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By Cindi, on May 10th, 2012
Field of DreamsGood news from the Farm. The wheat is planted, the rain came and now it’s up and growing. The winter wheat is established and growing well and the spring wheat is catching up.
In anticipation of the last frost date cornfields are now being prepped for planting. This means plowing in the overwintered legumes [...]
By Cindi, on May 1st, 2012
Green Thoughts: Getting Started in the Garden
Thank heavens for another round of rain, even though it was preceded by some heavy frosts, especially in the valleys. This year’s fruit crop is hanging in the balance. Did some of the fruit blossoms get killed by the frosts? Did the bees have enough warm and [...]
By Cindi, on April 25th, 2012
Spring is Mushrooming Out All Over
The rain could not have come at a better time. The spring wheat was waiting desperately for it in order to germinate and start its early growth. Fruit growers of my acquaintance were poised on the brink of despair but are snapped back into a more optimistic mode. All [...]
By Cindi, on March 7th, 2012
Signs of Spring
Red Wing Blackbirds arrived yesterday. They live in the swamps and unmowed fields and they were making their presence known, loudly! In the chicken yard we have our pullets from last year that will be breeding for the first time and those are Light Brahma and Jersey Giant crosses. To get ready [...]
By Cindi, on February 29th, 2012
Farm Partner Spotlight – Green Teens
Getting young people to connect with the food they eat is a fundamental part of our future. That’s why we’ve always supported the Dutchess County Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Green Teen program. Green Teens empowers urban youth to be effective community change-agents by immersing them in the local food [...]
By Cindi, on February 22nd, 2012
News from Down on the Farm
Steers Without Borders
Wild Hive steers explored their inner wildness over the weekend. They broke through the fence and were running around in the road, and because the grass is not only greener the cattle got lot a greedier and gave themselves tummy trouble from [...]
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Wild Hive Café Has Closed. How to Order Our Grains and Flours
Wild Hive Farm Store and Bakery Café Has Closed
We thank you for your support over the past four years.
However, the work, and business of Wild Hive Farm and the Wild Hive Farm Community Grain Project will continue and grow. We will be bringing you more news as the weeks go by.
To place an order email orders@wildhivefarm.com or call us at 845-266-0660.
We look forward to serving you soon.
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