Blog: Farm Life

Keep Your Focus

By Diane Flynt | April 19, 2012

Every spring my most determined companion is a Phoebe. This drab little flycatcher constructs her muddy home with maniacal focus atop an electrical outlet on the Foggy Ridge crush pad, just behind the blending tank and next to the glycol chiller. She fusses at the bottling crew, ignores the drone of the air compressor and ... read more

Backyard Fruit Near Oxford

Why Not In My Back Yard?

By Diane Flynt | October 6, 2011

We grow azaleas and dogwoods. We’re passionate about closely trimmed lawns. Some of us even grow tomatoes and beans. So why aren’t fruit trees part of the American garden palate? My husband and I love to hike on vacation, and our August trip to England was no exception. Public footpaths skirt, and sometimes invade, private ... read more