gardening - Stowe Farm Community https://stowefarm.org An Intentional Farm Community located in Colrain, Massachusetts Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:22:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://stowefarm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-site-icon.png gardening - Stowe Farm Community https://stowefarm.org 32 32 2026 SHOESTRING FARM Plant Order List! https://stowefarm.org/shoestring-farm-2025/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:44:13 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=5922 Stowe Farm is pleased to provide our neighbor, Rich, at Shoestring Farm’s 2026 order list! Order Here for Roadside Pickup In Colrain, Massachusetts at 168 Ed Clark Road. Rich, at Shoestring Farm is Stowe Farm’s neighbor & friend. Below is info to order flower, veg, and herb plants from him: Working the land since 1972,... [Read More]

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]]> Onions and garlic and grapes, Oh my! https://stowefarm.org/onions-and-garlic-and-grapes-oh-my/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:47:28 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=7414 We were blessed with a beautiful growing season

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]]> Onions and garlic, oh my! https://stowefarm.org/onions-and-garlic-oh-my/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:50:24 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=7036 We’re still pinching ourselves when we look at the size of the onions and garlic.

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]]> Saving the world, one scrubbie at a time! https://stowefarm.org/saving-the-world/ Sat, 22 Jan 2022 21:42:33 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=6916 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!

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]]> Building a terraced garden https://stowefarm.org/building-a-terraced-garden/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:08:31 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=6629 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]

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]]> Cafe Chez Verte https://stowefarm.org/cafe-chez-verte/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:06:14 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=6692 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!

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]]> Starts and chicks from local farms https://stowefarm.org/spring-starts-from-local-farms/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:01:12 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=6665 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]

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]]> Gathering at the greenhouse https://stowefarm.org/gathering-in-the-greenhouse/ Mon, 01 Feb 2021 22:11:36 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=6634 The last of the snow (maybe!). Gathering in the greenhouse. New life in the greenhouse.

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]]> Grateful for our bounty https://stowefarm.org/grateful-for-our-bounty/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:23:23 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=6382 Beautiful spring garden https://stowefarm.org/beautiful-spring-garden/ Mon, 08 Jun 2020 19:07:13 +0000 https://stowefarm.org/?p=6070 Ed and Emma have the greenest thumbs.

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