So, About That Junk In The Woods…
Phase one of junk-metal removal has begun: so far, a giant dumpster-full, plus this rusted steel piled in the manure bunker. Other treats in the woods include cans and broken glass, a...
Oct 2014 10
Renovation
Sep 2014 25
Rebuilding the Walls
The fortresses of vine-tangle are gone. Now our fields are bordered by meandering piles of rocks, with occasional rusted-metal debris. The good news: there are plenty of rocks to...
Aug 2014 18
The Mezzanine
That's what we've christened the antique barn's cavelike lower level: dark stalls, peeling paint, buckling dropped ceiling, rusted nails, dripping water, cobwebs. If you could see out...
Aug 2014 14
Someday Riding Trails
In our farm's east woods there are stone walls and an old logging road. It's another world back there—shaded and lush; quiet; home to a lot of deer that don't seem as concerned as they...
Jul 2014 23
Tackling The Vines
A poison-ivy-immune six-man crew from Westchester Tree Life has blazed through the borders of our northeast fields, felling dead trees and eviscerating all those tree-killing vines. I...
Jul 2014 10
“Look, I Fixed It!”
Seriously. This is the actual fencing inherited from our farm's previous regime. Splintered boards cobbled together; rubber strips replacing post-and-rail; baling twine and wire;...
Jan 2014 15
A Reunion With KSW
Kristen Somody Whalen, a friend and fabulous photographer, came to the new farm to shoot some "before" images... She captured the eeriness and junk and wild tangles of vines, and all...
