Author Archives: Katie

Just about three years ago, I wrote something in our weekly newsletter answering the question, “What does a farm baby eat?” It was a good opportunity to explore the concept of “baby led weaning” and feeding children in general. Dottie … Continue reading →

The ingredients we put into the farm are seemingly simple and finite: fertility, water, seeds, time and labor … One might think that, as with many industries, you could look at such inputs and predict the “outputs.” Certainly, to some … Continue reading →

Wow — this weekend. Wow — this week. Wow — this spring!!! Warm. That is the word of the day, week, season. And dry. Oh, how the island buzzed with activity all weekend long — tractors running all hours because … Continue reading →

If you had to guess, what would you say is the most critical ingredient in farm success? Fertility? Appropriate tractor use? Pest control? Irrigation? This is a trick question, because the answer probably falls into a slightly different category of … Continue reading →