Cloverleaf Farm
Living life in the 1800s in Effingham New Hampshire
6 Steps to Growing Organic Heirloom Vegetables
Growing organic heirloom produce is not hard. Here are 6 steps to make your journey easy.
1. Find specific heirloom vegetable plants do best in Your Garden Zone area. Local fellow gardeners are a good source of this information.
2.… Continue reading
Embracing the Past While Living in the Future
Growing Organic Heirloom Vegetables
Growing organic is not a new concept. Farmers have been doing it for centuries. Before WWII, there were no such things as chemical fertilizers, or insecticides.
After WWII, there was a surplus of chemicals that they… Continue reading
The Reality of Farming
I am sure now, when Henrietta left her last chick in the nest, she must have known he was not going to make it. They somehow must know these things. We, on the other hand did not.
We figured she was so… Continue reading
The Miracle of Life
It’s exciting here at Cloverleaf Farm. For two days now, Henrietta has been hatching eggs. I have been trying to get a peek under her, but she wouldn’t hear of it.
Today, she took the older chicks out of the… Continue reading
Organic Zone Ahead
We here at Cloverleaf Farm would rather lose a crop than use chemical fertlizers, or chemical insecticides. While “garden experts”, such as Paul Parent Garden Club, are suggesting the use of RoundUp, we prefer to grow the way our ancestors… Continue reading
Cloverleaf Farm Nursery
Between Pyewacket’s litter of 9 kittens and now the new chicks, our pantry is starting to look like a nursery.
The 9 little kittens have been put in the old 3 seater out house with a gate. This enables them to get… Continue reading
Henrietta's Chicks Hatched
Michael went out to check for eggs, and discovered something peeping in the coop. Henreitta’s chicks are starting to hatch. We weren’t sure whether or not they would hatch, as we have tried and it didn’t work. Excitement abounds here… Continue reading
Obvious Comment Plant by Paul Parent Garden Club
On the previous post, I got a comment from a man by the name of Robert Nierodzik, from the Midwest. He states that he doesn’t know the Parents, or us. Well, I know he doesn’t know us, and from the… Continue reading
How Dare I?
After listening to the Paul Parent Garden Club on Sunday, June 21, I decided to boycott it. I have that right. I am after all, guaranteed free speech by the U.S. Constitution. Continue reading
The Piglets Have Arrived
We got the call first thing this morning that are piglets were ready to come to their new home. After finishing up a few touches on the “baby pig pen”, we set off to Tamworth to pick up the piglets.… Continue reading
