Spring 2017 Workday
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There was plenty of mud, but the rain didn't keep us from having a successful day.
Read MoreSeeds for Thought
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Flower seeds come in so many shapes and sizes! From top to bottom: Statice, Hollyhocks
Read MoreSlim Jim 2005 - April 3, 2017
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Our faithful friend, Slim Jim, died in the night. Even though we did not consider him an old cat...
Read MoreSpring is....
/A few signs of spring at Journey's End have appeared lately. Do you recognize any of them?
The sap is flowing on our unseasonably warm days and gives us a break when the cold snaps come through.
The hen house gets a thorough cleaning.
Name that flower!
Name this flower!
Winter Evening + Snow-Covered Roads = ?
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Grab your tea, java, mate or other comforting liquid, have a seat at your typewriter
Read MoreChristmas Transformation
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The Christmas transformation begins with cutting a tree The Christmas transformation begins with cutting a tree
Read MoreLooking forward to 2017! Register now!
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'Tis the season where we tend to fill our bellies during cold weather. It is also the time when we begin to think about next year's camp season
Read MoreWhat Color Is Your Cornbread?
/Andy and Lily planted an heirloom variety of dry corn called Oaxacan Green Dent. The harvest was yesterday. The ears need to finish drying, but then the possibilities are endless: tamales, tortillas, pancakes.... Maybe it will even make an appearance in next summer's Dirt to Dinner!
It's so easy being green
Green corn and some of the fall harvest
Spinning Kan Fleece at Howetown Farm Show
/Frieda is a local spinner who is at the show grounds (just up the road from Journey's End) every September. This year she needed more roving to spin into yarn, so we brought her some from Zander and Kan. She was excited to have Journey's End alpaca fleece and said, "It spins beautifully!"
It is amazing to watch fleece become beautiful yarn!
Meet the calves!
/Please allow us to introduce you to the 2016 calves, now that they have shown their personalities enough to be named!
Meet Rodeo, the Ayrshire and Hickory, the Red Holstein!
(Not shown is Eve, the Jersey, who was born on the eve of Ira Curtis's wedding to Hilary Callan!)
They are all growing well, and quite vociferous!
Reflect + Anticipate.
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As we reflect on how much fun this summer was, what better time to plan for the next one?!
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We've Been Sprucing Up
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...We needed a day when it wasn't raining so PPL could safely lower the power lines, and we also needed a day that wasn't windy so Andy could safely fell the two big spruce trees below the house.
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Journey's End - Retrospective - Part 2 - The Sweet Stuff
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Ralph Curtis first began making maple syrup at what is now Journey’s End Farm in 1934, with a couple of flat metal pans on a stone arch that his father built in the woods part way up the hill
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