At last, piggies have arrived!  We’ve wanted them for years, thought they were coming last spring, last fall, and now they’re here.  They American Guinea Hogs, if you’re wondering – a really cool heirloom breed.  I have lots more I’d like to say, but for now this will have to do.  The pigs are here, ...
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Spring days get pretty crazy around here. May is one of our busiest months of the year at Wheatberry, and also a busy time on the farm, of course. In our town, May is just the beginning of being able to put plants outside, not to mention all the field prep to be done, and ...
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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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Green Smoothies and kale chips for breakfast – yum! Hello folks – no menu today (ok, I have one, but no time to post it!).  It’s May, which brings wonderful, joyful work in the fields – lots of it, and one of our busiest months at the bakery to boot.  Which is to say – ...
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Hope you’re enjoying the weekend, folks.  Here, I’m trying to get over a serious case of the crankies (seems to be making the rounds at our house – hmmm.) We are . . . sending out some love to family and friends (and you too – Happy Valentine’s Day!) Loving this book, which arrived from ...
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Ok, avert your eyes if you live nearby and are likely to receive a Solstice gift from us!  If not, read on . . . Yesterday, when Ella woke up from her nap, I had one flower pot and eight little mason jars lined up on her table.  She saw them immediately, and was very ...
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Hello friends.  Don’t forget to keep entering the Local Bread Giveaway – it’s so fun to hear from all of you! On Sunday, we had a big tri-birthday celebration, aka a pie extravaganza.  I proposed to my dear friend Seth, and our farm apprentice Jeanine (the other two birthdays) that we try birthday pies instead ...
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