“Lean to greenhouse” header
Ben and I mounted just under 3 10′ lengths of pressure treated 2×6 to the side of the house. This wall is block sheathed in vinyl siding. we had to cut into the vinyl siding and then cut out a section in the nailers so that we could lay the header flush to the block. […]
cutting trees, making firewood, heat & room for solar – year 2
Last winter we cut a lot of trees to open up space for more planting. This wood has been drying for the last year. This fall we installed a huge wood burning stove in the ground floor apt. This is where full time residents of the farm live and this is also where we will […]
the little things
this is saving so much time. dishes on the farm have never been cleaner. we were waiting to do this until we figured out our water softening situation. after reading more about water softening it is said that you should not drink softened water and that the salt that is used has its own set […]
Storm damage 3 months out
The storm that hit right before halloween this year knocked down numerous trees and countless branches. This is what is stil out in the field – i do not exaggerate when i say that all the grass you see in this field was covered with limbs. we have been steadily picking away at it and are many […]
Draining wet fields
We have a low area of our field into which water settles and remains just below if not on the surface of the soil. We estimate that we have about 1/3 of an acre that we planted last year that was just too wet and needed some help. The amazing thing about being so near […]
noble goods
christopher and molly were here this weekend. all around the house little things magically happened. a curtain rod was moved, insightful observation were offered, many many foto shoots were staged with ease. chris is following his vision to create the title of this post. do check out the creative detailing on his site. one of […]
Art
Marianne Vitale just had her show reviewed. we had so much fun hosting the burning and shooting mentioned in the article. Jesse and Chris were literally a hoot to have and anthony and kristen even got out amps around the fire and there were some sick baselines laid down . http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/arts/design/marianne-vitale.html
Electrical upgrade for solar and off grid power generation
I have signed a power purchase agreement with http://www.solarcity.com/ which means that they are going to install an 8KW grid tied array out in the upper field. This should meet all of the electrical demands of the farm if we are careful. In order to make this happen we needed to have all of the electricity […]
