A Fantastic Season!
Whew! It's been quite a year so far at Depot Street Orchard. It wasn't long after we moved into our newly built home at the orchard site,...
2019 Is Looking Good
The beginning of April saw our new home finished and all of the pear trees in bloom. I have been encouraging native pollinators like the...
The End of Another Season - A Blessing in Disguise
Just a quick update about the orchard. It was a rough year for fruit. The high temperatures in February, followed by the Spring frosts,...
End of the Season Already?!?!?! What to Do Now?
This is about a month late getting out. After a busy season and a steep learning curve, we've finally recovered for the fall and winter....
Lily Pads in the Pond
The last time I was home I put some lily pads in our pond. This pond was once a muddy cow pond. Now it's just muddy. We hope that adding...
Beetles Bags and Boone Street Market - August Update
Yesterday we hit another milestone. Our first dozen or so Asian pears went on sale at the Boone St. Market in Jonesborough, TN. Like a...
Trees are flowering
Most all the trees are in bloom. Thankfully there are plenty of natural pollinators around since I haven't gotten my bees yet. Was a...
Web site up and running
We got our web site up and running today. We'll fill in the remaining blank spaces over time. Our hope is for this site to give family,...
Mid-Summer Update
We got our new well drilled. Didn't want to drill another hole but the first wells water never did clear up. As you can see from the...
Busy Right Into the Fall
Turkey's checking things out. I've been seeing a couple different flocks of turkeys on and off since last year. This is one flock I saw...