href=”http://silverspringfarm.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/front-porch-new.jpg”> Mat has torn apart the old porch and rebuilt it to resemble more of what a porch from 1730 would have looked like, the exception being that this time around, it was constructed with pressure-treated lumber. I think it … Continue reading
I walked my field A switch of blossoms in hand And wondered – How many feet have walked this land? Three hundred years a farm Is but a day How many other soles have trod this way? How many hands … Continue reading
Here are some pictures of the progress at the farm. Mat has been busy as a bee, replacing outside walls and building eaves on our eave-less house. We’ve got quite a lot of damage to the roof and siding of … Continue reading
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, – One clover, and a bee, And revery. If bees are few, Then revery alone will do. -Emily Dickinson
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It’s a new year at the farm. The 283rd year, if one is counting. New Year’s Day saw Silver Spring cloaked in a blanket of the cleanest, whitest snow I’ve ever seen. I have to say, it suits her well! … Continue reading
Now that my tenants are gone from the house, we can talk. If I could wave some magic wand that turned back time, would I still purchase the farm, knowing what I do now about tenants? I have to say, yes. But … Continue reading
Mother Earth News.
Hello, Mother Earth. http://www.motherearthnews.com/december-2012-january-2013-zm0z12djzhir.aspx When I began to sell honey and homemade lip balms and creams I envisioned it as the perfect summertime venture. I could go to farmers’ markets and enjoy hanging out in the beautiful warm, sunny weather, chatting … Continue reading →