Farm Happenings

The farm is starting to look more like a farm than an empty meadow. The soil was tested in April, we have staked out where the two acres of flowers will be grown, and we've started putting the fence posts in the ground. Yes, its a lot of fence posts! We could not find 10 foot t-posts locally but we were able to purchase cedar posts from a super nice man in Norwood.  I purchased the deer fencing a few months ago and it is waiting patiently at the edge of the meadow.  We are planning to install a greenhouse in the future, not sure if it will be next year or the following year.  We have a lot of wind here so when we do purchase a greenhouse it will have to be the super duper strong type. We had a visit from Lindsey, Elisabeth, and Judson, the experts from Cornell University Cooperative Extension, (on my birthday!). They were very helpful and had so much advice to help get us started. Judson was especially helpful with siting the greenhouse- telling us where we should put it. In case you're wondering, there is a method for siting a greenhouse. Now that we know where it should go on our two acre plot, we can start planning where to plant the perennials. This includes the daffodils, peonies, iris, lupine, and many more. I will continue to post monthly updates right here! So check back in July to see what we're up to.  You can also catch up with us on Facebook and Instagram, both are linked below. Happy gardening!