Farm Journal- October

October is that special liminal month here- betwixt & between. Everything is all radiance within, pulling in reserves from summer, preparing for the winter ahead. It is a magical time, even with colors dimmed by salt spray from tidal winds. The early starkness has a beauty all its own. On the farm it is time for our own preparations: we have sowed our winter seed and pulled up weeds; the plants are fertilized and mulched; the tractors cleaned and oiled, the pruning shears too. Soon, we will be more often in the barn than in the fields... or at the office anyway! 

R.I.P. To one of the farm's dearest friends- Harry MacDonald.

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