Patience, Patience, Patience

Patience, Patience, Patience

The first day of baseball is here yet the snow is still piled high at the end of my driveway.  When are you going to get into the field?  That is a familiar question that seems to be asked quite a bit.  My response is always “when the soil is ready”. Last...
Wintertime Around the Farm

Wintertime Around the Farm

By Gary Pahl Everything is put away and tucked in a shed; the dog is guarding the shop from any mice scurrying about.  The fridge is stocked with the famous Budweiser beer and the scotch bottle has been brought out to warm the belly.  Christmas is a wonderful time of...

Pre Winter Tune Up

By Gary Pahl As we head into winter we want to make sure everything is cleaned up and ready for spring.  There is nothing more frustrating than pulling out a piece of equipment thinking it is ready to go and having to start making repairs on it.  More importantly a...

Fall Harvest

By Gary Pahl The harvest this fall is at a rapid pace with the nice dry weather we are having.  The pumpkin crop is very nice in this part of the country, but out east is another story.  So far we have sent three semi loads of pumpkins out to the Boston area with more...

All in a day’s work

By Gary Pahl 4:15AM: My alarm goes off  5:00AM: I say hi to Pete and Laura at Holiday Gas station.  After that, I radio my brother, Brian, for our morning chat.  Brian has already been up for a couple of hours and has begun picking corn.  He has to have enough picked...