“A Tale of Two New Friends”
My daughter, Hannah LeVasseur, and my future son-in-law, Paul Harne, have published three genuine hold-it-in-your-hand children’s books!...
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Jan 11, 20152 min read
Visit to the Coop
We’ve had a couple of very cold and windy days, here, in southern Chester County, PA. The hens didn’t even want to come out of their...
Jan 5, 20151 min read
Microscopy
400x, phase contrast, 3 images combined. Please, click on image to enlarge. Isn’t it a beauty? This is an image that J took of a pollen...
Jan 5, 20151 min read
Winter leek
Leeks are the only winter vegetable that I’m getting from my garden at this point. This beautiful leek was dug out, photographed and...
Dec 29, 20142 min read
Meeting the Bees
Last April, Michaelann invited me to join her in feeding the bees. On previous visits to the farm, I had enjoyed helping out however I...
Dec 28, 20141 min read
Windbreak renovation
In order to have an orchard, I need to put up a fence. In order to put up a fence, I need to do some clearing. Though we have the space...
Dec 24, 20141 min read
A well-oiled machine
I posted this video on Facebook but I like it so much, I want to post it here as well. J and Hannah and Paul bottled and corked over 80...
Dec 19, 20144 min read
Visions of plums and pears and persimmons dancing in my head
We have a lovely gentle southerly facing slope on the west side of the lower pasture above the pond. I decided to put the orchard...
Nov 1, 20141 min read
Malus
These are crab apples that I discovered in our windbreak. They are a wild species of the apple tree, the genus Malus. I discovered and...
Jul 13, 20141 min read
The chickens are home!
We have some good news and some good news. First, we sold the Elkins Park house and the closing is this week. You can imagine the flurry...
Apr 29, 20142 min read
Hugel-ing
There is a lot of dead wood and brush on the land that needs to be cleared out. Some of it we burn and some of it is being put to rest in...
Apr 29, 20141 min read
Meet Bombylius
We’re coming into the season of bugs; so, you get more bug photos! This is Bombylius major or the large bee-fly. It is a bee-mimic and I...
Apr 20, 20141 min read
It’s all Yellow
The dandelion bloom has begun…a wonderful event of the season. The pollinators are taking advantage of the warm sunny day to bring in the...
Apr 15, 20142 min read
And, then, there was Spring!
This is a photo-heavy “catch you up” post. If you click on the pictures, you will be able to see a larger image. Toward the end of...
Feb 12, 20142 min read
Power down
A thick layer of heavy snow combined with a layer of ice brought branches and trees down last week. The electric power went down on...
Feb 2, 20141 min read
Are we there yet?
The rosemary cuttings seemed, particularly, eager to take on Spring this morning. It must be the light. Today, the Punxsutawney groundhog...
Feb 2, 20141 min read
Sassafras and Hazelnut
Photo taken about 8:00 am, February 1, 2014. Sun and clouds and temperature just above freezing. Sassafras over a hazelnut at the...
Jan 24, 20141 min read
Meet Bob’s Dragon
Reducing waste, increasing diversity, and developing resilient, regenerative systems are goals we have for StellaLou Farm. With these...
Jan 14, 20143 min read
R.I.P little hive…
I’ve had several people ask me how the hives came through the cold snap. Thank you for your interest! I have been, anxiously, waiting for...
Jan 8, 20141 min read
Bee Cozies
The last couple of days/nights have been cold! Cold! On Monday morning, though it was rainy, muddy, and near 50; the forecast told of an...
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