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October 26, 2013 Hoosick Falls High School Fall Festival

  By Administrator | October 24, 2013 - 8:35 am | ,
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Some of our field flowers

Field flowers drying


Join us at Hoosick Falls High School this Saturday from 9am – 3pm for the annual Fall Festival. 

Fall Festival has fun activities and games for kids including an old-fashioned cake walk, the popular Animaland, Haunted Hall, many vendors selling their wares including crafts and homemade products, and fabulous door prizes and raffle items. 

Hay Berry Farm will feature our dried flowers, dried flower arrangements, wool products from our sheep, farmer-made baskets and more. 

Hope to see you there.

Holiday Wreath

Holiday Wreath

Storm Preparations

  By Administrator | February 9, 2013 - 2:01 am |
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Today, February 8, 2013, we spent the morning getting ready for the predicted storm which is supposed to bring 16″ of snow.  We made sure the sheep, donkeys and chickens were well supplied with water and food … that the barn doors were fastened to keep snow out of the stored hay … that firewood was by the stove.  And then, looking out the window to the blueberry field below – wait a minute!  Forty feet of deer fencing was sagging to the ground.

Donkeys Before the Storm

Donkeys Before the Storm

Fine snowflakes were blowing in the cold wind, and I quickly gathered ladder, wire, zip ties and rope into the truck and drove down to the sagging fence.  Two hours later, it’s good to know the fence is secure from the wind and possible snow load.

Just at that moment, Charlie, our generous arborist neighbor, showed up with a wonderful load of wood chips and dumped them on the chip pile for our blueberries.  Wonderful, because they were so fragrant and fresh – smelling like balsam fir.  Wonderful because they were small, uniform, beautiful chips that the berries would love because they included the smaller branches and needles from the tree.  Wonderful, because it was nice to see Charlie and the chips after being blown around for two hours by wind trying to knock over the ladder.

Now, we’ve waited all day.  Where is the snow?

Winter 2013 – New Projects

  By Administrator | February 8, 2013 - 12:01 am | , , ,
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We are discovering new things to do and new products for 2013.

Dobro & Saddle

Dobro getting used to his saddle

 

 

Starting with Dobro, at six years old, for the first time trying out a saddle. He looks happy enough for a new experience!

Thank you, Dobro, for being so calm and responsive.

And thanks, also, to Steve Edwards of Queen Valley Mule Ranch for training the rider.  Dobro already knew what to do.

 

 

Surprise Earrings

Amy demonstrates Make Your Own Surprise Earrings

 

 

 

 

We introduced wool do-it-yourself kits at craft fairs before the holidays. Amy demonstrated how to make wool earrings from our new kit at the Cambridge, NY Holiday Craft Fair.

 

Hat from Kit

Crochet Your Own Wool Hat

 

 

We also introduced a new Crochet Your Own Striped Hat.

We love the beautiful fleece from May, Amelia, and Sky.

 

Mushroom Site

Dan checks possible mushroom site

 

 

Another exciting change is our newly-started project growing Shiitake mushrooms, using hardwoods on the farm and help from the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York workshops.  Dan is checking out this site under the shade of hemlock trees
and well out of the wind.

 

We plan to write about the changes as they happen in the coming weeks.