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Farm Happenings at Fainting Robin Farm
Farm Happenings for September 27, 2019
Next monday the 30th we are planning a potluck for the farm to celebrate the fall and the rapidly approaching end of our first CSA season. It has been an intense year of lots of learning here on the farm. Mistakes were made but managed and those beautiful mistakes will be transformed into lessons f1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 20, 2019
This week our daughter had her first day at pre-school. She was a bit worried but I knew she was so ready for this. Once we got to class and she saw all the other kids she could careless about the parents. We also got to help out a friend this past week by milking her cow. Lela and I had so much fu1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 13, 2019
One of the things I love about being an organic farmer is all the wildlife I get see. Of course some of that wildlife can be a pain in the neck but most are harmless or even beneficial. I have found monarch caterpillars, tree frogs, and so many bumble bees in my garden. I fostered a few patches of1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 6, 2019
We have finally received some good rain here. We have been waiting on this rain for a while so that we can put in our fall cover crops. If we tilled with the soil being as dry as it is I think we would lose have of it to the wind.
Our intern arrived on Monday and has already been a big help.&1 read more »
About the farm
Fainting Robin is a biointensive, herbicide , and pesticide free farm just outside of Traverse City in Williamsburg Michigan. We strive to preserve farmings genetic diversity by using heirloom seeds, and heritage breeds. We believe in using growing practices that leave the land better than we found it.
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