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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 April 10th, 2012
Causes for Celebration
Sunday, April 22nd, in addition to being Earth Day, is a very big day for Wild Hive Farm. In the morning, Don will be in Manhattan at Eataly making Earth Day presentations about a sustainable grain based food system.
He then will magically reappear in the Hudson Valley at Vassar [...]
By Cindi, on April 3rd, 2012
Happy Passover and Easter
Both of these holidays come at such a wonderful time of year – a time of renewal, rebirth and a time worthy of rejoicing. Both carry strong symbolism for the season and both use food to tell their stories.
For Easter the paschal lamb celebrates the sacrifice of Jesus for his [...]
By Cindi, on March 27th, 2012
Let’s Talk About Whole Grains
Today we were getting organized to restart our online mail order program (coming soon, we’ll keep you posted). It got me thinking about the importance and value of whole grains in our diet. You don’t need a nutritional pyramid to know that breads, cereals and beer are the staff [...]
By Cindi, on March 20th, 2012
Don on the Road
I’m just back from the 8th Annual Northern Grain Growers Association Conference in Essex, Vermont. I’ve been a couple of times before and it is always a good opportunity to reconnect with my wheat grower friends up there and it gives me a chance to see what potential seed stock [...]
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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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