NEWS FROM THE FIELD
Stories, photos, recipes, and more, straight from our farm.
Turns Out, Not a Drought
Finn, age 1, cooling off in the brook June is often a dry month, but as of last Thursday the Berkshires had officially reached "moderate drought" according to the US Drought Monitor. We were on tenterhooks, waiting to see if a drier-than-usual June would lead to a...
The Longest Day
Twelve thousand years ago, in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East, human beings began the work of planting and tending food crops for the first time. Sunset in the field at Balderdash Cellars Last Saturday, in West Stockbridge, we were much too busy with the rush...
The Work of Childhood
We have two kids: Bridget, who is 4.5, and Finn, who is just a year. Farming with children has always been an adventure and a challenge – I wish I could go back and pat sweet, naïve 2015 me on the shoulder, she had no idea what she was in for – but the pandemic put...
A Living Family Heirloom
Rhubarb Simple Syrup When we were kids, my cousins and I loved to pull stalks of rhubarb off the plants in the back yard and eat them raw, still warm from the sun, dipped in little dishes of sugar. Our parents did the same when they were kids – same backyard, same...
Three Maples Market Garden
Cian and Amanda Dalzell
98 State Line Road
West Stockbridge, MA 01266