by lorenandkathy | May 25, 2023 | Farm News
Spring is well underway here on the farm. Warmer longer days burst forth with new life, and signs of new beginnings on display everywhere. The same is true for Loren and me as we embark on a new adventure for the farm. We look forward to welcoming our customers back...
by lorenandkathy | Mar 17, 2023 | Farm News
As the long dark days of winter come to a close some people may think we’re kicking back and taking it easy this time of year. While it’s true winter is not as crazy as the rest of the year, there’s still plenty to keep us busy. During the 2022 growing season we faced...
by lorenandkathy | Aug 4, 2022 | Farm News
On the advice of several customers and the young man who delivers our firewood, we’ve broadened our selection of herbs. We chose a sundrenched area with accessible water in the southwest section of our front-row garden and Loren built nine raised beds. In February, we...
by lorenandkathy | Jul 18, 2022 | Farm News
Saturday, July 9th, our family represented our farm in the annual Sultan Shindig Parade. Our talented son Ben & daughter-in-law, Amanda, built and painted the float towed behind the tractor, featuring produce we grow here at Silver Maple Farm. Our lovely...
by lorenandkathy | May 28, 2022 | Farm News
Make way for the pollinators! As we seek to expand Silver Maple Farm it only seemed natural to add bees. It’s a well-known fact that hosting bee hives on your farm will increase your harvest. Even when we lived on a postage-stamped sized lot in town we raised mason...