Blossoming Strawberries
Warmer temperatures means that strawberries are almost here! Just a few days ago, I noticed these beauties blossoming and of course I was...
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Chris Caserta
- Apr 14, 2016
- 2 min
Spring Chicks
The annual chick arrival is always a highly anticipated event for everyone on the farm, young and old. For us, there isn't anything else...
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Chris Caserta
- Apr 7, 2016
- 1 min
Welcome Spring!
It's starting to look like spring weather is moving in to stay. With warmer temperatures, the grass is growing in again and insects of...
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Chris Caserta
- Mar 31, 2016
- 1 min
Smoked Meats
With all of the meat that we raise here on the farm, we are always trying new ways of cooking it. We love to grill steaks, roast a...
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Chris Caserta
- Mar 24, 2016
- 2 min
Cooked
Within the past week, I watched the documentary “Cooked” on Netflix. Based on Michael Pollan's book, the series focuses on the techniques...
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Chris Caserta
- Mar 16, 2016
- 2 min
Cooking With Pasture Raised Animal Fats
Fat is back on the scene and I hope it's back for good because it is so amazingly delicious and believe it or not, healthier for us than...
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Chris Caserta
- Mar 10, 2016
- 2 min
Winter Sowing
Winter sowing is a technique used to grow seeds even when the temperatures are below freezing. The containers are prepped and left...
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Chris Caserta
- Mar 3, 2016
- 2 min
Farm Apprenticeship
This time of year is a time of intense planning for the swiftly approaching growing season. We spend more and more hours each week...
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Chris Caserta
- Feb 25, 2016
- 1 min
High Tunnels
Coming from New Jersey, this winter has been much colder than what I'm used to but according to past records and to literally everyone up...
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Chris Caserta
- Feb 18, 2016
- 3 min
The Art of Healing
I titled this blog "The Art of Healing" because I truly believe that there is an art to becoming well again, whether it be after an...
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Chris Caserta
- Feb 11, 2016
- 1 min
Planning, Planning, Planning
Not too much has been going on in the gardens lately due to the snow and cold temperatures but soon that will change. The transition from...
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Chris Caserta
- Feb 4, 2016
- 2 min
WVF Home Delivery
Here at Walpole Valley Farms, the majority of our pasture-raised and grass-fed meats and eggs are sold right here on the farm in our...
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Chris Caserta
- Jan 28, 2016
- 2 min
Growing Strawberries Vertically
As Caitlin said last week, winter work on a farm is just different from the other seasons. This is my first winter here but I can already...
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Chris Caserta
- Jan 7, 2016
- 2 min
Winter Farming
With the passing of the months has come (finally) some cold weather here in Southern New Hampshire. We had an extremely mild and...
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Chris Caserta
- Nov 12, 2015
- 2 min
Thanksgiving Farm Fare
This has been a beautiful autumn, the leaves, the weather, the harvest; there isn't anything but positive to say about this season. We...
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Chris Caserta
- Oct 21, 2015
- 2 min
Come Celebrate With Us
Walpole Valley Farms is home to many wonderful creatures, beautiful pastures and woodlands, and two historic barns that make the property...
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Chris Caserta
- Sep 21, 2015
- 1 min
Grandma's Jam
There's nothing like the taste of homemade jam. Is it the sweetness? The color? The love that goes into it? I think it's all of the above...
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Chris Caserta
- Sep 15, 2015
- 2 min
Garden Update and the Start of the Herb Garden
As Autumn approaches, certain plants in the garden are no longer producing flowers or fruit. I have had to pull out the snap peas, most...
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Chris Caserta
- Aug 21, 2015
- 1 min
It's (Pasture-Raised) Turkey Time!!
Believe it or not turkey time is now. Thanksgiving seems very far off into the future, especially with the humid weather we've been...
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Chris Caserta
- Aug 16, 2015
- 1 min
Miss Anonymous
When you come visit the farm, one of the first animals you are likely to be greeted by are actually our barn cats. There are four of...
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