Here in the late Spring, we’ve begun our annual battle to contain a verdant bed of Japanese Knotweed.  Of all of the hours I spend...

Parker Palmer wrote this about Spring:  "I will wax romantic about spring and its splendors in a moment, but first there is a hard truth...

We had a disappointingly dry winter, receiving just ten percent of our normal snowfall from November through late February.  There was no...

We all have visual cues that herald the coming of Spring.  Perhaps you look for snowdrops  and crocuses sprouting.  I always thrill at...

In February, an old man’s fancy turns to thoughts of – the maple sap run… It’s that time again.  We’re into the classic cycle of...

As many of you know, we have three dogs here at Little Farm.  We have had them all since they were puppies. Our oldest is Chloe who will...

The first Christmas of COVID, we started a new holiday tradition here at Little Farm. Our daughter, Heather, suggested that we do a...

For me, November 1st has always been the first wakeup call that winter is fast approaching. When I take our three dogs out in the morning...

Nancy and I were just out in Oakland, California visiting our youngest son, his wife, and our brand-new two month-old granddaughter(!) ...

I have been visiting our newest granddaughter, Raia, in California. She is about 6 weeks old. She is beautiful – and just perfect –...

Last week, I traveled to Hallnburg; a little town northwest of Munich in Germany, for a global meeting of organizational coaches (my day...

Here at Little Farm, late May and even into June is the high season for dandelions. Beginning mid-month, those familiar bright round...

April 17, 2023 One of the joys of making maple syrup is tying oneself so closely to the seasons. You can't make syrup if you aren't...

April 5, 2023 Spring in Maine is like being on a weather rollercoaster. Mark Twain put it one way when he said, ““If you don't like...

Earlier this month, I was taking one of our puppies out for an evening stroll in our side yard and realized that a full moon had risen. ...

This has been an interesting year for maple syrup so far. (Yes, some of us do think a lot about such things...) We have produced light...

After a long dry spell, it has been snowing and snowing - and snowing these last weeks in the Western Maine foothills. For the past two...

At Little Farm, three weeks ago the snow gauge in our side yard recorded 19 inches of snow on the ground, and we were enduring a weekend...

So, the 2022 maple syrup season has officially ended at Little Farm. Looking long-term, we see no period of well below-freezing nights...

Though we have no written accounts detailing who invented maple syrup, we do know that Native American tribes were enjoying the sweet...