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Goat love

May 16, 2019 by Stowe Farm

Goat love! Harley noticed that Mocha is warming up to the idea of being a big sister.

Goat love! Harley noticed that Mocha is warming up to the idea of being a big sister.

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Wildflower Walk

May 16, 2019 by Stowe Farm

Wild Flower walk by Alan Emond, amazing knowledge about tracking and all things wild.

Filed Under: Featured below, misc

Greens and ginger for the community greenhouse

March 29, 2019 by Stowe Farm

Community members join together regularly to take care of the common greenhouse. During the week interested folks each have a day to water. We’re already getting greens for salads. Last week Lynn and Judy cleared an area where the greens had given us all of their delicious leaves. This area is now being prepared for… [Read More]

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Little Bear launches his career!

March 13, 2019 by Judy

Little Bear, our goat, at Stowe Farm by Harley Kira

Photo by Harley Kíra. It is hard to believe, but our buck Little Bear has launched his career.  Little Bear (real name Papa Ratzi!) joined our farm in June 2017 when he was just 8 weeks old and oh so very cute!  We started calling him Little Bear because he was a little butterball that… [Read More]

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Winter-Goat-Houses Party

October 14, 2018 by Stowe Farm

October here in Western Mass is when the temperatures drop and the air is crisp suggesting the possibility of snow, unpredictable when it will strike like the whims of a precocious toddler.  All of a sudden we feel an urgency to get the winter tents that provide sheltered exercise space for our goats up.  We… [Read More]

Filed Under: community, cooperative homesteading, Featured, Featured below, goats

Monique’s monarch

August 28, 2015 by Stowe Farm

monarch butterfly in western mass

Kaylee captured this monarch butterfly on Monique

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Charles’ homemade sour cherry pie

August 25, 2015 by Stowe Farm

Charles' homemade cherry pie

Charles made a homemade sour cherry pie for Katywil potluck with cherries from his tree. It was delicious and disappeared in a flash!

Filed Under: community, cooking, Featured below

Raising happy pigs

August 21, 2015 by stowe farm

Raising happy pigs

Thanks, Kyle, for sending this photo of the heritage pigs. Glad you got to visit them, they are such a joy! Our mission is raising happy pigs, and it looks like we’re pretty successful. They get whey and milk from the goats, who get spent grain from Stoneman Brewery, and the Katywil community gives them… [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured below, Pigs

Updating Master Plan

July 10, 2015 by stowe farm

This was first published in January 2013. We’ve doubled in size since our first master plan charrette, now it’s time to revisit again in 2016. Andrew Rebelo (far left) led the continued discussion. Renewing the Vision

Filed Under: cohousing, community, cooperative homesteading, cooperative ownership, Featured below

Renewing the Vision

July 8, 2015 by Stowe Farm

Liam’s Renewing the Vision Katywil presentation from 2012

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An especially beautiful sunrise on January 6, 2021 An especially beautiful sunrise on January 6, 2021 at Stowe Farm Community. A day of hope — Just after this was posted, Congress was stormed. A reminder that besides hope and voting, there is much more to do for democracy, equity, and living peacefully on this earth.
Ruthann, Willa, and Ezra had an impromptu solstice Ruthann, Willa, and Ezra had an impromptu solstice gathering at the fire pit. Peter made his beautiful signature fire.
One last play in the dirt before switching to snow One last play in the dirt before switching to snow for the winter.
Thanks, Lynn, for painting our sign. The first sig Thanks, Lynn, for painting our sign. The first signs were taken after two days. The next sign was ripped off the roof after a week. This painted sign plus eight BLM signs have been up for about two months!! Persistence!
This little guy and Grandpa are getting inspired b This little guy and Grandpa are getting inspired by these interesting recipes for tomorrow’s dinner.
Many hands made setting up goat’s winter quarter Many hands made setting up goat’s winter quarters quick and easy at Stowe Farm.
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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
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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