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The Season Starts with a Rush

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

Every day on the farm is a fight to obtain or maintain order against a determination of nature to return things back to the bush. With heavy rain during the winter and intermittent but regular rainy days this month followed … Continue reading →

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All Creatures Great & Small

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

Summer is around the corner now. The rains and colder weather are now being followed by much warmer weather. It is often hard to remember just how quickly everything breaks from dormancy. One minute nothing is growing , the ground … Continue reading →

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Spring is well on the Way

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

No fruit yet but strawberries are fruiting and should be ready in a few weeks. Apricots need to be thinned. Most apple and pear trees are in blossom. We are on particular alert for black spot on the pears which … Continue reading →

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