Last spring, we started building the wall . . . Today, we erected the frame while Cole looked on in amusement and nervousness, and finished putting the roof on just minutes before the rains came pouring down onto the new dried bean harvest.  Hooray! So much gratitude for all the crew who helped, the incredible ...
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After I mentioned this combination last week, I made it again for family this weekend, and decided that I am officially obsessed with this combination.  Which means that I really need to share the recipe with you. First, I should confess that I’m not a huge basil lover.  It’s a bit licoricey for me, but ...
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Head on over to localgrain.org to see what we’re grateful for this week – the beginning of the bean harvest!

(us, circa 2007 – Ella was three months old when we opened this space!) That’s right friends, this month marks three years on Main St in Amherst!  We have the most amazing customers, and we’re so proud to be part of this thriving, beautiful community.  To celebrate, we’ve had free birthday cake in past years, ...
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Love her summer cooking outfit – panties with an apron. With a broken camera (oh that fateful final “click!”), family visiting, and no internet at home, the time is ripe for a blog summer break!  Only for a week or so, and then we’ll be back.  In the meantime, pop over to www.localgrain.org to see ...
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We woke up early Wed morning to bleating.  Ben said, “Do you hear those new lambs?” and I lept out of bed, waking Ella.  She started crying but when Ben told her the new lambs were here, she jumped to her feet, too, tears filling her eyes, hand to her mouth, saying, “Oh, I had ...
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After some nice hot sun, the beans are up! (photos by Ben Lester)

More from last week’s bean planting . . . And have I mentioned that our two ewes are hugely pregnant?  Oh yes, there is that . . . For now, we’re feeding our girls kale and red raspberry leaves fresh from the garden, and keeping a close eye. I’ve got my Herbal Handbook for Farm ...
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This week, we’ve closed down Wheatberry, to train some awesome new staff, and to prep and plant beans for the CSA.  In case you were worried we were sitting around, here’s our morning in photos: Meet Kara – new Wheatberry staff, and PVHG intern extraordinaire.  She can now add “rock picker” and “wheat trial manager” ...
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