Around the farm 8/19/11
End of the day…
Phil flies the coup
For those of you following the saga of Phil, our little barn swallow, we have a happy ending! After being reunited with his nest-mates by an intrepid crew member, Phil enjoyed a few days of family bonding. Today, he (or she) successfully left the nest of his own accord, and joined his brothers and sisters […]
Basil and Garlic Top (Scape) Pesto
Today we have a guest post from crew member, and blogger at afarmerinthedell.com, Andrea! Garlic scape and basil pesto: I nearly jumped for joy when we got to harvest garlic scapes the other day! The only thing that made it better….we got to harvest basil for the first time this season as well. Basil and […]
Hutchins Farm Opens Saturday
Although we traditionally open when we first begin to pick strawberries, the strawberries appear to be a little tardy this year—so we’re going to open up without them. We’ll begin our usual hours on Saturday, June 4th, opening at 11 AM and closing at 6 PM. We will, as always, be closed on Mondays (except […]
Memorial Day Farmers’ Market
A few snaps from today’s Central Square Market…
We’ve got eggs!
We are thrilled to be able to offer some of Pete and Jen’s fresh eggs at the farmstand. Located in Concord, Pete and Jen’s Backyard Birds is a small scale local grower of pasture-raised, meat and layer chickens, pigs, sheep, and a few rabbits. The hens free-range on fresh pastures with access to a large […]
Around the farm
Spring is here!
Spring Greetings from Hutchins Farm
Although it’s not looking much like spring currently, the calendar insists that April has begun. We survived the snowy winter without any serious problems, and I was very thankful that we don’t have any livestock to keep fed and watered in the cold depths (and it was deep) of winter. But that’s all behind us […]