Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed. That first bit there could be a direct quote from Isaiah 40, or it could be about how we aregoing […]
Project: Make Parking Read More »
If you have driven by the farm in the last couple months, there is a pretty good chance you might have noticed this summer project. In fact, having the passers by notice is largely the point of it, as it is the sign for our farm. We talked for several months about what type of
A Sign of Things to Come Read More »
Fixing the roof started last year. We had glorious intentions of finishing before winter. Do you realize how much snow we got last November? I do. I had to go up on the roof and shovel it off so we could keep working up there. We finished the more difficult side of the roof around
Finished with the Roof and Safe on the Ground Read More »
Wow! It has been a while since we last posted. Somehow the whole summer (and a frighteningly large portion of the fall) slipped by since our last blog, when I very accurately predicted that it would be a good year for apples. I guess that just shows that if you say enough things you will
Summer Project Series (Pt. 1) Read More »
Somehow it has been a few weeks since our last blog post. Our last post was on our summer plans for the Store, so I thought it would be fitting to follow that up with a post on our summer plans and projects for the rest of the farm besides the Store. Now, I must start
The Non-Store Farm Projects Read More »
I know some people are looking at the month of February and thinking to themselves that we have a long way to go until we turn the corner to some golden days. Part of me feels that way. It really does. The other part of me looks at the last couple of months and wonders
Winter is Melting Away Read More »
Hello friends, family, neighbors! And a special hello to those who have been following our blog since day 1 and have been wondering where we vanished to for the past 7 months! To be honest, we are wondering the same thing! Where did that time go?! To help us process that very question, and to update all
Building a Store Phase 1: The Race to Winter Read More »
One of the main enterprises of the Hust Roost will be fresh produce. Grandpa has been gardening in the backyard since the early 1960’s, and my father and I have both been picking and eating fresh veggies since we could walk. So, while we know how to successfully manage a vegetable garden, we are now
Getting the Most Out of the Garden Read More »
I think sometimes this blog can get a little confusing. We’ve had people ask us if we’d up-and-moved to Glen Aubrey! No, no, no. We’re still here… in Rochester, if you’re still confused. We’ll be here for just about another year, an estimate of 42 and a half weeks (Casey loves his countdowns!). We have
The last couple of weekends in May have broken some new ground for the Hust Roost! Here you can see Tom and Casey literally breaking some ground. Whew, they spent their whole Sunday afternoon on that section!! The goal was to expand the garden on both sides, nearly doubling the amount of growing space! (If
