Major storm hits Runamuk and surrounding areas

12 years ago

It was the first thunderstorm we'd had since moving back onto the property--and what a doozy of a storm it…

Open-Hive for Summer Solstice

12 years ago

It wasn't the way I had intended to celebrate the summer solstice, but because last Saturday was raining and wet,…

Goats on the farm!

12 years ago

Yesterday as I was preparing to head down to the field to work in the garden, I received a phone…

Market garden in progress

12 years ago

My farmers' tan is a testament to the amount of time I've been spending in the market garden lately, working…

Taking it as it comes, rolling with the punches

12 years ago

Things are not going exactly how I'd hoped.  The meager savings Keith and I had managed to set aside have…

New market garden is in!

12 years ago

Is it strange to be so excited--so ecstatic--over the establishment of new garden plots? Perhaps this is something that only…

Opening day at market

12 years ago

Sunday was the first market of the season for our local Madison Farmers' Market--Runamuk was there with 4 other vendors,…

Spring hive management

12 years ago

Hooray for spring!  Let beekeepers everywhere rejoice!  The sun is shining, and the trees are beginning to bud, it's warming…

First livestock arrives at Runamuk

12 years ago

Thanks to the lingering winter-weather, we're experiencing some frustrating delays in production.  New livestock shelters and gardens cannot be constructed…

Why support native bees on your farm?

12 years ago

Until recently, native and feral bee populations met all of a farmers' pollination needs.  Farms were smaller, and closer to…