After a long series of Stephen’s blogs about climate and agriculture, it’s refreshing to have some actual farm news in this section. As of May 1 2023, Graeme Stewart, our guide, philosopher and friend for almost nineteen years, will finally be able to take real retirement. Graeme can’t be replaced. He is unique. We are [...]
Eyes on the prize - Oil by Lizbeth Shafer
Felix (L) and Jali
Banklea 639 on Bayer poster
autumn main park
recessive yearling ewe 2023
top of the hill at noon
Emerald ash borer has been hitting us hard
1171 Oct 2018
icons
fox on round bales
Eric up a leaning pine tree March 2018
solar panels on new barn
carbon storage above ground in dead ash wood
bee tree
core of a white pine taken by forester March 2018
kitchen lamb aged 2 wks living in box Feb 2017
Graeme's x-c ski tracks (really spreading manure)
Tara at Wethersfield 1982
some of the wild turkey flock
Natural-colored quads
keeping warm
Lava the llama (2001-2015) photo: Sue Stewart
AF1115, Pitchfork721B, PF729 photo S. Stewart
David 2013
Graeme and David
ice storm Feb 2022: the pretty side
photo: Sue Stewart
Lizbeth and Isabelle
photo by Sue Stewart
Johnson Su bioreactor March 28 2019
Hill pasture, springtime
Early summer pasture
Graeme with chain harrow in April
Lava, our guardian llama d. 2015 cooling his heels
Adaptive paddock mgmt more intensive June 2018
summer photo by Sue Stewart
beehives, Brian Wilson prop.
bird's nest in natural-colored wool
photo by Sue Stewart
new seeding on eroding bank 2018
Aftermath of the May 15 2018 Saugerties tornado
Zephyr, barn cat 1993-2012
midsummer evening 2018 9 PM EDT
spraying liquid humus June 2019
catalpa tree June 2019 new barn pasture
we never used this plow; it's here to rust
ewe 655 and Graeme photo: Sue Stewart
fresh break in rotational grazing June 2019
Monarchs nel bel mezzo
Monarch, perhaps born here?? Oct 2017
prairie cordgrass and big bluestem
pollarded ash still living
soil sampling probe Sept 2017
Miranda at Rhinebeck brother David in bg
Miranda at Dutchess Co. Fair ca. 1987
Beaver left this trail in the lawn grass July 28 2018 630 AM
Northern crescent (Sept 2021)
beaver plus wind felled this big willow summer 2018
cupola repairs by Paint Xperts of Saugerties Aug 2017
Brood ewes on hillside Oct 2017
Reid Curran and Arlo Wise-Stone Lead Line NY SWF
Arlo's mom made the vests
chicken of the woods, sheep in background
Green dragon
ca' the yowes tae the knowes
Photo by neighbor: bear at front gate
Matt Best, Sue Stewart, Graeme Stewart
Isabelle, David and Stephen at NYSWF
Lizbeth at SWF 2013 photo Sue Stewart
Sup. white longwool ram drive photo Sue Stewart
Cary (L) and Sangria, recessive rams from Tawanda
path worn by Cary and Sangria in three days of sentry duty Oct 2017
Disabled raven boarded with ewe lambs
Harbor seal 2020. photo P. Andreassen
December 21 2019 sunrise
The 4 lb kitchen lamb age 8 mos tiny and doing well
Jali (L) d.2017 aged 13 and Daniel. d. 2012 ageded 12 3.3 years
maternal nesting behavior 970
deer tracks on creek Jan 2020
looking east from west ridge Jan 2020