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Category Archives: Apples
No Room to Move !
Bareroot Apple Seedlings in My Hallway Last Thursday I finally received the fruit tree seedlings that I’ve been waiting months for. The order contained 75 apple, 25 wild plum and 25 red elderberry plants which all arrived in a single box as … Continue reading
Posted in Apples, Chickens, Grapes, Pets, Trees, Uncategorized
Tagged Apache Blackberries, Apple, Baby Parakeets, Grape Clones, Grape Vines, Trees
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Cider Press Complete
Adonica Standing with the Press For the past two days, I’ve had one item which has topped my agenda: Finishing and testing out the cider press I’ve been working on. A good friend, Adonica in the picture above, heard about … Continue reading
Posted in Apples, Building and Construction, Cider Press, People, Shed, Tools
Tagged apple press, cider press
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Cider Press Progress
Notched Landscape Timbers After working hard all summer on my shed and it’s second story wood shop, I’ve finally gotten started on my first serious project: A cider press. The design isn’t really that complicated, but it requires a great deal of … Continue reading
Spring Projects for 2012
Cider Press While the weather is still cool, and before the garden demands so much of my time, I hope to build a cider press in the same basic design as shown above. It’s a very clever setup that makes … Continue reading
Posted in Apples, Building and Construction, Goats, Planning
Tagged Apples, cider, cider press, Elderberries, Fruit Trees, hard cider, jack, plans, seedlings
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A Year of Growth: 2011
Another year has passed on the farm, and as the old year passes by, it leaves changes much like a glacier grinding and pushing its way to the sea. 2011 brought lots of new equipment and experiences to the farm, … Continue reading
Posted in 8N Ford Tractor, Afflictions, Apples, Building and Construction, Cauliflower, General, Tomatoes
Tagged 2011 granja de año que se examina, 2011 χρόνια αγρόκτημα σε αναθεώρηση, 2011 год ферме в обзоре, année agricole en examen, سال مزرعه در بررسی, مزرعة في عام 2011 استعراض, 年农场每年审查, 검토 농장 년도
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A Good Year for Apples
It’s been a great year for apples in Northwest Pennsylvania. Above is a selection of apples from a co-workers orchard. He’s got a real apple problem on his hands at the moment, with the potential to fill many, many 50 … Continue reading
Vacation Wrap-Up
Last year when it came time to plant the potatoes, we dug a trench and placed the spuds in the ground. This year, I’ve made mounds about a foot tall, and planted the potatoes in a ditch along the ridge … Continue reading
Posted in Apples, Building and Construction, Potatoes, Trees
Tagged Apples, English Walnut
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