Hi I'm Leigh. Welcome to Five Apple Farm's blog, a journal of raising honey bees, growing things, farm critters, generous landscapes, good food and more.
“Larrapin” is an old hill-country word once used to mean delicious, yummy, really good.
My idea of larrapin is a landscape created to be delicious & useful to many: the gardeners, birds, wildlife, barnyard, bees and pollinators. Five Apple Farm is my canvas.
We are back home for good in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina after several sweet years in the Ozarks. You'll find posts from both places.
Welcome and Enjoy!
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Recent Posts
- The many medicines of native plants… March 28, 2016
- Vetting the Sweet Gum: Beauty, Luna Moths, & God’s (scary) Finch Feeders March 13, 2016
- The Living Landscape by Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy March 5, 2016
- Winter Thoughts—Great Farm Search 2013, Pt 2 January 25, 2016
- Feeding Bees in Winter: How (& why) to Make Sugar Blocks January 18, 2016
Hey! I don’t know how to get a hold of you other than on here; so, my roosters are making so much noise my neighbor no longer sleeps in her master bedroom and another neighbor is complaining that 5:30 AM is too early to be woke up by roosters. So, I need help finding a good home for both roosters. And I need some hens to keep Blu company before the roosters can go. Help! Please?
When do you expect the eggs to start? Susan
Awww shucks! We’d help keep the insects at bay and we promise not to eat the plants. Honest!