New "Life" on the Farm!

Meet Sundae--Ice Cream's baby girl foal, born on Sunday, May 30. She shares a birthday with Christopher John, who turned two that day. All are doing well, although Ice Cream's "mother" instincts have literally kicked into high gear and she is very protective of her little one. As you can imagine, we are all very excited about this new arrival--even the dogs! Gideon, the Jack Russell, has been trying to nibble her hoofs to get her to play, and good old Heddy is standing for hours outside the pen, ready to round her up!

Week 1

So here we go again…another season is here! For the CSA, June marks the beginning, but here at the farm we have been going strong since the 1st of March.

Our greenhouse has been brimming full with transplants for the fields, and bedding plants for the markets.

As of now, most of our full season crops are in the ground, and we hope to get our sweet potatoes in sometime this week.

The heat has really brought the crops along quickly, and has forced us to do quite a bit of irrigating.

Besides the usual hiccups of broken equipment and shifting weather patterns, it has been an excellent spring for growing, and we are looking forward to bringing in the harvest.

June is about as busy as it gets on the farm—Between planting the summer and fall crops, irrigating, weeding, and harvesting the spring crops, and then the deliveries and the markets begin. It feels like there should be a couple of extra days built into the week to accommodate the work load.

Add to the mix 50 acres of hay and 10 acres of straw to cut, and before you know it the days just fly by…

We’re looking forward to a great year, and hope it is the best yet!

New Arrival

Our pony Ice Cream delivered a beautiful long legged filly on Sunday morning around 9:30. It was a short birth and all are doing well right here in the barnyard pastures.

Our once very calm and approachable pony has become a very protective and quick footed mother. Hopefully her hormones will calm a bit and we can get our hands on her little girl.
After many discussions about various frozen desert related names. We seem to have settled on Sundae, probably that will morph into Sunny (as it already has) but time will tell what names we will come up with as we get to know this little wonder.

Plant Sale--May 29, 9am - 3 pm

The Farm at Miller's Crossing's
5th Annual Spring Plant Sale
Saturday May 29th
9am - 3pm

Certified Organic Plants

Vegetables

Heirloom Tomatoes

Peppers of all colors and temperatures

Salad and Cooking Greens

Flowers

Exotic and ever blooming annuals to make your gardens and containers bright from spring until frost

Hanging Baskets & Containers

Easy carefree color anywhere you like

Bring your family and enjoy our 200 acre farm

For more information call Katie or Chris at (518) 851-2331

Directions:

From Route 9 head east on Route 23 from the light in Claverack, +/- one mile take a left onto Route 217, +/- one mile take your first right onto Roxbury Road West End. The farm is 1/8th of a mile on left.

From the Taconic State Pkwy take Philmont/Harlemville exit. Go west on Route 217 through Philmont and Mellenville, past Ockawamick School on your right and take next left onto Roxbury Road West End (approx. 5 miles). The farm is 1/8th of a mile on left.

www.farmatmillerscrossing.com

To Market, To Market We Go

The Hudson Farmers' Market is up and running. As the saying goes, "It takes a village," or in our case, "a large extended family" to make things run smoothly. This past week, Chris helped set up before he went off to NYC for a meet and greet with the Long Island CSA members. Katie came with the kids, who love to patronize the other vendors--especially the lemonade stand. Hannah (Chris and Katie's niece) worked along side Katy and Katie, helping customers with their plant choices, as well as fresh produce including mesclun, baby arugula, spinach, radishes and spring turnips. This week, we were treated to some wonderful live music which makes the market even more enjoyable.

Behold, The Strawberry!

I had quite a surprise on my morning walk with Lucy. I was in the back upper field across from my house and as I was walking by the strawberry patch, low and behold, there were a few ripe berries. Don't tell Chris or Katie, but I ate one in the field and brought back this one, which, as you can see, was also devoured. What a great way to start my morning. Later this week, the temperatures are supposed to slowly rise, so I think we may have to pay another visit to the strawberry patch....just to make sure all is well. The deer love the berries too, so hopefully the double electric fence will keep them away.

Pictures from the Farm

It was a beautiful, sunny morning on this Cinco De Mayo and I couldn't resist taking some pictures from around the farm. The Hudson Farmer's Market kicks off this Saturday, May 8, so stop by and give these plants a new home!

Staying Cool

This past weekend we had a burst of summer heat. The kids stayed cool in the stream.