For many of our more local visitors, this may interest you: Drivers who commute back and forth along Route 315 are well acquainted with the “hill”. From Dorset side cars […]
Bennington County Conservation District Work Begins Read More »
Potatoes, Part Two: The Taste Test Last month apprentice Rose wrote about the varieties of potatoes that the farm planted this year (click here to reread that article). She promised
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The Frank Hatch Sap House was built over a decade ago. It houses everything from Merck Forest’s sugaring operation in the late winter and early spring to the Pancake Breakfast,
Sap House: A Multi-Use Space Read More »
The start of September marks the beginning of the holiday shopping for some. We certainly start to see an increase in the amount of shipped syrup. The new glass bottles
Maple Syrup Sales Season Read More »
Visitors don’t have to walk very far to be treated to spectacular views at Merck Forest. Anyone that has been up to the farm on even a moderately clear day
Never Lacking for a View Read More »
We often talk about “reading” the landscape. How can you look at forest and understand some of the many natural interactions that take place every day? Often, it is so
Reading the Landscape Read More »
Fern and Arch, Merck Forest’s draft team, are champs at skidding logs. The farm staff took the horses to the junction of Gallop Road and Old Town to finish removing
Game of Logging, Part Two: Preparing for This Weekend Read More »
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
Game of Logging, Part One Read More »
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
Potatoes, Part One: A Subterranean Bounty Read More »
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
Tree at Nenorod: A Close Call Read More »
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