Farm Happenings at Strawberry Hill Farm
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Farm Happenings at Strawberry Hill Farm

Spring Has Sprung!

Posted on April 16th, 2024
Spring has sprung, but planting in the gardens has been slowed by a record amount of rain this month! Our soil has lots of clay, which holds the moisture for a long time and delays tilling. Ron has managed to plant radishes, lettuce, and arugula in the small early garden that has better drainage. I1 read more »

Seedlings Are Growing

Posted on April 2nd, 2024
The onion, broccoli and Brussels sprouts seeds we planted indoors are popping up. They’ll enjoy warm sunshine in the south-facing windows of our packing shed until ready to be hardened off outdoors. If you used a lot of eggs during the Easter holiday, we have plenty of them available to reple1 read more »

Is It Spring Yet?

Posted on March 19th, 2024
Is it really spring, or is it still winter? It’s hard to tell these days, with mild weather one day and snow and wind the next! We’re eagerly awaiting enough warmth to plant early crops like lettuces, onions, and radishes. On the farm stand this week we have plenty of eggs, just in time1 read more »

Spring Is Early!

Posted on March 5th, 2024
We’ve had unusually warm weather this late winter, and recent days have felt more like April than the beginning of March. At the farm we’re stocking up on seeds and getting ready to start onions, cabbage and broccoli. A little later we’ll start tomatoes and peppers. It’s an1 read more »

Snowy Weather and Comfort Food

Posted on February 20th, 2024
The snowy weather this week called for some comfort food: beef stew and Ron’s homemade whole wheat bread. We still have plenty of our grassfed beef available on the farm stand, plus we’ve added some of our farm potatoes to the list. Other items include eggs, garlic, and sweet potatoes,1 read more »

Happy Valentine's Day!

Posted on February 6th, 2024
It doesn’t really seem like February, with mild temperatures (for winter) and no snow. We’re hoping that things don’t start growing too early and then get frozen! This week on the farm stand we have plenty of eggs and sweet potatoes, garlic, and our own grass-fed beef and strawber1 read more »

Ice and Snow

Posted on January 23rd, 2024
It’s been great skating weather at the farm lately. In this photo, 6-year-old Carsten follows his dad Chris around the ice. He’s becoming a good little skater! Despite cold weather we have plenty of eggs (thanks, hens!), and lots of our grass-fed beef available on the farm stand. Also o1 read more »

Rain, Ice and Snow: Time for Comfort Food!

Posted on January 9th, 2024
We’ve had the gamut of winter weather lately—snow, ice, and now rain. It’s nice to be inside and cozy. Time to make comfort foods like soups and stews, with biscuits and homemade jam! We have plenty of our own grassfed beef on the farm stand this week, including ground round and g1 read more »

Happy New Year!

Posted on December 26th, 2023
The doorway to a new year! We hope you and your loved ones are having a wonderful holiday season, and wish you all the best for 2024. We still have items for your holiday needs, including fresh farm eggs, garlic, kale, sweet potatoes, grassfed beef, lots of jam, and local honey from Mullet Apiaries1 read more »