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Spring and Early Summer @ the Farm"Springtime is the land awakening." -- Lewis Grizzard
The sweet fragrance of the Plum Tree attracts spring's first bees and wafts into the kitchen window at Redbud Farms
Creation is illustrated at its best in spring when the seeds are planted and germinate, a startling fete when you consider the
odds. We move wagonloads of cow manure and wood ash onto the beds as the soil is prepared for planting. It's hard work
but pleasurable, as we get to be outside "playing" long before our non-farm neighbors! Lessons are about the difficulty of
"birthing," whether it be tiny new plants or turning ideas and dreams into reality during one's life. We are living our dream on
Redbud Farms. We could talk about how to do that, whether it be from the purely business side or the lifestyle angle. You may observe this if you visit in the springtime, from end of May to late June.
Top: Gip takes to the John Deere tractor; middle: new rows begin to take shape by mid-June. Bottom: Summer geraniums and gourd basket.
Spring walk with The Wubba Dog. It's too early to plant; so we get outdoors any way we can.
You know spring will turn to summer when you finally see things beginning to green up! Whether you take the Virtual Farm Tour or the Real One, we hope you enjoy your visit to Van Dyke Zinnias @ Redbud Farms! We strive to make each visit unique and memorable. Sit back and enjoy your visit, and write us if you have any questions! Thanks for stopping! Subscribe or Unsubscribe HERE to our * News Beams * from the Farm!From time to time, we will offer web-only specials and publish short stories about the Farm Dogs or the grandkids, and inspirations from life on the Farm in mid-Michigan, the American heartland. Seasonally, we will write to help Gardeners grow beautiful Zinnias, learn how to make a stunning bouquet, or how to collect precious seed when harvest is here. Let us know if you would like to receive them. We have moved our web to a new server and resized all photos for faster load times. As we approach another winter, I hope you visit us often to see our pretty pictures and read about the simple things we love most here. Thanks for being a customer! -Sharon Baller, President"To see life's passages through the eyes of your heart is to know that all is happening exactly as it was meant to." -- Flavia Weedn |
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