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Category Archives: community
today we adventure further into biochar and soil wellness. at the wonderful waltz in late august we met many new folks who made there way to sunswept farm.. that night was magical, full of star light streaming down into our mountain cove and mixing with the fiddle and guitar and lifted us all to a [...]
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rain & sun
it’s nice to have the alternating rain and sun, ever more growth still advancing the summer. wet years, like this one for us, have different ways to them than dry years, different water management. in a wet year we manage gutters and trenches, mold and forever weeds silt and all forms of run off. we [...]
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here comes the summer sun
the sound of water abounds, spring creek is our part of the world, and well named we are, cause here water bubbles up everywhere in a wet year. right now is a wet week part of june’s usual i am glad to say. the spring rains have moved on to be summer rains, gracing our [...]
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Raindrops are falling on my head
The full moon arrived two early mornings ago and brought with her much action. We welcomed a new baby cow into the world yesterday morning. Our Jersey cow, Daisy, had a girl. Wide-eyed and full of wonder, the new babe is waiting to be named. Pictures of her are coming soon. Right now she is [...]
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“It’s common to say that trees come from seeds. But how can a tiny seed create a huge tree? Seeds do not contain the resources needed to grow a tree. These must come from the medium or environment within which the tree grows. But the seed does provide something that is crucial : a place [...]
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Fundraiser Success!!
Smiles, to me, are what make an event a success. And guests of the Slow Food Asheville fundraiser held at our farm last Saturday were all smiles. The event was also a success in raising funds for airfare to get our WNC delegates to Italy next month for the international “Terra Madre” Slow Food conference. [...]
Fundraiser Photos
Each album represents a different day. I recommend the slideshow view. You’ll need to run each day’s slideshow separately. Home » "Mountain Fire" Slow Food Fundraiser » Pig Harvest Day Pig Harvest Day Thursday, Sept. 16, we slaughtered and cleaned the pig that was roasted overnight Friday-Saturday for the Saturday fundraiser. Slideshow View 22 photos [...]
Community loves back the farm
Friday, Saturday & Sunday September 4th. Dory and I have had our in town (friday) Yoga with Joe Taft (yowser) and stopped in to” Chai Pani” for Indian lunch with Leigh of Mountain Express, chatting with one of the owners and inviting them to the Terra Madre Slow Food event that is being held on [...]
Once in a lifetime…
Plans for the fundraiser are really coming together. Chef Mark has a nice outline for the food-prep and cooking schedule. We have several folks already eager to help out over the three days. Food-prep will start two days prior to the actual Sept. 18 fundraiser … well sort of, since technically you could say food [...]
first full moon of spring, creative energy is rising