SEASONS OF HOLLISTER HILL FARM
Farm-related activities that annuallly occur on our farm:
WINTER
Our winters are usually long, cold and snowy. The animals usually require more attention during the cold weather. It can be a challenge to keep their waterers working, the driveways plowed, and the house cozy and warm. But...there is a lot more time to play!
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Cross-country ski or snowshoe on our 200 acre farm (we have some equipment available to our guests).
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Snowmobile, as our property borders the V.A.S.T. trail system.
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Relax by the fire in our cozy common room with a warm beverage or glass of wine.
MAPLE SYRUP SEASON
March – April
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Help tap trees and set out buckets.
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Gather sap.
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Boil and make syrup on our wood-fired sugar arch.
(Sugaring season is very dependent on the weather and temperature, so it is hard to predict when we will actually have a sap flow and make syrup.)
SPRING
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Start vegetable and flower seedlings in the greenhouse.
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Beefalo calves, piglets and kittens are born.
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We get baby chicks.
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Till the soil and plant the garden.
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Get farm equipment ready for haying.
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Fix pasture fences.
SUMMER
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Help in our organic kitchen garden, which features abundant vegetables, fruits, and herbs, and in our extensive flower gardens.
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Can and preserve the bounty from the gardens.
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Cut and bale hay and help store in the barn.
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Cut firewood.
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Enjoy the usual litter of AKC Golden Retriever puppies.
FALL
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Finish up haying and cut more firewood .
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Enjoy the glorious autumn foliage.
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Harvest the rest of the garden and till the soil.
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Start new plants in the greenhouse for winter vegetables and herbs.
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Hunker in for a long winter's rest!