Getting Back to Normal

Posted by High Ground Farm March 29, 2011

Getting Back to Normal

What a lovely day it was today! After the last few days of very cold weather....freezing last night with a frost, today, it seemed almost unreal. The sun and the warmth made it a pleasure to get outside. The Pollinators were all over the turnip blossoms. What a sight to see Swallow Tail butterflies out, and Wild HONEY BEE's. They were crazy over the yellow flowers of the turnips tops.

We tackled the last parts of the chicken pasture fencing. And yes, I was able to actually be of some help today. My back, I happy to report has healed! I packed posts, pulled fencing, let Calum in and out of the pasture too many times to count, cleaned out the big barn refrigerator
(it is truly amazing the stuff that accumulates in that thing!), sorted vegetables and fruits for the hens, planted cilantro, and delivered 27 dozen eggs to Whole Foods Market. All in a days work!

Comments

Unknown said…

Go follow those bees and get their honeycomb so I can come over for some toast :) I'm glad to hear your back has healed, and what a crazy day! Just a normal day in the life of Deborah Brown though.

March 30, 2011 at 5:12 PM

Joy Tilton said…

Just found you, reading and reading! We are having a very cold spring here in Arkansas too. I've got seedlings started but they sit in the garage now waiting for warmer weather. Your farm is beautiful, we lived in Wilkesboro, NC back in the 1980's. Come visit me on Granny Mountain in the Ozarks...

March 31, 2011 at 1:25 PM

Life at High Ground Farm

Life at High Ground Farm has been authentic and simple, in step with the seasons, and the land, for over 30 years. High Ground embraces the conservation of heritage breeds; land; and architecture. Growing food for the table from the soil, cooking from scratch, and eating at home has been a way of life for too many years to count. Depending on self reliance, sustainability, ingenuity and conservation, before it was the trend. Painting a picture, or writing a story on a summers eve.Visiting with friends sitting under the thick oak canopy, while sipping sweet ice tea. It is a way of life.

So, come walk with me over the green hills, smell the gentle scent of English roses and Southern gardenias; watch the butterflies drift from zinnia to larkspur; hear the gentle coo of the hens as they scratch in the pasture; enjoy the taste of sweet tomatoes; and Ah Yes, the sight and warmth of a new laid egg. Step back from the 21st century into the 19th. This is High Ground, a different time, a different way of life.

High Ground Farm Events and Store

Pasture Raised-Non-GMO Hen Eggs - $6/dozen directly from the farm. Email or call for availability.

Java Hatching eggs-20.00/dozen. Pick up the farm only.

Cut Flower Farm Bouquets-In Season-Traditional Farm/Field flowers and foraged foliage. Small-20.00; Large-40.00. You will not be disappointed!

Fresh Farm Christmas Greenery-Native Holly,Red Cedar,Grape Vine, Pine Boughs, Pine Cones, Acorns, Pods, Moss. 30.00-100.00 Box

Harnett County Honey - No honey 2017
Wreaths-Rosemary-small-25.00; Holly-Medium-40.00; Holly, Cedar,Pine,Bay, Rosemary with foragings from the forest-60.00 a work of art. Each different.

Original Artwork - prices vary

Southern Cooking Classes - $50/person: Southern scratch made biscuits; corn breads baked and fried; Fresh Lemon Pound Cake- email for reservations and schedule.

Artists Day on the Farm-Imagine a day painting in the deep forest or in the pasture with the goats! Maybe down by the creek or on the porch...being served refreshments in the Pavilion and a European lunch from a local restaurant complete with Coffee/Tea, then going back to your paints in solitude until dusk.

A day includes: A map of the farm; rules; refreshments and lunch; solitude and quiet; and memories. 75.00/person

Contact for group date and appointment.