We have had apricots in our orchard for enough years to be accustomed to freezing weather in the spring after the trees have budded out. It happens rather routinely here on the High Plains. We quite frequently will have peaches, but we don’t get a crop of...
We’re still here. Just chugging away on the farm. Edible Austin’s spring issue has an article about our family written by Jessica Dupuy. Here are some pictures that Amanda Grace took for the article. Not much to see in the fields this time of year, but...
This is our harvester. It does a really good job of separating the ripe grapes from the vines and leaves and leaving the unripe grapes on the vines. The goal is to keep material other than grapes out of the grapes that are sent to the wineries. That extra stuff is...
We hope everyone had a spectacular 4th of July! We sure did. We went to the largest free festival in Texas! There are all kinds of events that happen in Lubbock on the 4th, ending with a concert and a huge fireworks display courtesy of Gandy’s Dairy. We have...
Of course first, we had some interesting speakers such as Elizabeth Slater talking to us about wine clubs. Then Dr. Keith Striengler on rootstock evaluation, choosing the best rootstocks for our vineyard plants. Then came lunch… First a salad of spinach leaves with...
