 🌸
First blooms are here.
After days of triple digit heat, the sky finally opened up.
After days of triple digit heat, the sky finally opened up.
Turned a weed into fertilizer.
Turned a weed into fertilizer.
I got tired of forgetting what made my last great batch great
I got tired of forgetting what made my last great batch great.
The apple loop closes here
The apple loop closes here.
Today I pulled two readings off the apple ferment and logged them in Ferment
Today I pulled two readings off the apple ferment and logged them in Ferment, the app I built to track every batch.
Transferred the whole living culture into a fresh tote today
Transferred the whole living culture into a fresh tote today, and the smell stopped me in my tracks.
Meet Mimi, and her very first dahlia of the season
Meet Mimi, and her very first dahlia of the season.
99 degrees on the farm
99 degrees. Out here soaking the squash, pumpkins, and potatoes, all planted in one dense row.
One plant. Two names. The same exact face.
One plant. Two names. The same exact face.
Snipping the high tensile line to pull the chicken tractor off the short grass
Snipping the high tensile line to pull the chicken tractor off the short grass and into the tall stuff.
This brew never ends.
This brew never ends.
POV: your flowers were alive this morning.
POV: your flowers were alive this morning.
I rescued a truckload of apples from the landfill and fed them to 250 meat birds.
I rescued a truckload of apples from the landfill and fed them to 250 meat birds.
We design for moments exactly like this
We design for moments exactly like this.
Stop scrolling. I'm about to wreck these flowers
Stop scrolling. I'm about to wreck these flowers.
Meet wild fleabane
Meet wild fleabane.
Meet the bachelor button. 💙
Meet the bachelor button. 💙
Spiny amaranth came in strong this year
Spiny amaranth came in strong this year.
Hemp and sunflowers, planted way too densely on purpose
Hemp and sunflowers, planted way too densely on purpose.
Planted these pumpkins too close, so today was thinning day
Planted these pumpkins too close, so today was thinning day.