Star Field Farm

A place to cultivate imagination

At the very beginning of March, Neil insisted I shift to #StarFieldFarm with the dogs & isolate here. This was primarily for his peace of mind – he is a physician at a Boston teaching hospital and he didn’t want to risk bring home covid-19. When we learned more – and by the end of March it became clear that hospital workers using PPE were at low risk – he started to join me on weekends. Now I feel comfortable to come home midweek so he is not alone so much. Still, I have spent more time at StarField than in Newton. When I arrived, it was the lingering end of winter. I lit fires in the wood stove most nights and layered on warm clothes. 6 month later, the season is turning again. It’s time to get the woodstoves cranking. I pulled out my fleece sweaters. Living in the woods, I am so much more aware of the changing seasons and the way light plays on the trees. I have watched flowers bloom and fade, seen a parade of birds at the feeders. It’s hard to reconcile my grief with the peace I feel here.

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Post date September 21, 2020

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So it begins. #WinterIsComing #StarFieldFarm

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Post date September 20, 2020

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I’m going to have to find another fermentation shelf soon! #WinterIsComing #StarFieldFarm

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Post date September 14, 2020

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Sleeping beauty. ;) #FarmingIsHardWork #StarFieldFarm

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Post date September 7, 2020

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Happy bumblebees in the sedum. #StarFieldFarm

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Post date September 5, 2020

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This morning’s haul. #StarFieldFarm #JustNeedMozzarellaAndBasil

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Post date September 4, 2020

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I think this is akin to nesting during pregnancy. The more worried I get about the future, the more I turn to cooking & putting by. This weekend’s work included 10 quarts of tomato sauce, 6 pounds of peach slices frozen (for jam), another load of cherry tomatoes & eggplant slices in the dehydrator, and 7 half-pints of peach butter. It’s not that I’m anticipating the zombie apocalypse or the collapse of civilization, but having our own food preserved feels like a promise to my future self. And the hope of feeding friends & family soon. #StarFieldFarm

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Post date August 30, 2020

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Boil ’em Mash ’em Stick them in a stew. . . Our first potatoes! This was one hill’s worth. The rest will wait a little longer – until the weather is a bit cooler and we can cure them for storage. #StarFieldFarm

Post author By ljcblue
Post date August 30, 2020

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Sunshine in a jar. #tomatosauce #StarFieldFarm

Post author By ljcblue
Post date August 30, 2020

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First time doing #tomato #sauce at #StarFieldFarm Thank you, @newtoncommunityfarm ! Sauce will be coming your way soon!

Post author By ljcblue
Post date August 29, 2020

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