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Sunday Scenes: Insect Life

18 July 2021 ~ Carrie
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Sunday Scenes: Insect Life
A rest stop on red clover

Ferment This: Wild Blackberry Water Kefir

17 July 2021 ~ Carrie

Just as the black raspberries are done for the season, big, bold blackberries appear. They may not be quite as sweet, but they still make delicious probiotic beverages, like water kefir!

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Around The Farm: Fantastical Fungi & Mysterious Mushrooms

16 July 2021 ~ Carrie
Orange jelly fungus on an old lilac tree

It’s been humid and wet here lately. That means unpleasant conditions for people, but apparently ideal conditions for fungi. Read on to see what’s been popping up around here!

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Short Read: A Snail’s Search, Part VI

15 July 2021 ~ Carrie

The baby snails had congregated at the White and were looking restless. Sophie knew that the recent heavy rain had brought them out, and they could be a handful when they were in groups. The tiny one with the light section of shell finally turned to Sophie, and, nearly shouting with excitement, asked “has Gaston reached the Red yet??”

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Around The Farm: Cleverly Camouflaged Katydid

13 July 2021 ~ Carrie

It’s blackberry season, so I’ve been walking the pastures daily in pursuit of black gold (the berry kind). Today, while picking in a long-overgrown brush pile, I spotted something in a hurry to conceal itself in the brush…something exceedingly well-camouflaged!

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Around The Farm: Caught In A Storm (Or “A Free Shower”)

11 July 2021 ~ Carrie

Let the good times roll! ⛈️ Sometimes, when you try to outmaneuver Mother Nature, you get smacked down. That’s what happened when we tried to get the morning chores done before a thunderstorm rolled in.

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