Timber Harvest
Winter has settled in on the farm. Days are lengthening and the chickens are laying more eggs. Sugaring time is just around the bend. The snow pack isn’t particularly deep (we’re just a tad short of 2 feet on our … Continue Reading →
Category: Country Life
Horse Days
What on earth is that on the farm truck? I’ll give you a hint: it has to do with horses. These days, farm animals on Booty Family Farm include sheep, pigs, and chickens, but once, gentle giants roamed the pastures. … Continue Reading →
Keeping Cool
Summer has arrived! Tomatoes are ripening in the growing tunnel at Booty Family Farm, we’re swimming in squash and beans, the baby chicks are teenagers, Elsa’s flowers are in the farm stand, the sheep are knee deep in grass, and … Continue Reading →
Sheltering on the Farm
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed everything and nothing. On the farm, we’re socially distanced like all respectful people — no farm family dinners, no hugging Granny, and no Cooking Club with Elsa. But then again, we’re still a friendly and … Continue Reading →
Late Winter on the Farm
It took winter some time to settle in this year with January succumbing to bouts of loathsome wintery mix and that dreaded freezing rain, but now in late February we’re blanketed with a couple of feet of snow and are … Continue Reading →
Progressive Dinner Party
It seems like ages since I’ve written a “Try This!” post, but our annual progressive dinner party is worth sharing. What fun to spend New Year’s Eve with a bunch of friends traveling from house to house through the woods, … Continue Reading →
Baking Contest
Did you ever enter a contest when you were a kid? Maybe a science fair? You know, the baking soda and vinegar volcano that erupted all over the kitchen while your mother was trying to tend to the Hamburger Helper? … Continue Reading →
Herohens
It was a long winter. We had snow on the ground from November to April. (That’s six months — I counted.) And while we don’t count on eggs from the farm during those short, cold days, spring usually brings bounty. … Continue Reading →
No Trail!
What a winter it has been! We’ve enjoyed unparalleled cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and ice skating, and our long, steep driveway makes an exciting, sometimes death defying, sled run. Understandably, it can be challenging to motor vehicles trying to get … Continue Reading →
Winter Flood
On the last day of February, it’s hard to remember those winter days when we had rain instead of snow, and lots of it! The snow started in November, and we’ve had snow here in Sandwich ever since. The snow … Continue Reading →