Author Kate

We had some dusk visitors to the pond this evening. We happened to look out the window while headed for a potty break during bedtime and noticed cow and calf moose availing themselves of some refreshments at the pond edge…. Continue Reading →

We spent 88 hours off the grid after a big thunderstorm on Friday. This time the line was snapped on our road, and many other places in the region, delaying restoration of power. We were very thankful for the generator… Continue Reading →

We’ve finally had enough dry weather and greening up to be able to move the big pigs from their winter pasture to a new area. The mud was bad after the rains on Sunday, but after we woke up to… Continue Reading →

Spring on a Maple farm means cleaning up from sugaring. We pulled all the spouts yesterday. Well, actually, Eleanor did most of the work, with just a little help to be able to reach. As usual, she had to drag… Continue Reading →

Jeremiah made another batch of delicious syrup today, between night shifts. He’s got the sugaring arch down to a science. It’s still a challenge for me to run it! Eleanor was down there, helping out by bringing wood in from… Continue Reading →

Jeremiah made another batch of lovely, and delicious, syrup tonight. He had help from his dad, and our closest neighbor stopped by (for those of you who’ve been out to the farm, you know said neighbor is anything but close…0.5… Continue Reading →

The thermometer has been looking less like the middle of March and more like the middle of January. We’ve been below zero the last few mornings, and today is the first in a while that has felt warm, although it… Continue Reading →

We have friends from Virginia visiting this week. Sweet Bear Farm has decided to show off all of it’s winter/spring tricks. Six more gallons of Vermont liquid gold were made at the sugar house. Our friends helped with the boiling… Continue Reading →

Rosie is due this week with her first Sweet Bear Farm litter. She has had a couple litters previously at the farm she came from. We’re curious to see what kind of mamma she is. We moved her into the… Continue Reading →