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In a recent post, we announced the potential arrival of baby chicks after one of our hens decided to brood over the eggs she had laid under our porch. Of the dozen eggs she determinedly sat upon for a couple of weeks, 6 hatched! We lost one early on, but have been delighted by MommaContinue reading “New (Surprise) Chicks”

What wonderful friends we have at Granite Springs Farm! Despite temperatures scaling above 100 degrees, we had an influx of friends join us on the farm this morning to get everything harvested as swiftly as possible. By 10:30am, we were at least shaded under a shed cleaning up garlic, beets, and onions. A BIG heartfeltContinue reading “What’s In The Bag, Saturday/Sunday, June 30/July 1”

Although the recent Summer Solstice marked the official first day of summer, we at Granite Springs Farm have a number of other sensory observations that remind us summer has bulldozed its way in .90+ degree heat blankets our fields with undeniable weight. Water breaks (for drinking and rinsing; for the humans and the plants) areContinue reading “What’s In The Bag, Saturday/Sunday, June 23/24”