Shoestring 2024 Order Here for Roadside Pickup In Colrain, Massachusetts at 168 Ed Clark Road. No price increases! Rich, at Shoestring Farm, Stowe Farm’s neighbor & friend, chose not to pass on his increased costs. Below is the info that we’re passing on for him: Working the land since 1972, it has been our goal… [Read More]
Onions and garlic, oh my!
We’re still pinching ourselves when we look at the size of the onions and garlic.
Saving the world, one scrubbie at a time!
Jenny’s loofah experiment went a little wild in the greenhouse, but what great scrubbies we all now have! She dried and baked them and gave us all scrubbies and seeds to grow more. It’s a small step, but if each of us replace our synthetic scrubbies for loofahs, the world will be better for it!
Building a terraced garden
We have a steep slope on the South side of our house which has been a stand of tall grass and weeds for years. It is difficult to mow and the water sheets down the slope in a rainstorm causing erosion and loss of soil nutrients. This year we found a solution… log dam terraces!… [Read More]
Cafe Chez Verte
Kaylee and Paul are joying an imaginary cup of Java in new surroundings with aromatic wood chip flooring. Thank you, Paul, for installing the new floor! The Stowe Farm greenhouse looks and smells wonderful. And the starts are looking good!
Starts and chicks from local farms
We bought our starts from Rich at Shoestring Farm, and Maria at Lyonsville Farm. They are both highly recommend, not only because they are wonderful neighbors and friends, but because they are excellent farmers who grow interesting and hearty plants. Additionally, Shoestring Farm sells maple syrup, and Lyonsville Farm sells produce, flowers, houseplants, and has… [Read More]
Gathering at the greenhouse
The last of the snow (maybe!). Gathering in the greenhouse. New life in the greenhouse.
Grateful for our bounty
Beautiful spring garden
Ed and Emma have the greenest thumbs.
Family in the Gardens
By Karen This spring some of my family members went full tilt into enlarging or creating new gardens as COVID 19 has had us all at home and they have been eager to get outside and dig into projects both large and small. My husband decided to double the size of our veggie garden… [Read More]
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