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    Farmer Amy
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    Seed Tape vs Slurry Method of Planting - Which is the best?

    How do you make your own seed tape? What is the slurry method for planting and how do you use it? Carrots. I love them, I hate to grow...

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    Farmer Amy
    • May 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream During Quarantine

    I don't know about y'all, but this quarantine has hit our area pretty hard… especially the frozen food section in the grocery store....

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    Farmer Amy
    • Dec 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Planning for the new year

    As the warm temperatures persist in Connecticut, it is easy to forget the cold months of winter that still lay ahead. It is tempting to...

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    Farmer Amy
    • Nov 29, 2018
    • 3 min

    The one that almost got away

    Here in New England, we had a "dusting" of snow that was nearly half a foot right before Thanksgiving. We discussed harvesting the root...

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    Farmer Amy
    • Nov 12, 2018
    • 2 min

    Putting Fall Leaves to Work for You

    Here in New England, Fall means plenty of falling leaves. Here on the farmstead, we have our share with multiple Oak and Maple trees over...

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    Farmer Amy
    • Nov 10, 2018
    • 3 min

    November: When your fridge and your turkey gets stuffed

    Clean out the Refrigerator Before you stuff your refrigerator full of turkey and cranberry relish, you need to make some room. Which is...

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    Farmer Mike
    • Sep 28, 2018
    • 3 min

    Fall Pumpkin Hunting

    As the long hot summer days melt and slip away like butter on a hot knife and the leaves begin to turn vibrant shades of red, orange, and...

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    Farmer Amy
    • Sep 9, 2018
    • 2 min

    Gone Fishing

    We woke to an overcast and gloomy start to the day with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60s. With highs last week reaching 100 this was...

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    Farmer Amy
    • Sep 5, 2018
    • 4 min

    Hot Buns!

    I've been making homemade bread on the farmstead for over 2 years now. It wasn't a life-changing epiphany for us that homemade bread is...

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    Farmer Mike
    • Sep 2, 2018
    • 1 min

    Cutting Loose!

    Every farmer needs to cut loose occasionally, and Farmers Logan and Kayla are no exception to the rule. After hours of diligently...

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    Farmer Mike
    • Sep 1, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Urban Monster

    Cleaning up the property and removing cut and fallen branches for compositing is an inevitable and constant process; however, sometimes...

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    Farmer Mike
    • Aug 16, 2018
    • 2 min

    Hydroponics: Murphy’s Revenge?

    Today on the Urban Farmstead we experienced both highs and lows of growing hydroponically. With Hydro growing you have most of the woes...

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    Farmer Amy
    • Aug 16, 2018
    • 2 min

    Quiet on the Homestead? Think again!

    While Farmer Mike and I are not posting as much video content as we would like, the Homestead is anything but quiet! Tomatoes are...

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    Farmer Amy
    • Aug 10, 2018
    • 1 min

    Over the river and through the woods…

    ​We just returned from an unplanned trip to my parent's house (or for our pups, Nana and Papa Bear's house). Leaving this time of year...

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    Farmer Amy
    • Aug 6, 2018
    • 5 min

    Kohlrabi: What is it and how to eat it

    What is it? Kohlrabi is a vegetable in the Brassica family and comes in 2 colors purple and white (green). If you've seen this vegetable...

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    Farmer Amy
    • Jul 31, 2018
    • 2 min

    CSI Scene on the Farmstead

    On the farm, we work hard, and we play hard. Injuries are almost inevitable. They are something we never want to think about, but we want...

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    Farmer Mike
    • Jul 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    Weed Purgatory

    Everyone who has ever tried to grow even the smallest garden has had to deal with them, the dreaded menace known as weeds. The little...

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