Author Archives: collopyfamilyfarm

What a gorgeous Labor Day weekend! Those six F’s don’t mean the weekend was a failure, just the opposite. They’re about spending time with Family and Friends having Fun and Feasting on Fabulous Food. Although the farming season is still in … Continue reading →

Our meat birds are healthy and thriving, happily eating grass, crickets and other bugs. They will be available on Wednesday, July 25th. Cost is $3.50 per pound. Average weight will be 4-7 pounds. Chickens will be vacuum sealed and immediately … Continue reading →

Immediately after planting our blueberry plants I became very nervous about waking up some morning to find them half or all gone courtesy of the beavers that live about 200 feet away. Living on the water is paradise, but there … Continue reading →

One week after planting Christmas trees our 145 blueberry plants arrived. We had prepped the raised beds last fall and wanted to give the soil at least six months to slowly lower the ph. The plants are thriving under just … Continue reading →

Picked up your future Christmas tree from Asack & Sons Tree Farm. The April weather has been perfect for planting. We planted 400 trees in the main field and created a nursery for 400 more. This nursery will give them … Continue reading →

Have I told you that our farm is located on beautiful Fairfield Pond? It is truly a slice of paradise pie. This year, ice out was on March 21, 2012, the earliest date since 2004, the year I began recording. … Continue reading →

Where did the winter go, or, did we even have one? Spring has sprung on the pond. There’s still ice but that hasn’t stopped the geese, wood ducks, mergansers and red winged blackbirds from returning. I’ve been tracking their return for years. … Continue reading →

I was excited to be home this year and spend some time planning a special Valentine’s Day treat for my honey of 33 years. During my planning I neglected to ask myself “what if the main electrical transformer blows right in … Continue reading →

January 1, 2012  Happy New Year! Welcome to the Collopy Family Farm blog. Although this blog is just coming to life, the opening entry provides some background as to how our dream began. I hope you’ll enjoy seeing our farm and … Continue reading →

This past weekend Santa’s Elves were hard at work planting your future Christmas tree.  We finally had a repreave from the soggy weather enough to get some of these babies in the ground.  We enjoyed and afternoon with our daughter … Continue reading →