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Charrette

March 8, 2011 by stowe farm

Katywil had adesigncharrette with Mary Kraus, a principal of Kraus Fitch Architects, Inc. revisiting our master plan, including sites and sizes for: a barn, solar PV panels, bread oven, common house, greenhouse, orchards, community gardens, and large & small animals. She joined our Katywil Property Owners Assoc. meeting on Saturday, March 19.

Filed Under: community, events, permaculture

Trotting with Turkeys

March 4, 2011 by stowe farm

On my walk, about 20 ft in front of me, were three turkeys. They saw me, but weren’t especially concerned. We all proceeded up the hill to the top of Stetson Brothers Road at a pretty good clip. At the top of the hill they flew off to the field and we parted ways. When… [Read More]

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Bread Oven

March 1, 2011 by stowe farm

Topitzer's new oven and baby

Second cob oven completed

Filed Under: artisan craft, events, workshops

Katywill Foodies

February 28, 2011 by stowe farm

Two foodies live at Katywil Ecovillage now—Haynes Turkle and me (Bill). If we were cheeses, he would be a local smoky bleu and I would be Velveeta. To our latest potluck, he brought Moroccan Chicken with a filo crust. I made a somewhat gelatinous chocolate bread pudding from a recipe I’ll never use again. I do, however, have… [Read More]

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Chicken, Heifers, Dairy Cow

February 28, 2011 by stowe farm

This winter I’ve been cleaning out family files. In one battered envelope I discovered a clutch of my dad’s Project Account Books from the Virginia Department of Vocational Agriculture dated 1927, when he was 15. Labeled “Chickens, Heifers, Dairy Cow”. The booklet has columns for recording Date, Kind of Work Done, Man Hours, Horse Hours, and Self Hours. (The italics… [Read More]

Filed Under: misc, poultry

Four Rivers Charter School

February 22, 2011 by stowe farm

  On Jan 31, 2011, Katywil hosted a field trip of 36 ninth graders from Four Rivers Charter School in Greenfield, MA.  The group was met by Bill, Ed & Emma at 8:45 am, and after a short intro by Bill, split up into three groups of 12. Each group then followed a map to direct… [Read More]

Filed Under: community, events, green building, sustainability

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Life up here at Stowe Farm Community is "berry nice" around this time of year as we fill our bowls with fresh picked blueberries and raspberries from our planned gardens and harvest some of the wild blackberries too. More garden goodies and all about us at www.stowefarm.orgSummer's bounty rolling in with plenty of cucumbers to share in community for pickling, salads, and simply as a super crisp snack!A busy bee in the summer season in Lynn's flower garden. We too are busy at Stowe Farm Community harvesting veggies and berries from the gardens and     putting food by to enjoy throughout the rest of the year. More at www.stowefarm.orgLynn had a beautiful sunflower in her gorgeous gardens this year. On this day the birds were singing as the sunflower swayed in the gentle summer breeze and the clouds rolled by in the blue, blue sky. Simply splendid! More connections to nature at www.stowefarm.org
You know summer has arrived when the zucchini's start being passed around. Once the humans have their fill and have stored what they can the chickens and pigs then get their portion too! More gardening adventures at https://stowefarm.org/blog/Thank you, Ed for sharing this magical moment after the storm yesterday here at Stowe Farm Community.Harley's butterfly garden is attracting the guests she had hoped for with many blooms available in the sweet summer sun.Berries are ripening throughout our community in the hot summer sun. Some folks have their own home grown patches and there are wild ones to be picked by both humans and the local black bear!
The babbling brook that runs parallel to our community is lush with all sorts of glowing greens throughout the summer. A sweet spot to cool off on a hot summer's day!Peter has a grafting project going on one of the apple trees in our old orchard. Time will tell how it turns out - stay tuned!FrogsThe summer storms have been passing through multiple times each week as the heat and humidity have arrived. We are glad of the rain for the fields and gardens. More at www.stowefarm.org
A few apples continue to grow in the summer sun out in the old orchard here at Stowe Farm Community. Some may be used for cider in the autumn. Sweet!We are surrounded by lush greens and sunshine as summer is in full swing here at Stowe Farm Community. Plenty of open spaces to walk in nature. Discover more at www.stowefarm.orgJuly Morning at Stowe FarmSummerBreeze
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