tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167068046977146912012-01-09T09:46:35.558-05:00gathering words and reaping poetry, we are fabled farmers reclaiming a lost ancestral story by forging a life, agrarian. In a backwoods- hillside-vermont-village we fashion a livelihood trading food and services with our neighbors. May this be a forum for all those inspired by seeds and stories, farming and art, food and culture.Fable Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08008871485809305303noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716706804697714691.post-60517808675138892772011-01-21T14:20:00.003-05:002011-01-21T14:46:35.502-05:00

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Fable FarmCommunity Supported Agriculture (CSA)SHARES Now Available!How Does the Fable Farm CSA Work?Sign-up and purchase your SHARE before the growing season begins. In return,receive fresh organic vegetables for 19 to 20 weeks from June through October. We offer one-size shares--about a week's worth of vegetables for an average family. Ifyou'd rather a half share, you can split a regular share

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It's been a long time since the last post. It's hard to be in front of a computer when there's so much to do and the desire to be outside is strong. I think we're going to try and establish a website this winter. ....anyways, many blessings to the indigenous folk of this land, their commitment to and all their hard work in establishing the food bank that we are all dependent on. What follows

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Article about Michelle Obama's plan to turn the south lawn into an organic garden.  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/dining/20garden.html?_r=1

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Click on these links (vpr interview) to check out a piece about the Secretary of Ag, Mr. big-man Tom Visalack--mono-culture farming industrialist extraordinaire--promoting the Victory Garden/community garden concept. Bravo! De-centralised food production at its finest. Do you think this indicates the severity of the unfolding poop-storm?

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On Tuesday night February 17, 2009 the Well of the House of Representatives in Montpelier was filled with farmers, activists, families, people of all stripes, to comment on the future of Vermont food and farming. Over 130 people took this 2-minute opportunity to share their thoughts and visions on Vermont's food system with the House and Senate Agriculture Comittee Representatives and with the

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SEED SAVING WORKSHOP AND SEED SWAP AT UPPER VALLEY FOOD CO-OP IN WRJWHEN: Saturday, February 21, 1 – 4 pm WHERE: Upper Valley Food Co-op, 193 N. Main St., White River Jct. Sylvia Davatz will present a seed saving workshop at Upper Valley Food Co-op in White River Junction on Saturday, February 21 at 1 pm. Sylvia is a member of the national Seed Savers Exchange and founder of Solstice Seeds. The

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Last year Todd Hardie of Honey Gardens, www.honeygardens.com and his beloved daughter, Meriwether came to the farm for an info session and potluck celebrating the blessings of our forgotten pollinators--the honey bee. Meriwether was accompanied by a filmmaker who documented the day. On April 11th at 6:30 you can check out the finished work on the Food Network. The documentary series is titled,

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Came across this quote by Wes Jackson, who is the co-founder of The Land Institute http://www.landinstitute.org/, and felt it pertinent to the times as they are unfolding."We live off of what comes out of the soil, not what's in the bank. If we squander the ecological capital of the soil, the capital on paper won't much matter... For the past 50 or 60 years, we have followed industrialized

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Join us for another year of fresh food, good health and community fun! Our first year of operating a 20 member CSA was a success, so this year we're expanding our membership. Now that we have time to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of our first season, we are looking forward to building on what we started in 2008. And that means nurturing the CSA organism—improving the overall

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Today marks the beginning of a new political era, as Obama officially took the reigns of the empire…and we mailed our seed orders. I hope he plants the seeds to grow the necessary framework that encourages grassroots innovation and creativity, pushes policies that relocalize our food system, and empowers people to work together in producing the various needs for our communities. May he embrace

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the little white speck in the center left of the picture is our hive. the hive looked weak going into the fall--we started it late in the spring and received the summer deluge of 2008...but a dry fall and extra busy, determined pollinators worked diligently to store as much honey as they could before winter. we also fed them some sugar water before the arrival of the really cold weather.

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In February of 2008 Christopher and Jonny Piana set out to dig through 4 feet of snow to erect the greenhouse temple that would birth their Fable Farm. The experience was too epic to photograph. The photo below is taken by Papa Geno upon it's completion. The first photo from the left is a copy of a section of our brochure intended to invite CSA members. The photo on the bottom right is: Meggy

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Freshly Tilled Ground - Early Spring

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Early Corn and Potatoe PlantingsSeedlings just taking rootAfter our seedlings took root in the fieldwe cleared out half our greenhouse for tomatoe plantings. These plants were fed water through a gravity drip system from a nearby forest pond.

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Finally, the time has come that we of Fable Farm may rest and reflect on the fury.

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