Author Archives: White Oak Farm
Springing
The entire farm thinks it’s Spring this morning. There is an army of robins outside, turning over wet leaves in search of insects. With the warmth over the past few days, first we heard a solitary frog croaking away in … Continue reading
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Tagged chickens, farm, flock, free range, grass-fed, pasture
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Winter projects
At the moment we’re not milking goats, harvesting strawberries, weeding onions, or loading up truckloads of produce to take to market. With the cold, a quiet draws over the farm, and we take on less glamorous work. The past two … Continue reading
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Good eggs are hard to find
Winter is a rest period for the entire farm, including our flock of chickens. White Oak currently has around 22 chickens, after losing one to a fox in mid-December. Winter brings on a rest period for the hens as well, … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Chickens, Critters, Food, Photography
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Children's Programs at WOF
A staple of the summer season here at White Oak Farm are our Children’s Farm Day Camps and Farmstays. Day Camps are tailored for children between ages 5 and 7, and Farmstays are for 8 to 11 year-olds. Both provide … Continue reading
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Back to work
The White Oak crew got back to work yesterday, braving ceaseless fog and chilly temperatures to add a gate onto the new wood storage and clean up perennial beds that border the vegetable plots. It wasn’t a hard day of … Continue reading
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Happy New Year
We woke up in this New Year to a thin coat of fresh powder. Just after dawn we let out the turkeys, chickens, goats and sheep, and took note of the fox tracks around the turkey house. Tyler and I … Continue reading
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Woodshed
The White Oak crew has been diligently working to finish our new and improved wood shed. In the future we’re going to add on an ADA-friendly composting toilet demonstration, but for now it’s just going to be sweet to keep … Continue reading
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