Farwest Farm Blog

There’s no easy path to becoming a magnificent old tree, especially when a tornado is loose ...

The perils of nature trail management ...

Western Meadowlark ...

Summer has arrived with heat and humidity at Far West Farm, but work goes on, and there are certainly some benefits to be had from the hot weather—benefits such as real tomatoes, and the potential to grow various melons that actually taste like watermelons, cantaloupe and honeydews. I debate each year whether to plant melons at the farm, knowing as I do that we lack the best soil for such an endeavor and that we are without a watering system--unless you call trucking ...

Spring is always a favorite time at Far West Farm, but with it comes lots of work.  As I headed for the farm on Friday, April 10, 2020, I knew I had an unpleasant task ahead of me, so I was happy with distractions.  The first was the three groups of turkeys seen on the route from Manhattan to our farm near Latimer, with the first group of three birds observed before I had cleared Manhattan’s city limits.  I mustered a bigger burst of enthusiasm when I ...

(From time to time, as seasons change or other noteworthy events occur at our AOK legacy farm in Morris County, I plan to write a blog describing current conditions or interesting happenings.  This is the first of those efforts.)  ...