by Kathleen Wilson | Aug 25, 2016 | Raven Hill Blog
I had hoped to grow enough paste tomatoes to can them, but I mixed up my tomato seedlings and ended up giving away some of the ‘Amish’ plants. So I bought 50 lbs of Roma’s and made 24 jars of crushed tomatoes to make sauces, soups or casseroles....
by Kathleen Wilson | Aug 24, 2016 | Raven Hill Blog
There is a monster of a fig tree in our side yard. The base is behind the rock wall on the slope going to the meadow so it gets watered and the roots stay cool. I took 10 feet off this tree the spring of 2014 and it has grown back so it will be pruned again...
by Kathleen Wilson | Aug 23, 2016 | Raven Hill Blog
We have a beautiful crab apple tree in the front garden that has pretty white flowers in the spring and produces a great deal of fruit the size of a large olive. This year I decided to make sure I picked them and processed them. My friend mentioned how she used...
by keith | Jul 21, 2016 | Raven Hill Blog
Recently, we had the good fortune to sit through a day-long PowerPoint workshop in Victoria. I know, ‘good fortune’ and ‘day-long’ shouldn’t be affiliated in the same sentence, especially when PowerPoint is involved! In this case, it was, as they say, all good....
by keith | Jul 20, 2016 | Raven Hill Blog
Raven Hill Meadows is a small farm specializing in breeding North Country Cheviot sheep. Our focus on maternal traits, performance and ability to do well on pasture is providing us with a flock of ewes that are hardy, efficient and thrifty mothers. We’re proud of our...
