With the Coronavirus lockdown coming to an end, we spent the rainy weekend entertaining friends for the first time in months. This will probably be the last time we will have a free weekend for the rest

To say that the first four months of 2020 have been trying is an understatement. I hear people constantly saying when things "get back to normal". In my humble opinion, I hope we find a new normal.

This month we pulled honey from our hive.  It's a lot of fun and a lot of work.  My two helpers, Amy and Hunter, who are "new bees", were in charge of making sure no bee stragglers came

As the weather heats up here in the sandhills of North Carolina we are in peak blueberry production.  We've had to start picking at the crack of dawn in order to beat the heat.  But the trade off

We had another successful day at the Sandhill's Farmers Market today.  We sold out all 85 pints of berries.    Mike and our "farm hand" Hunter set up and I met them after an appointment this morning.  I can't

We had a great turn out in Pinehurst after the Parade on July 4th.  The blueberries sold well but the free ice cream samples were the hit of the day!  We found the recipe on Leigh Anne Wilkes

We had tremendous response to our Blueberry Salsa samples today at the Sandhills Farmer's Market in Pinehurst.  The combination of sweet blueberries, savory red onion and a little kick from the peppers really makes for a refreshing salsa. 

Wednesday was Bee Day at the Farm.  The State Bee Inspector spent several hours doing an inspection of our hives.  We found and marked two queens, showed a newbie how to find eggs, did a sugar roll test

This spring we were fortunate to be in the inaugural group of Moore County NC farms to kick off the Visit NC Farms app.  Through the dedicated hard work of the County Extension office, the Pinehurst, Southern Pines,