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Dog Days of Summer

Reading time:1 mins read
Post published:August 8, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

Heralded by the running of Sirius the dogstar as it chases Lepus the hare across the sky, the dog days of summer were documented with sweltering heat and pestilence in the ancient…

Wildlife – White Plains

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Post published:August 2, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

The wildlife on property here in Virginia is a bit out of control, and I don't mean the house occupants! When we first moved here, we assumed that being close to…

Spring!

Reading time:3 mins read
Post published:May 31, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

Spring Peonies Spring has definitely arrived at White Plains in many different ways. The peonies have been beautiful again this year, even though there were not as many blooms. Each…

Mystery Plant

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Post published:April 18, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

Spring abounds here at White Plains! Some of you might remember a post that I made at the end of March 2014 with a picture of a mysterious plant that…

Owens Farm

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Post published:March 8, 2015
Post category:Farm History & Genealogy
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

This little house sits in the east field, its date unknown. Some stories say that it's a former servant's quarters and others say that it was once part of the…

More Snow!

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Post published:February 17, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

We finally got a real snow storm! 10 beautiful inches of perfect powder. If only I had a sled or skis to take down the front terraced slopes. It makes me…

Snow!

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Post published:January 27, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

Although our friends in the Northeast got hit much harder, we woke up this morning in Virginia to a light dusting of snow. Just enough to remind us that it's…

Bowling Red Okra Flower

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Post published:August 13, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

I had no idea that okra had such a beautiful flower. This is an heirloom variety, Bowling Red okra, originating from the Bowling family of Virginia in the 1920s.

In a Jam

Reading time:2 mins read
Post published:August 3, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

It's been over three weeks since our last post and since that time, our appreciation and understanding of this new farm life has changed, in most ways for the better. You…

Blackberry Cobbler!

Reading time:3 mins read
Post published:July 2, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

The blackberries have arrived! And while there are a million of them, only a small percentage are currently ripe. Most will stay red for the next couple of weeks and…