Hawthorn Farm is an 8-acre teaching farm nestled into suburbia. Find out how we grow all our food (except coffee and chocolate) and follow the joys and challenges of a lively farming household.

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An interview with Melanie Menge and her surprise entry into the world of homesteading!

Melanie Menge of Cherry Hill Farm Duvall

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My love affair with this gorgeous, generous plant.

Lend me your EARS!

The different kinds of corn we grow for year-round food at Hawthorn Farm

I Love Corn

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Alexia is a crazy goat lady. But this is totally reasonable.

Milking goats is fun...  Mostly.

How do you convert overgrown zucchini into prime goat cheese?  Feed them to tough little dairy goats, that&#39;s how.

Tiny Dairy Goats: Make Cheese from Blackberries

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Duke and Dolly are two retired Amish work ponies... with their hands full teaching me how to farm with horses.

We&#39;ve got two solar-powered tractors...  Named Duke and Dolly.  And their exhaust is fertilizer.  Beat that, electric car.

Pony Power on the Farm

Hawthorn Farm is an 8-acre teaching farm nestled into suburbia. Find out how we grow all our food (except coffee and chocolate) and follow the joys and challenges of a lively farming household.