A sapling has sprouted
On May 5, four weeks ahead of schedule, we welcomed our boy, Cedar James, into the world. He's doing well, mom's feeling pretty good and...
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Marcella
- Apr 9, 2018
- 1 min
Friends, indeed
We're back from Michigan, and it's time to put into practice what we learned from Matt about grafting. Our scion wood is ready, we're...
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Marcella
- Mar 12, 2018
- 1 min
Time to learn
This week we're in Michigan, spending time with Sean's apple mentor, Matt Moser, and attempting to master a new grafting technique and...
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Marcella
- Feb 28, 2018
- 1 min
"Poised for growth"
Forbes just published an article about the the decline in hard cider sales. That's right, a decline. As someone who is preparing to...
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Marcella
- Jan 12, 2018
- 1 min
New Year, New Ciders
We're coming to you from Northern California today, where we're tasting a flight of local ciders at Slice of Humboldt Pie, an...
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Marcella
- Dec 26, 2017
- 1 min
Our first year
We accomplished a lot in our first growing season on Sean's family farm, and looking back on the highs and lows, there were many more...
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Marcella
- Nov 30, 2017
- 2 min
Fun with fermentation
Although our regular season has ended, we still have some projects to wrap up: a fermented Thai chili and carrot hot sauce inspired by...
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Marcella
- Oct 23, 2017
- 1 min
Time to deliver
Well, our first season of restaurant distribution has come to an end. The squash plants are on their way out, and the few squash we're...
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Marcella
- Sep 7, 2017
- 2 min
Community supported agriculture
We've often heard people refer to Minnesota as "the California of the Midwest," which suits Sean just fine, as a former Californian. I,...
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Marcella
- Aug 1, 2017
- 1 min
"Paring away" the weeds in our orchard
It's hard to believe our orchard plots are just a few months old. Already, the weeds have established themselves alongside our pear trees...
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Marcella
- Jul 26, 2017
- 1 min
In bloom
When Henry David Thoreau wrote in his journal that "Truths and roses have thorns about them," he wasn't thinking about marriage. Or farm...
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Marcella
- Jun 3, 2017
- 1 min
Skill share & planting party
Like so many other entrepreneurial ventures, working in the ag biz and starting a new operation requires folks to think on their toes....
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