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Epsom & Utica August 31
by Faye Ashton August has left many of us with uncertain feelings about the month. We always need rain for growing, but every day or...

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Aug 30, 20232 min read
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Epsom & Utica
By Faye Ashton How can it be that July is over? Was it all the rain and dreary weather which made us lose track of time? On our farm, we...

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Aug 8, 20231 min read
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Epsom and Utica
By Faye Ashton We’ve passed the middle of July, and I don’t know where the days have gone. Our farm needs lots of rain, unlike many...

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Jul 19, 20231 min read
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Epsom & Utica
By Faye Ashton A beautiful week this 1st of July week with a mixture of rain and sunshine. Could we ask for anything better? Journey to...

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Jul 12, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
This beautiful month of June is almost spent welcoming July on Saturday. Last nights thunder/lightning storm gave the earth energy which...

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Jun 29, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Have you noticed how fast this first half of June has whizzed by? As I write this, the longest day of the year is only three days away....

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Jun 23, 20232 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
That Strawberry full moon on Saturday was an awesome beginning to the summer season. Thankfully the temperature cooled to normal for this...

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Jun 9, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
How can such a beautiful month of May fly by so fast? Hopefully, our farmers will get some dry hay in storage during this long spell of...

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Jun 2, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
How beautiful and much needed was that rain! Love having a day to catch up on all the inside jobs which gather. Have you been to Otters...

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May 25, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
The May Days are slipping by quickly, this being the 15th already. How can the weather people predict frost for Tuesday and Wednesday...

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May 19, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Wasn't that a party! Thank you, staff and students, of Port Perry High School, for bringing us back one more time to relive our time...

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May 12, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers, and oh, what a beautiful job "They" did. This cooler weather has allowed the...

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May 3, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Well, wasn’t that a Summer/April? We enjoyed several days of 28-30 degree temperatures with the illusive winter sun shining down on us....

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Apr 21, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Spring-like weather has arrived this week. The snowdrops started to bloom just as the temperature dipped to -10 over a week ago, and the...

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Apr 13, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
March blew out like a lion, the same as it came in, cold and windy. Even though it seems cool, I noticed the grass on the sod farm and...

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Apr 7, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Spring is here, but this morning a beautiful fall of white stuff is gently coming down, taking us back again. Thinking of friends in our...

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Mar 29, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
March break has passed, and the first day of Spring, March 20th, blew in quite cool. Students will be back in class for almost two weeks...

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Mar 24, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Snow and more fluffy Snow. It all looks so beautiful as the sun sparkles on it. This is an interesting week as we celebrate the Ides of...

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Mar 17, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
The weather has played a significant role in our thoughts this past week with the huge dumping of snow we received on Friday evening, and...

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Mar 9, 20232 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Here we are entering the month of March. Will it come in like a lion or lamb? Guess we’ll know as this paper is printed. The Holstein...

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Mar 3, 20231 min read
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