Ah, it’s the calm before the storm here at our pretty little farm – both literally and figuratively. I’m working on the computer in my sunny living room (all the brighter for the reflective snow blanket outside the windows) and compulsively clicking weather.com every hour to follow the progress of a blizzard predicted to hit this evening. From my cozy “office” (on the couch in front of the fire) I’m also savoring my last few weeks of the lull in farm tasks. Come February, we’ll open the seed packets and greenhouse, starting transplants to be popped into the fields as soon as the ground can be worked. And so spring will begin. Yeah, but I do love winter. continued »

Hooray! We’ve completed another scrumptious garden year together! We can’t thank you enough for your kind support of our little farm. continued »

For this last box of the year, we tried to pull out all the stops and give you some of the most special tastes the post-frost season has to offer. Some things are absolutely transformed by a few dips into the low 30s – such as carrots, leeks, turnips, beets and kale whose starches turn to sugar when frozen. (Brussels Sprouts are another such vegetable, but ours just didn’t ball up in time.) Consider this final fall harvest our fond farewell to you! We can’t thank you enough for your kind support of our little farm. continued »

I can’t remember a prettier fall. But I just might say that every year in October. continued »

Many thanks to those of you who came and made our 2011 fall open house a wonderful day! Can’t wait til potluck at the spring open house. Here’s a little album of the wool activities… continued »

We sure hope you’ll be able to join us sometime today between 2 and 10 pm for our fall open house. The weather promises to be gorgeous, the wind is just right and we’ve got the whole farm spruced up as pretty as can be. You can expect to have lots of chances to sit and look at animals, wander around the pastures and gardens and visit with nice folks. We’ll have woolcraft activities, blue grass music and a potluck dinner at 6 pm. So bring a dish and join us! Click here for the full schedule of events. continued »

Oh, we are having fun in this gorgeous weather, harvesting in the fields and getting the farm tidied up for our big party on Saturday. We DO hope you’ll join us for our Homestead Harvest Festival from 2 til 10pm – click here for a full schedule of events. In addition to our usual activities, we will also have chicken, beef, honey, jam and woolcraft kits here for sale. Our neighbors across the drive have just set out dozens of huge pumpkins to sell and our neighboring apple orchard is having a tremendous year with lots of varieties available. We think you’ll find it worth the drive out here this weekend! Even the drive itself will be beautiful. continued »

This is one of the beautiful Blue Hubbard squash we are packing for CSA members this week and next. Happy Autumn! A Circle M gift to you… continued »

It is truly fall! We’ve got giant hard squash coming to you in the boxes (actually, they won’t fit in the boxes…) and we’re starting to parcel out the root storage crops. That means it’s time for us to celebrate a season well spent in the gardens – and we’d love to have you join us! Next Saturday from 2 til 10pm is our Homestead Harvest Festival here at the farm. We’ll have tours and wooly activities and music and food. Click here for the full schedule. continued »