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Greg has been thinking about this Loll Adirondack chair for a while, and one came up at the most recent employee sale. It’s a nice addition to the patio! Related posts: Stargazing at the Farm The Farm Gets New Chairs […]
It was time. The old bows were ratty and ripped. I ordered new ones, handmade by TheHandmadeBow.com, and was so pleased! Beautiful and well made. Nice to have an update for the holiday season. Related posts: The Carriage House Market […]
The fig tree has returned! Lavender looks good, too. We celebrate. Related posts: Garden Update Garden Update: Cherries! Peonies! Currants! Garden Update: Columbine, Peonies, Bees! Garden Update: Coneflowers, Pears and More
Cherries and hydrangeas are starting to look real good. Real good. Blue! Related posts: Update on the Garden: Hydrangeas, Hyssop, Dianthus, Bees and More Garden Update: Hydrangeas, Cherries Garden Update: New Hydrangeas Garden Update: Cherries! Peonies! Currants!
A few random photos from our spring Sunday. Church! Time to swap out the winter and summer linens. And we plant a new pear tree! The variety is Moonglow. And we turn on our new wine lights at cocktail […]
The flowers and fruits are coming in! Related posts: Update on the Garden: Hydrangeas, Hyssop, Dianthus, Bees and More Garden Update: Blueberries, Apricots, Daisies Garden Update: Hydrangeas, Cherries Garden Update: Coneflowers, Cosmos, Blackberries and Butterfly Bushes
Instead of planting annuals in the pots by the garage this year, I decided to try hydrangeas. I figure once they get too big for the pots, I can plant them in the ground, either somewhere here or at Oratamin. […]
Pretty white out today. At breakfast, a woodpecker: The electric skillet makes killer pancakes. A trip out on the roads: Related posts: Snow Day at Sour Cherry Farm Meyer Lemon Pancakes More Snow Big Snow
The tulips look lovely under the light in the foyer. No, they’re not from the garden. But they sure are pretty. Related posts: Beautiful Tulips Spring at the Farm: Forget Me Nots, Asparagus, Apples, Black Currants and French Tulips A […]
A few photos of sunrises this week. Beautiful colors! Related posts: Sunrise at the Farm Lazy Mornings with Sam Visitors at the Farm Peonies at the Farm
After the Saturday snowstorm, we witness the beauty of winter, both at home and at church. Related posts: First Snow of Winter Oh. Look. More Snow Snow Day at Sour Cherry Farm A Snow Day Monday
Somebody is not happy about chores. Stacking chairs in the garage. Related posts: Playing, Planting and Garden Cleanup Fall in the SCF Garden: Montauk Daisies Wherein We Hoist a Sail and Enjoy the Garden for Happy Hour Farm Cleanup!
This is the first year in many, many that our tree has produced figs. It’s also the first that it wintered over next to the house, in the same sandy bed with rosemary and jasmine. I figured like with like, […]
Good morning, Nyack. Related posts: Sunrise at the Farm From Sunrise to Supper in Nashville Saturday at the Farm Breakfast Buffet for the Farm Guests
It was an odd year in the garden. After losing the pear tree last year, there’s been a hole in the landscape that we’re not quite sure how to fill. For this year, anyway, we just decided to throw some […]
A lovely sunset this evening. This time of year they’re beautiful. Related posts: Saturday Night at the Farm: Margies, Movies and a Marvelous Sunset On the Longest Day of the Year, Rosé and a Beautiful Sunset A Beautiful March Sunset […]
An update on the fields at SCF, as of August 5. Variegated lace cap hydrangea. Coneflowers and zinnia along the fence. More limelight and conflowers. Cosmos. The zinnias did well in this post. I lament the loss of the pear […]
The garden is really bursting with blooms now! Coneflower delight: Little limelight. Big limelight. An all-white bouquet for the office. Related posts: Garden Update: Coneflowers, Pears and More Garden Update: Coneflowers, Cosmos, Blackberries and Butterfly Bushes Update on the Garden: […]
A beautiful rainbow this evening. And Sam took this one of us. Related posts: No related posts.
It’s time, folks! Sour cherries are ripe. Gorgeous! And look who is my little helper. Also, hydrangeas! Related posts: Pickled Sour Cherries: Recipe Recipe: Maraschino Cherries Sour Cherries in Syrup: The First Harvest Poached Cherries
We harvest the cherries from the dwarf tree, the North Star. A nice haul. Related posts: The Sour Cherry Harvest The Sour Cherry Harvest Sour Cherry Harvest: It’s Going to Be Huge Greg Describes the Sour Cherry Harvest
So pleased to see the oak leaf hydrangea will bloom this year! Geraniums and phlox: Cherry! Looking good! Related posts: Garden Update: Peonies, Iris, Cherries, Ninebark Garden Update: Cherries! Peonies! Currants! Update on the Garden: Phlox, Butterfly Bush, Hydrangea, Cosmos […]
Looking great! Related posts: Garden Update: Cherries! Peonies! Currants! Peonies at the Farm How to Float Peonies Garden Update: Columbine, Peonies, Bees!
Protection from the setting sun is now available at the farm. Related posts: Wherein We Hoist a Sail and Enjoy the Garden for Happy Hour The Farm Gets New Plants Bee Class at Stone Barns
We have a helper in the fields this year! Here’s Sammy, laying down a row of radishes. Water, soil, sun. Watch them grow. The rest of the garden is humming along nicely. Lilacs: Tulips, a birthday present for Sam from […]
The garden is exploding! Lots of cherry blossoms; fingers crossed for a good year! Tulips. Hyacinth., Welcome, spring! Related posts: Progress in the Fields: The Farm Gets Bulbs Bulbs Blooming at the Farm Planting Bulbs at SCF Planting Bulbs in […]
The daffodils are really coming into their own. It’s nice enough to have dinner on the lawn! A view from above. Related posts: Update on the Garden: Lilacs, Flower Quince, Daffodils and More Spring Garden Update and the Patio’s First […]
Things are really starting to pop now! Hyacinths: Daffodils: Our summer perch: Related posts: Spring at the Farm: Quince, Crocus, Daffodils and the Planting of Sweet Peas Spring Garden Update and the Patio’s First Cocktail Hour Spring Garden at Sour […]
It’s opening day of porch season, folks! Time to get those cushions out, dust them off, sweep and mop and get ready for summer! Related posts: The Porch Season Has Begun! Porch Season Opener Porch Opener: Sidecars Outside, Then a […]
There’s always one, isn’t there? A big storm hit the farm this March. It was a school and work days, so you know what that means. And also a nice brekky. Going back to help out the bees. And a walk […]
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
