Runamuk Acres Conservation Farm
Bee-friendly farming for a sustainable tomorrow.
A large part of our plan for the Runamuk farm revolve around wildlife. In our home we love to watch the wildlife in our backyard: birds, bats, squirrels, butterflies and other insects–and so we garden with animals in mind. After we’ve moved into our new home, I’m looking forward to increasing our efforts to invite…
One of the ways we try to live sustainably at the Runamuk homestead, is to make what we can by hand. From the hive-boxes my husband constructs for me, to the home-grown vegetables and homemade bread that we eat. Not only is it cheaper, but usually the quality is superior, and there is a certain…
All summer you’ve been enjoying the bounty of your garden, but now there’s a chill in the air and it’s time to harvest the rest of your home-grown vegetables. But how to store it all for use during the winter? Gardening is returning in popularity as more and more people strive to practice sustainable lifestyles,…
I’m selling honey for the first time this year. I am so proud of myself! Ten years ago I would never have imagined I’d end up a beekeeper. I was never a bug person when I was growing up. In fact I was like most folks–thinking that bugs are icky, and wishing they could all…
Okay, so I wasn’t completely honest. I want my own homestead, sure. But I desperately want to break into what is quickly becoming a fast-growing industry. Micro eco-farming. Micro eco-farming is living and growing sustainably on local tracts of land–usually less than 5 acres.I just read Barbara Berst Adam’s book, and while I had known…
Fiddleheading is a long-standing Maine tradition. It’s an annual adventure to trek to your local river-flats to pick the ferns before they unfurl in the Spring. Locals prize their picking-spots like a secret family recipe; I could tell you where I go, but then I’d have to kill you. Those who have never heard of…