Our kind and ever present dog Rye died this spring at the age of 14. Whether a farm greeter extraordinaire, patrolling to fend off deer in the gardens, or gobbling up popcorn dropped during Garden Morning potlucks, Rye is woven into all the threads of littleGrasse. Rye was part of the farm while we were still Continue reading
Our summer interns have been a delight to host. Maggie, Hannah, and Emma have many unique traits, but some commonalities are- talented and curious in the kitchen, passion for resilient local food systems, and willingness to roll up their sleeves and dive into tasks of all sorts. Read on to learn more about each of them. Continue reading
Welcome summer! In addition to being a top notch mom and neighbor, Carolyn is a Master Gardener with Cornell Cooperative Extension and keeps up a fabulous list of resources in their Gardens and Grounds page. All hail plant life! Produce that is recently available includes both green garlic and garlic scapes, plus bulb fennel Continue reading
Asparagus soup, couscous salad, sweet potatoes with tahini dressing, fresh rhubarb jam and bread, and gooseberry currant thumbprint cookies. All this and more was shared at the May Garden Morning and potluck at the close of last month. Big hurray to the folks who joined us in getting the big push of plants in the Continue reading
In the name of gratitude and winter sanity, here’s some color and life from 2025 around littleGrasse!
While we scaled back our plantings this year with aim to simplify the share, the good news for you is that is easier said than done so there is bounty in the homestead garden. Available in the share room now are winter squash, tomatoes, and potatoes! Our shareholders have been dedicated and supportive over the Continue reading
We have 6 weeks left in the share, and the weather in the coming days continues to be warm. There’s a smaller planting of spinach available now and a big one ready in a week or so. Pull out your woks or skillets because there’s incredible bok choy and Chinese cabbage in the field. Though the Continue reading
Excellent Garden morning yesterday with 8 households and some cameos at lunch. The rain basically held off and we completed plum, apple, and ground cherry harvest in addition to weeding the herbs and fall greens, and sorting the shallots. Lovely conversations interspersed throughout. There’s two more Garden Mornings this season, September 27 and October 25. Continue reading