goldenoakfarm
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My husband and I had a homestead farm in Western Massachusetts with beef cattle, pigs, meat birds, and layers along with large vegetable gardens and an herb garden until he died on Christmas 2020. I only have the gardens now but no longer have animals except my old cat, Larry.
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Not A Good Day - September 17, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Not A Good Day - September 17, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
The amaryllis, which just stopped flowering last month, has had a small baby bulb growing off one side. That has put up a flowerbud. I didn’t get up until after 6AM to someone’s disgust. Once he was attended
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Apples - September 16, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Apples - September 16, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Roundhill Orchards – Empire apple tree On Wednesday morning I wasn’t up until 6:30AM! Boy, was someone ticked off! Once he was attended to, I got started on my post but had to stop at 7:45AM to get ready
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Another Busy Day - September 15, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Another Busy Day - September 15, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
On Tuesday morning I was up at 5:15AM and got my post up. When 7:30AM rolled around, I wasn’t feeling up to going to the Small garden. One project I had never finished a long time back was updating the
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Cold Frame Covers and Basil Salt - September 14, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Cold Frame Covers and Basil Salt - September 14, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
A bit of sun on Monday… On Monday I was up at 5:30AM and started on my post. I stopped several times, once to feed a dying cat, before I finished it around 8:30AM. I sat down for a while then started to
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Off to the Fair in the Rain - September 13, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Off to the Fair in the Rain - September 13, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
source I wasn’t crazy about the poster this year, so I didn’t get the T shirt. On Sunday morning, I was up just before 6AM and spent a leisurely morning getting my post up. It rained heavily off and on
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HiveGarden
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Mowing and Around the Yard - September 12, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Mowing and Around the Yard - September 12, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
On Saturday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got my post up. I went out and made some tea and sat down for a while. I like this flavor in my tea in place of cream and sugar and it means I get some protein
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HiveGarden
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More Weeding and First Pea Harvest - September 11, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
More Weeding and First Pea Harvest - September 11, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Early late summer morning On Thursday I was up at 4:45AM and got my post up. Then I got sort of organized for the day and finally made it out to the Small garden at 7:45AM after a small breakfast of just
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Finish One, Start Another - September 10, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Finish One, Start Another - September 10, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Magnolia still flowering… On Thursday morning I was up at 6AM and got my post up. I folded some of the laundry and then finally headed to the Big garden to finish the weeding around 7:30AM. I tried to
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HiveGarden
8d
And A Bit More - September 9, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
And A Bit More - September 9, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Orangey sunrise On Wednesday morning I was up at 5:15AM and got my post up. I cleaned up the kitchen and then headed to the garden. I had to get sprinklers going and never got started until 7:30AM. It
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What Tom Found - September 8, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
What Tom Found - September 8, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Big garden – raindrop on nasturtium As Tom was doing the foliar on Sunday he took all these photos. As I didn’t do anything much interesting on Tuesday, I figured I’d use them for the post. West Herb garden
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HiveGarden
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More Big Garden - September 7, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
More Big Garden - September 7, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Making kefir cheese On Monday morning I was up at 5:15AM and got my post up. My general helper was here and got up around 7AM. I still had to make the kefir cheese and get a load in the dishwasher before
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Chaos Sunday - September 6, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Chaos Sunday - September 6, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
On Sunday morning I was up at 5:45AM and I got the sprinkler going then got my post up. Then I unloaded the dehydrator. I got a pint of basil to make a small amount of basil salt with. The kefir grains
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HiveGarden
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Starting the Big Garden - September 5, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Starting the Big Garden - September 5, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
On Saturday morning I was up at 4:45AM and got my post up. Then I got the kitchen cleaned up and sat down for 15 minutes. I had started the sprinkler when I got up and I had a couple chores to do. I finally
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Busy Day - September 4, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Busy Day - September 4, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Sunrise Friday morning I woke at 4AM and laid in bed making the list for the day. I finally got up at 4:30AM and got my post written. Then I got the dehydrator unloaded. The first tray where the mandolin
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Foodies Bee Hive
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Tomato Soup and Dehydrating - September 3, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Tomato Soup and Dehydrating - September 3, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Small garden - tomatoes On Thursday morning I spent most of it getting caught up on posts. Then I finished the laundry and put it all away and cleaned up the kitchen. I sat and made a couple big orders
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15d
Freezer Room Prep to Do - September 2, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Freezer Room Prep to Do - September 2, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
I have been wanting to move the freezers out of the barn since 2020. But I ran out of money to finish their room in the new cellar. On the basis of an (incorrect) Fuel Assistance evaluation, I started
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15d
Moving Mulch and Mowing – September 1 & 2, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Moving Mulch and Mowing – September 1 & 2, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
We’ve had nothing but gloomy or rainy days all week. Tuesday was no exception and I spent most of the day trying to finish the bills/budget. My helper friend was here and did some chores, cleaning and
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HiveGarden
17d
More Gardens Done - August 31, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
More Gardens Done - August 31, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
West and West Herb gardens finished On Monday morning I was up at 4:45AM and got my post up. Then I got ready and headed out to the gardens. I had to drag the hoses for watering the new grass back to the
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homestead
18d
Do Nothing Then Busy - August 29 & 30, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Do Nothing Then Busy - August 29 & 30, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
On Friday night I had opened the house up because it was to be low 80’s on Saturday. I had planned to mow but the grass hadn’t grown enough to warrant it. I did sit and pay bills/do budget for a few hours
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Nothing Special - August 28, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
Nothing Special - August 28, 2026 @goldenoakfarm
On Friday morning I was up around 5:30AM and got the sprinklers going. Then I emptied the basil out of the dehydrators. I didn’t pack the leaves as they retain nutrients better if not crushed much, but