Cloverleaf Farm
Living life in the 1800s in Effingham New Hampshire
Rainy Day in the Neighborhood
Cloudy, and rainy. Not a good day to be planting. Then again, I won’t have to water when I am done.
I got the gardens plowed out for the most part. Just one more to go over a second time. The… Continue reading
Oh, My Aching Back and Neck and Shoulders….
My, you realize how old you are when you start hoeing up the garden. Yesterday, and today we started our seeds. We used raised rows, which require using the hoe quite a bit.
It is tough on the shoulders, back,… Continue reading
Plowing Up the Fields
If the tractor did all the work, then why am I so tired?
Yesterday, we spent most of the day plowing up the gardens. We need to get the seedlings from the greenhouse in the gardens.
We had 3 huge… Continue reading
20 Yards of Loam
Yesterday, we recieved 20 yards of loam. That is alot of dirt. Our chore now is to spread it around to different places in the yard to level off some areas. Some will be used to redo areas where crab… Continue reading
Our New Piglets
We went over to the Remick Museum this morning to pay the deposit on our piglets. They had several litters from 6 weeks old, down to our batch which is only one week old. We will be picking them up… Continue reading
Herb of the Month
Warm weather is here, and it will soon be summer.
I thought this was the perfect time to start an herb of the month series again.
This month’s herb is Borage.
Borage is a common Mediterranean weed thought to have… Continue reading
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
Lemon Balm has been used medicinally since the Middle Ages. It is has been used to relieve anxiety, stress and tension since that time and is still used today for those same illnesses.
Lemon Balm helps heal naturally.
Lemon Balm is used most often as a medicinal herbal tea. It is also used in herbal and medicincal body care products. Lemon Balm can also be used in an extract or tincture form. Our biggest seller is Lemon Balm Ointment followed by Lemon Balm Oil. Continue reading
The New Chicks Have Arrived
We had ordered them about a month ago, and we have been awaiting their arrival. They are 2 days old and a bundle of fuzz. Just like real babies, they mostly just sleep, eat and poop. Right now they are… Continue reading
Have You Voted Today?
Remember to vote for Green Mountain Conservation Group so they can win that grant.
You can vote every day at brickfish.com.
Cast your vote now, so they will recieve the grant.
Book mark it, and vote daily for Green… Continue reading
Green Mountain Conservation Group
Since 1997, the Green Mountain Conservation Group, a non-profit charitable organization, has dedicated its efforts to natural resource conservation in the Ossipee Watershed. Through education, research, and advocacy, and land conservation, we strive to create an awareness and appreciation… Continue reading
