Category Archives: Squash

Harvesting With My Birthday Girl

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Tom

So Claire turns the magic dozen tomorrow. She made a quick run with me out to the Adickes farm to cut the rest of the sunflowers, get them on racks in the greenhouse, as well as pick another bushel of … Continue reading →

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Working And Playing With Food

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Tom

Last night we made a trip to The Adickes Farm northwest of Buffalo.  Just me and all the kids.  Patti was not having any luck getting work done at home with a houseful of them, and I needed to get … Continue reading →

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It Is Still Going

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Tom

That is me, picking beans off of green plants, in October.  Guess I have no cause to complain.  There have been some setbacks and failures this year, but dry beans was not one of them. I assume the flowers that … Continue reading →

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Back In The Gardens

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Tom

Being gone for 10 days near the end of July is stressful on me on multiple levels, not the least of which is coming back to a couple weeks of weed growth.  But here we are, and this was my … Continue reading →

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The Open House

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Tom

Today was the day at the Adickes farm for the event I had previously posted the flyer for here.  I was out there on Wednesday finishing cleaning up the garden, and then back there again early this morning with my … Continue reading →

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In Case You Want To Tour One Our Gardens

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Tom

They want me and my girls there to keep the gardens from being molested or trampled, and to answer any gardening/growing/seed saving questions people might have.  So, from 10-2 me and the girls will be there.

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A Week Of Late Nights

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Tom

I am kind of losing track of days and nights.  Taking the weekend off to run away up north last weekend meant I had about 20 hours to try to make up in regards to what is on my plate … Continue reading →

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Adickes Tuesday Run

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Tom

That is what it felt like.  Some kind of marathon which started with a commute early in the morning to an office, and ended with the moon late in the evening on a farm. The Three Sisters planting is really … Continue reading →

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Evening At Pasture Adickes Farm

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Tom

Last night we got in a good solid two and a half hours in the evening, ahead of the rain, and the garden there is really looking nice.  First, we went through the garden and picked rocks and bits of … Continue reading →

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Getting There

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Tom

Things are shaping up at the Ness farm.  The plants were still there under the prolific weeds and other than between days most of two rows of beans being eaten, and me having to replant them, it is looking good. … Continue reading →

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