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    A sapling has sprouted
    Marcella
    • May 16, 2018
    • 1 min

    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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    Friends, indeed
    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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    Time to learn
    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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    Our first year
    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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    Fun with fermentation
    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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    Time to deliver
    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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    Community supported agriculture
    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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    "Paring away" the weeds in our orchard
    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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    In bloom
    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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    Skill share & planting party
    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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