
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....

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...

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...

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...

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...
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...

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...

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...
Cutting Loose!
Every farmer needs to cut loose occasionally, and Farmers Logan and Kayla are no exception to the rule. After hours of diligently...
The Urban Monster
Cleaning up the property and removing cut and fallen branches for compositing is an inevitable and constant process; however, sometimes...
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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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...



















