Category Archives: Farmers

The State of the Garlic

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I got an e-mail from my friend Janet yesterday. She writes: “I got notification that my CSA will start June 12th. I am looking forward to it. They are already starting plants. I will look into the winter one at … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking and Food, Farmers | Tagged Buy Local, Community Sponsored Agriculture, CSA, friends, garlic, Locally sourced food | 3 Comments

The Garden of the Mind

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

On Monday, Robin Follette posted her Fedco seed order on her blog. What was that sound in my ear? It sounded like a giant clock ticking; the ticking got faster and faster, just like the voices at the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking and Food, Farmers | Tagged dark ages, Fedco, GMO seeds, logical fallacies, Luddites, Robin Follette | 3 Comments

Winning One for the Farmer

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

My father, Herman the German, loves football. He likes the NFL, college football, and once in a while, he’ll even go to a high school football game. A football letterman himself, he enjoys monopolizing the Tee Vee in the winter, … Continue reading →

Posted in Experiments and Challenges, Farmers | Tagged ESPN, Keena Tracy, Little Ridge Farm, NESN, Notre Dame, Time Warner Cable | 2 Comments

Wednesdays are for Gardening

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Back when the last breath of the Baby Boom was growing up, Prince Pasta suggested to our mothers that “Wednesday was Prince Spaghetti Day.” Anthony! Anthony! Like everything else, Prince Pasta is no longer a “small pasta manufacturing company” located … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking and Food, Farmers | Tagged Basil, Boston's North End, Pasta, Prince Pasta, seeds, Snap peas, Tiny Steps | 4 Comments

Till the End of Time

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I finally did it. I pulled up the last row of kale in my garden at Uncle Bob’s. It is true that I planted too much kale. If I lived near Uncle Bob, I would have eaten kale every day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Farmers | Tagged garden tools, Jethro Tull, kale, No-till gardening, Rototilling | 1 Comment

My Farm Girl Sole

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It’s a tired cliché to say women like shoes. I like shoes. If I were studying the psychology of shoe selection, I would research the effect of Tee Vee celebrities on shoe purchases. My thesis might be “Women have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Farmers | Tagged Famous Boot, Hunter boots, Manolo Blahnik, Prince Charles, SATC, Shoes, Stuart Weitzman, Tee Vee | 1 Comment

The Mystery of the Pigs of Peace

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

When I write a story about the interesting events of life, I try to arrange the circumstances in chronological order so they make sense to the reader. Unfortunately, discovering these facts is often a long and non-linear process of random … Continue reading →

Posted in Farmers | Tagged Columbo, cow stampede, Nancy Drew, pigs, solving life's mysteries | 5 Comments

Two Pounds of Inspiration

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

The Mount Washington Observatory reported a light dusting of snow late Sunday night. The altitude at The Observatory is significantly higher than the altitude of my gardens; I think I have some time to finish cleaning up before the snow … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking and Food, Farmers | Tagged garlic, Herrick Kimball, Hopewell Farms, Inspiration, Mount Washington Observatory | 3 Comments

Harvesting Cuke-a-Melons

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

We’ve passed the midpoint of August and things are going by in the garden. Uncle Bob pulled out his last two rows of beans and cucumbers last week. I was a little sad when I saw the empty rows next … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Cooking and Food, Farmers | Tagged Beans, Cucumbers, Dosakai cucumbers, end of summer, Uncle Bob | Comments Off

The Beautiful Garlic

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I pulled my garlic on Saturday morning. Pulling garlic is a bit of work. The garlic bulb’s roots dig into the earth; some “oomph” is required to remove it. That’s why it’s calling “pulling” and not “picking” garlic. Folks with … Continue reading →

Posted in Farmers | Tagged garlic, Hopewell Farms, Joel Salatin, Mother Earth News, N.C. Wyeth, provenance, Rock Star Farmers, seed garlic, Wendell Berry | 2 Comments