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On Sunday morning after Christmas, we went to a yoga class, and were planning to set a record by going to the lake four days in a row. But the snow started falling. And it wouldn’t stop for 24 hours. […]
We’ve been living on the farm for 8 1/2 years now, but this is the first fall we’ve gotten it together in time to plant bulbs for spring. A couple weeks back, I did the orchard: tulips, hyacinth, crocus. Today, […]
So yes, we’ve been living (and gardening) here at the farm since 2002 — eight years. And yet, somehow, each fall, we neglect to add bulbs that will make us happy in the spring. This year, finally, we have changed […]
John and Phillipe had perfect weather for their annual Labor Day party. We sipped punch, strolled the garden, played scavenger hunts and had an all-around rollicking time. Cheers, Cathy! (And there’s Eamon behind her!)
We finally got a harvest from our Anjou pear tree. We planted it at least four years — four years! maybe five! — ago. How exciting!
Warm weather, tasty food, good friends. And on top of that, our midsummer’s dinner was during the annual Perseid meteor shower, which we watched from the backyard, lying on blankets. A classic evening at the farm, indeed. Craig took over […]
A family get-together in the orchard, with the Ranchers, Grandmom, Boo, Sarah and the girls. We had a cornucopia of supper vegetables and a grilled pork chop on top:
Sarah went out to brunch and Wilson, Greg and I minded the kids for the afternoon. We did a little baking and a little planting and all was well.
Here’s our occasional update on the progress in the fields at Sour Cherry Farm. The early summer harvest is slowing down, and we’re getting more flowers and ornamentals as we wait for late summer tomatoes and fall crops like figs, […]
We spent a Sunday around the farm, working on the fields and having a simple supper of hot dogs, corn and a salad with our own lettuce and tomatoes:
We got 16 in this round of harvesting, but we also snuck a few in before that, so I’d say we had close to 25. Aren’t they gorgeous!
A look at how the fields and crops are doing as of the end of June. Blueberries are still in full force:
Breakfast at the farm this fine June morning: Ricotta from the Valley Shepherding Company, our own strawberries and local honey: More of our harvest, after the jump.
Upon returning from Minnesota, we found many crops ripening. We harvested the currants.
Our Open Days visit to Phyllis Warden’s spectacular garden in Bedford. Woodlands, a potager, a croquet court, wetlands… it’s all here, and all gorgeous. Here’s our tour:
We harvested 94 cherries this year. We think next year is going to be the breakout year. If we can just hold on! A video of the harvest:
Memorial Day weekend and the peonies are at their prime. The garden is really growing now. Come take a look!
Our walk around Rocky Hills, Henriette Suhr’s famous garden in Chappaqua:
From time to time, we like to let readers in on what’s happening in the Orchards and the Fields. We’ve got a bumper crop this year, I hope. Let’s start with the cherries.
Each year the Farm’s crops grow. This year, we’re adding blackberries to our repertoire.
I called Tasha on a Thursday — I don’t remember why. Perhaps I was going to offer to pick something up at the grocery. Maybe I wanted to know what they were doing this weekend. She said: “Are you calling […]
The apples are blossoming, the cherries are forming and the apricots are looking great. Here’s a look:
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.
