Johnson-Farm on

Hiding.

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

morning rays through the conifers

Tough.

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

an adult ram waiting to be sheared at Harvest Fair

Prior to Saturday morning I was most comfortable with wool in the form of my favorite Ibex sweater, this was still true after Saturday but I understood the origin of that sweater a little better.

You’ll notice this adult ram is staring me down and won’t come any nearer the fence. He remembered me. I had helped unload him from the back of a pickup, responsible for holding his horns and keeping him from getting up while we moved him into a pen for a shearing demonstration at the Harvest Fair.

Radicchio.

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

radicchio or Italian chicory

I’m a big fan of radicchio, especially grilled and from our garden.

Harvest Fair!

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

shed at Johnson Farm ready for Harvest Fair

Be sure to come to the Trust for Working Landscape’s Harvest Fair this Sunday at Johnson Farm!

Water, farming, dandelions.

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Water access and rights inhabit more farming conversations than just about any other topic. This weekend and last the TWL installed a new irrigation system for the orchard, p-patches, horses and farms at Johnson Farm – the water is pumped from the pond and makes it way through underground pipes. Yesterday we finished laying the pipe and backfilled the majority of the trench.

flowers in the trench

My daughter added her manpower: picking up rocks, backfilling with her very own rake and sprucing up the scar while it heals.

Luke, Blaze, blossoms.

Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

One of the special joys of living on Bainbridge is access to farms and animals. My daughter loves animals, though she saves a particular dislike for raccoons.

She’s really into a horse phase so after dinner we take her to visit some horses.

luke and blaze

Luke and Blaze are two retired mountain horses currently spending quality time enjoying the sights, smells and sounds of Johnson Farm. On arrival, mud be damned, my daughter bursts forth from the car “Luke & Blaze, Luke & Blaze, we have carrots for you!”

Sunset, bird, moon.

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We love the sunset and have been seeing plenty of really striking ones recently. Yesterday we viewed the show at Fort Ward State Park and while the sky was decent I think the next set of photos work because of the bird flying through the frame – scroll quickly to make it all movie-like.

sunset

sunset and bird

bird

sunset and bird

We have some beautiful farmland on the island and enjoy walking it off-season – today we went to Johnson Farm, home of the Harvest Fair.

Sun, play, horsey-back rides, Harvest Fair.

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

On a perfect September day under glorious blue skies – what a change from last year’s heavy rains – we enjoyed the Trust for Working Landscapes’ biggest annual event: Harvest Fair. The Fair, replete with fun & food, is many a family’s favorite Island event, perfect Americana in my book.

people milling about

pie contest

Slides, swing, fun

Slides & swings kept the kids entertained.