Tag Archives: Corinna Borden

Farm Beginnings: The End of the Beginnings for Sweet Showers Farm

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Corinna

This is my last posting about Farm Beginnings because I feel we have passed by the Beginnings part and are onto the beginning of the Doing part. The Doing part, as you know, is the steady pace learning and exploration … Continue reading →

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Farm Beginnings: In Awe of House Builders

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Corinna

People keep telling us that building our farmhouse is going to break up our marriage. I can certainly see why.

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Farm Beginnings: Bacchanalian Burn Bonanza

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Corinna

Join us for a Bacchanalian Burn Bonanza! Bacchus is not a controllable god (as you may remember from your Euripides in school) – and neither, it turns out, is fire. My lesson from burning a pile of wood 25 feet … Continue reading →

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I Love My Farmers Market Celebration: A Great Way to Show Farmers and Farmland Love!

Posted on June 4, 2013 by realtimefarms

I Love My Farmers Market Celebration marks the fifth year American Farmland Trust (AFT) has thrown a party for our nation’s farmers markets. They want eaters to pledge dollars we intend to spend at our farmers markets to highlight the … Continue reading →

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Farm Beginnings: Boxwood; Loving What the Deer Don’t

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Corinna

Farm Beginnings is the chronicle of a city girl starting to farm. Last installment Corinna spoke to why she farms. Today she speaks of farming with deer and boxwoods. Farming with deer might bring visions of Bambi and all of … Continue reading →

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Farm Beginnings: We Farm because Seeds Grow

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Corinna

Farm Beginnings is the chronicle of a city girl starting to farm. Last installment Corinna spoke of farming trees for the wood stove. Today she speaks to why she farms. A few weeks ago I gently tucked tiny black and … Continue reading →

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Farm Beginnings: Farming Trees for the Wood Stove

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Corinna

Farm Beginnings is the chronicle of a city girl starting to farm. Last installment Corinna spoke of inoculating logs with fungus plugs. Today she speaks of farming trees and splitting firewood. When I think of farming, I think of neat rows … Continue reading →

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Let Transition Challenge Month Begin!!

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Corinna

Transition Challenge Month, yup. Brought to you by the Transition United States, yup. Clearer now? Until I was asked to teach a Backyard Chicken class for a Reskilling Festival co-hosted by Transition Ann Arbor, I did not know either. Nor had I heard the phrases … Continue reading →

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Farm Beginnings: Inoculating Logs with Mushrooms

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Corinna

Farm Beginnings is the chronicle of a city girl starting to farm. Last installment Corinna spoke of mulch. Today she speaks of inoculating logs with fungus plugs. Inoculating logs with mushrooms is like playing Wack-a-Mole, immensely satisfying on a visceral … Continue reading →

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Farm Beginnings: Chipping Mulch

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Corinna

Farm Beginnings is the chronicle of a city girl starting to farm. Last installment Corinna spoke of clearing the land of trees. Today she speaks to chipping your own mulch. I learned the difference between “gym fit” and “farm fit” … Continue reading →

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