We’ve had some beautiful sunny and mild days lately, but today is a not-so-gentle reminder that it’s still mid-winter in the Northeast Kingdom. The temps are falling, the wind is howling and the 1″ to 3″ that was predicted has turned into at least 8″ of new snow. Nevertheless, Snowshoe … Read More
Here in northern Vermont we received over a foot of heavy, wet snow earlier this week. The temps have hovered right around freezing and the snow is sticking to all the trees and lines and weighing them down. There are widespread power outages. At Snowshoe Farm, We’ve been without power … Read More
It’s not quite mid-November and we already have a good snow cover thanks to the almost-foot we’ve received so far today. It’s a little early, but the snow and the cold seem here to stay. There are a lot of things we do on the farm to get ready for … Read More
The weather dictates much of the work we do here at Snowshoe Farm Alpacas. It’s been a very wintry spring in the NEK, as you can see by the picture below (that was taken today) of alpacas and the snow on our pastures! But today – almost mid-April – was … Read More
One needs a variety of skills to be a farmer. Well, at the very least, it makes life a lot easier to be able to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done. This winter has been brutally cold here in northern Vermont and we have … Read More
