Three Sisters Pose
Posing for the photo, our three sisters (corn, squash and beans), are doing just what they are supposed to do! (It's rare we get such a...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 21, 2022
- 1 min
Continuous Harvest
This Genovese basil is for pesto. I guess you could use it for other things, but pesto is our favorite by far. We have been harvesting...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 20, 2022
- 1 min
Tulsi Basil for Brewing
We planted Tulsi basil specifically for brewing. Tulsi is primarily used for tea. You harvest the flowers. The flavor when they are...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 19, 2022
- 1 min
Half Moon Blade
Good tools are such a treat. Actually, they are also a necessity. These Japanese half moon serrated blades are useful for easily...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 18, 2022
- 1 min
Showing
Voila, the onion! This whole row is showing! The onion is pushing up its top above the soil saying "Look at me!". The greens are...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 17, 2022
- 1 min
Hi Tech
This cool gadget helps plant seeds. A little wheel in the black box turns as you push this along your row and it let's a few seeds each...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
Not All Pretty
Sometimes the plants don't grow. We started this from seed and planted this parsley a bit late (ok, way late) and it is really...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
Slow Down for Wild Life
Short diversion from farm blog for wildlife sighting: This little turtle made a depression in the crushed stone walkway and caught my eye....
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 13, 2022
- 1 min
Corn. Pretty or Scary?
Is the corn stalk pretty or scary? Scary to me: Corn planted in huge fields. I think of loud, expensive machines, GMOs, pesticides, and...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 11, 2022
- 1 min
Tall Deer Fence
Our fence is working well. We see evidence of deer around the property, but not inside the fence. This fences about 8' tall, and the...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 10, 2022
- 1 min
Pears
I'm not counting them until the harvest, but I'm very optimistic we will have more than 50 pears this year. Last year, with the weather...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 9, 2022
- 1 min
Isles of Food
Rows and rows of food. Walking down these isles is soooo much more fun than walking down the grocery isles for me. There is so much...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 8, 2022
- 1 min
First Year of Blackberries
These are thornless blackberries. Sounds nice until you realize those thorns are what keep the deep away. We noticed the deer were...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1 min
Pile O' Dirt
I do love the magic of composting. I really like these pictures too! Though I can understand if you like the calendula flower post...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
Nettle Soup
This picture looks like a bunch of weeds. It is. It happens to be a large patch of wild plants with a ton of stinging nettle. Nettle...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
Bees
We don't take the bees for granted. We put calendula seeds all around the edge of the garden. They like their new home and have come up...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 5, 2022
- 1 min
Beans and Paper
The farm supply store had organic mulch paper on back order. What is organic mulch paper? It's the same material that some restaurants...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jul 4, 2022
- 1 min
Spring Onions
Folding at my knees, I'm sitting on my heels and the green of this onion comes up to my forehead. I could tell you in inches, but it's...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jun 18, 2022
- 1 min
Sumac!
Do you see the little light green cone of tiny berries on this tree? This is a sumac tree, (no, not poison sumac!). This one is a few...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jun 17, 2022
- 1 min
Corn!
I hope you are as excited as I am to see photos of the garden beds. I realize this photo may look like yet another mess of little green...
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