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Marcella
May 16, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
"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, 20181 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20171 min read
"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
Jun 3, 20171 min read
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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