Game of Logging, Part One
At the end of this week, Merck Forest will be hosting another Game of Logging class. What is the Game of Logging, you ask? It does sound like something between …
Potatoes, Part One: A Subterranean Bounty
Starting in the lower left, the large, deep purple potato is an Adirondack Blue, and continuing clockwise, we have Yukon Gold (yellow skin, with waxy yellow flesh), Cheiftan (red skinned …
Tree at Nenorod: A Close Call
We often have reports of trees down on the trails, but every once in a while, we find that there is damage done to a cabin. Nenorod took a hit …
Battle of the Blight
The garden has been growing relatively well this year. It seemed that everything took a while to get going–the cooler spring and early summer, plus lots of rain, deterred growth …
A Day on the Trails
Merck is an exciting place because it holds true to its title of a forest AND farmland center. While we apprentices spend a lot of time working on the farm, …
Jenna, Cartoon, Sheep Dog Trial
Jenna Woginrich of Cold Antler Farm, a nearby farm, attended the Sheep Dog Trials and Farm Festival both Saturday and Sunday. She is a local author, blogger, homesteader, and has …
Fun at the Sheep Dog Trials and Farm Festival
This year was a great year at the Sheep Dog Trials and Farm Festival. We had nearly 700 people attend, Sherman’s General Store in West Rupert provided great food, and …
New Education Director
In the rush to get ready for this past weekend’s Sheep Dog Trials and Farm Festival, I neglected to post that Merck Forest has hired a new education director. Patty …
Eggs are Incubating
The incubator has been running for the past two weeks in the Chicken Coop. We are hoping to have a few chickens hatching during the Sheep Dog Trials, this coming …
Haying in Earnest
The weather was absolutely beautiful this weekend, for which we are thankful. Sunny, warm days at this time of year don’t mean picnics and leisurely hikes for most of us; …