Seedpod Farm

In 1928 Herbert Hoover came up with a clever slogan that captured the ideal of comfort and security for our nation...."a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage". This was a time when people had a greater understanding of what it takes to actually put a chicken in a pot! I will admit, that before raising our pasture raised red broilers, I didn't fully appreciate what that actually meant. Like many of you, I picked out my birds from the grocer that had oversized brea

Ahhhh Spring! We're up to our elbows in the Seedpod Farm to-do list! There aren't enough hours in the day. Thus far we've gotten the potatoes in (Yukon Gold, LaRatte Fingerling, Red Pontiac and Kennebec) and have a number of heirloom tomato, squash, lettuce, broccoli and pepper starts on deck to go in as well. All will be planted in the next few days. I had set aside a number of seed potatoes from last year and was pleased to see that I had more potatoes than I had room

Ummmm- for my fiber friends out there- this post may be painful. Terry of Whistlekick Pygoras....you may want to close your eyes. Adam and my father Duane, built an awesome stanchion. (Great job Farmers Adam and Duane!). Lan approved, walked right on up....and stood there oh so patiently while I did my worst. The soda crackers worked wonders. I've put off doing this post for some time hoping that I could get some better pictures in the days following the "event". I was ho

It's been a typical Spring here at Seedpod Farm. The rain has come in spurts, peppered with glorious days of sunshine. It does help you to live in the moment- when things change so readily. I was going to mow.....but will wash windows instead. (I'd rather mow). I had mentioned in a recent post that we had brought four more hives onto the farm. One of the four was a nuc. In simplest terms- the nuc is five frames with an accepted queen that has already been busy laying the