by Liz | Jan 26, 2014 | General
As it is such a fascinating topic, I plan to throw artichoke updates up here for your viewing pleasure periodically throughout the season. If you have a general curiosity on the topic please see my previously posted overview: Indiana Artichokes. So, back to the baby...
by Liz | Jan 23, 2014 | General
Every year, we get asked many questions about how we can produce yummy artichokes in Indiana – the answer is – Carefully and with patience! 🙂 First, a word about the nature of artichokes. They are in the thistle family – in fact the plants look...
by Liz | Jan 16, 2014 | General
I love different times of year on the farm for different reasons. While winter is my least favorite season – there are a few things about it I enjoy… One is garden planning for the next year! I love to spend time with seed catalogs, pouring over sales data...
by Jim | Feb 23, 2012 | General
We have been actively preparing for the 2012 market season, and one of the changes we want to make to our booth space this year is custom t-shirts with our farm logo that we can wear at the market. But, rather than spend a small fortune to have the few shirts we need...
by Jim | Jan 19, 2012 | General
One of the things I’m looking forward to this year with having two Saanen does who are (hopefully) going to kid sometime in April is having an ample supply of goat’s milk to try my hand at, among other things, making goat cheese. I love cheese, especially...
by Jim | Jan 17, 2012 | General
Over Christmas break, I began building a pair of milking stands for our (hopefully) newly bred goats. Due to weather and general busyness of the holiday season, I was able to get only one stand completed. Over the extended MLK weekend, I was able to finish up the...