Home Farm 1760

06/14/2023

🐝🍯 Exciting news from ! We are buzzing with joy as we announce our biggest harvest to date - over 100 POUNDS of honey! 🎉🌼 Our hardworking ladies have been busy, in spite of the recent drought in county . 🍯✨

Thanks to the 🐝 efforts, we've collected a bountiful of , honey that will surely satisfy your taste buds. 🌻🍃 It's truly a testament to the incredible power of and the importance of nurturing our . This honey has and slight notes, and for the first time is available in !

We couldn't have achieved this milestone without the unwavering support of our loyal customers and honey enthusiasts. Your continued trust in our products and commitment to sustainability means the world to us. 🌍💛

So, raise a spoonful of honey in with us! 🥂🍯 Let's savor the sweetness of the season and this remarkable harvest as we continue our journey of promoting sustainability and appreciation for nature's incredible . 🌺🐝💚

Honey is available for local pickup in in natural 8oz comb, and bottled 4oz, 8oz, and one pound sizes. Please reach out or visit our website www.homefarm1760.com for more details!

06/10/2023

🦋 The Enchanting Rosy Maple Moth booked an overnight stay ! 🌸🍁

🌟 Did you know that the Rosy Maple Moth, with its vibrant pink, yellow, and cream-colored wings, is native to eastern North America?

🌙 Being , they prefer to rest during the day and come alive at night. Look closely in late spring and early summer, and you might spot these beauties near , , or trees! 🌳

⏰ While their adult lifespan is short, lasting only a couple of weeks, they make the most of it by seeking out mates and continuing their species' legacy. 💕

🐛 As , they spin , nestled among leaves, before transforming into these mesmerizing moths. Their green larvae blend perfectly with their surroundings, keeping them safe from predators. 🍃

✨ The Rosy Maple Moth is harmless and adds a touch of to nature's tapestry. It has become a favorite among nature enthusiasts and photographers, thanks to its enchanting colors and gentle presence. 📸

So keep your eyes open, appreciate the wonders around you, and embrace the delicate charm of the Rosy Maple Moth! 🌸✨🦋

05/28/2023

has been nonstop with successive , on, and of course **ding ! With all this it can sometimes be hard to pause and literally smell the , giving thanks to the fragile fleeting all around us. As a owned and operated we are taking time this to remember the who gave their all, and to send our heartfelt best wishes to their families. Thank you for your sacrifice and our .

05/04/2023

We are so excited for at !! This is year two of our breeding program! we collected last is growing like crazy, and our tubers from last year are ready to be divided and ! We will be posting lots of pictures of what these little beauties turn into! A big thank you to for all the inspiration and some of our first seeds! Our plan is to be able to send unique , , or tubers home with any guests who visit the and stay at our future - a living memory of their time with us and hopefully a little inspiration to get !!

03/02/2023

sprucing up around the included a small addition today. We’re loving how these we picked up at invite you into our new area in the garden! We can’t wait to see how the plantings in this area evolve over the coming seasons!

01/13/2023

One of our favorite things to do is checkout local thrift stores while we’re traveling or exploring new places. You never know what treasures you’ll find, like these absolutely gorgeous spice jars!! A little time and elbow grease can make anything look like new and they’re a perfect addition to our farmhouse kitchen! I absolutely love these guys, but also feel great that we are able to someone else’s trash and make it our treasure.

01/07/2023

Happy New Year!! It’s been a minute since our last update - we’ve been tirelessly wrapping up late chores on the that should have been done months ago while getting ready for and dealing with crazy swings in weather. And like that season for is here! We thought this was going to be the year we could really start rolling out our various and hard to find and selections for sale. Guess had other plans 🤣 . A recent wind storm wiped out part of our fence that was protecting our young heirloom - this was definitely a shoestring protection system using old 1960s era horse fencing with uprights added supporting 100lb UV resistant fishing line at 1ft intervals, tensioned in place with eye hooks, for a total of 8ft of height, protecting against most animal damage except 🎅🏻 and his 🦌. Our fencing did the job for a little over two years. Within a day of the fencing coming down from the very large tree that blew over (visible in a before and after pic), aka the , aka found our babies and proceeded to gorge on the tender tips of our future scion wood, with the rubbing against the young trees extensively girdling several. Our initial gut feeling was to go all on these , but abstaining from a murderous rampage was one of our New Year’s . So instead of we contacted !! In a little over two days Crooked Creek has cleared away most of the monstrous tree, old fencing and prepped for placing the 10’ support poles for our new high security deer repellent system. We’re still debating adding razor wire, landmines, guard turrets, and a 🤣 Lots of thanks to for their quick help!! We’ll post pics of the completed in the coming weeks … and in the meantime please feel free to visit our website store for our current selection of scion ready for order! Homefarm1760.com

09/29/2022

season is here in Northern !! Can’t wait to get these almost 9,000 bulbs into the ground and ready for the display at the !! always provides the largest and best stock!!! # With this years planting we’re expanding our existing fields of fragrant and adding in some and for splashes of cool blue and cream hues and additional height. These bulbs are a great choice if you struggle with deer eating your spring . Please be sure to@follow us for tips on planting bulbs en masse for a naturalizing effect.

09/08/2022

Many condolences to all our Commonwealth friends and colleagues on the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen shepherded the Commonwealth through the horrors of WWII, and the fear of the Cold War, GWoT, and multiple either crises, with an unparalleled optimism for the future. Her tact in diplomacy, and unwavering love for her Commonwealth and dedication to its allies will be missed.

08/16/2022

Y’all!! It’s been a minute since our last post! We’ve been so busy on the the past few weeks, getting this year’s newly grafted trees situated and other summer time chores, but we had to take a breather to post this amazing photo of some wild fruit down by the creek! It’s going to be a great year for this largest fruit of . Now us the time of year to start looking fur this amazing fruit through its native range here in and throughout much of the Easter . We will be some named cultivars onto our wild volunteers, and encouraging some small groves to develop over the next few seasons. We’ll keep you updated on our progress, but in the meantime get out there and see if you can@find some of these hidden green gems!

06/26/2022

Y’all!!! It’s berry season, and you have to try this bumble berry pie! We’ve had a surplus of wild at the and didn’t have quite enough to make or so we decided to make a ! If you didn’t know bumble berry is a mix of different types of in season berries - it’s a great flavor that is bright and sweet with a nice acidic balance. This is a super easy pie we modified from rhubarb pie. Best to make the filling in a large bowl. You’ll need about 6 cups of berries - we mixed all our together , wild blackberry and Ouachita blackberry. Add 2 cups of chopped rhubarb. Add in about 3/4 cup of sugar (more or less up to 1 cup depending on the sweetness of the berries and your sweet tooth 🤣). We added the zest and juice of half a lime for brightness, but you could substitute this with a lemon or skip it all together. Mix the berries, zest, juice, and sugar all around in the bowl, and add 1/3 cup flour (this will help thicken the juice), and mix until the flour is fully incorporated. We used pie crust, which made this pie super easy to pull together last minute , but any good pie dough recipe will do the trick too. We put the pie dough into a lightly greased glass 9 inch pan, and added the filling. We then decorated the top with an open lattice pattern (really easy, just alternate over/under) you could also use a cookie cutter and place pieces of pie dough on top slightly overlapping, or duly cover the top with dough (just remember to put plenty of vent holes in the top to allow the steam to escape). Dab some milk on top of the pie dough and sprinkle with sugar (this helps give it the golden color). Bake the pie in a preheated 475 degree oven for 15 minutes, then drop the temperature to 375 and bake for an additional 30 to 35 minutes. Let it cool (or not - we love warm pie with ice cream 🍨 😋) and enjoy!! Let us know how you like it!!

06/20/2022

We’re planting out some Heatmaster for an extended season here . By staggering our planting times, also known as succession planting, we are able to stretch out the crop of this great heat tolerant determinate 🍅 variety. We also heavily, with a two to four inch top dressing of , to give our plants an extra boost of slow release feed, and added protection from the summer heat. Mulching with any organic matter is a great way to increase the water retention ability of your soil while also increasing its quality and structure over time. The mulch also helps to suppress new w**d growth making caring for your plants that much easier.

06/19/2022

Y’all!! What a it’s been here . We finally had the time to prune and train our in the . This is their second year of training, and their long whippy growth is perfect this time of year for forming new lateral arms on the trellis. This method of growing works well on many types of trees including , and allows for more even air flow and sun exposure helping to minimize disease pressures! It’s also great for small gardens as you can fit a lot of trees into a tight space and potentially lots of different cultivars with .

06/14/2022

Y’all! Look at these gorgeous !! We’re at the cusp of season here , where our plants are giving way to and goodness! These thornless blackberries bred by are called - they are large, prolific, mid-season ripening and oh so sweet! Easy to grow, these plants thrive in zones 5 through 8, and are perfect for the and .

06/05/2022

Y’all!!! Look at that first of the season!! We will be bottling this sweet gold later today, and will post more on the process.

06/04/2022

The low morning light across the of the simply sings!

06/02/2022

A few new since last night - these last few days of temps here in Northern Virginia have made these poppies pop 🤣!! These varieties have some genetics and are probably partially mixed with a variety. It’s always a surprise each when these beauties start their show! It’s definitely worth growing your own simply for the unique cultivars that pop up!

06/01/2022

Y’all!!! have to be one of the best of mid and early - what’s not to ? in varying colors and styles, ample for the , and amazing for , and adding to as a natural and mild . These beauties are hybrids of various seed types of the papaver somniferum family, and best planted in the fall by simply broadcasting the seeds directly in the area you want them. We’ll show you how to collect the seeds later this year and will be listing some for sale on our website www.homefarm1760.com

05/27/2022

Y’all!!! It’s one of the highlights at the … , also known as bread seed poppy and papaver somniferum (for you aficionados)!! This is the first poppy to this year, but many more will be coming! We love how open these are for our - they go crazy for all the , and they provide fantastic structure to the boarders as their pods develop! Did I mention you can harvest the seeds for cooking and baking too!!! We’ll post more pics of the poppies as they bloom and our favorite companion for them.

05/26/2022

The has to be one of our favorites at the . This can take a bit of work to get the perfect , but we think it’s worth it! These are a combination of also known as and old favorites. We prize the scent of these beauties as much as their blooms.

05/25/2022

Y’all!!! aren’t the only lovers of ! simply love it too!!! It’s super easy to grow, if you’re looking for varieties try researching it’s name , and be sure to look up some to include it’s and in your for a nice delicate delight!!

05/23/2022

The and are doing their thing in northern !!!They seem to have erupted into out of nowhere all at once. The open faced flowers are perfect for the pollinators, allowing easy access to copious amounts of and .

05/21/2022

Just one of those days when the universe seems to say “ring that dinner 🔔 later”… Thank you black rat for keeping the pests away, but could you please stop giving me a heart attack every time I go near my door??!! 🤣

05/21/2022

Y’all!!! Our are just now coming into full in at our little , and they are simply glorious! This is “Teasing Georgia” a medium climber, and is simply perfect located near a sitting area for passers by to stop and smell the roses 🤓 (this one has a beautiful sweet old tea rose scent). The dark contrasting purple Columbine self-seeded in front of the rose makes the yellow so much more vivid. An under planting of would also do the same plus give you some scrumptious flowers and leaves for ! What’s your favorite and why?

05/20/2022

Y’all!!! THIS COLOR PALETTE THOUGH!!! Loving all the greens, purples, and hints of red and white!!! ❤️❤️❤️

05/20/2022

Home Farm 1760 now has by the half dozen going for $2.50!!! These eggs come in the cutest package that’s perfect for a ! Our eggs are fresh out of the coop, come get them while they’re still warm! 🐥🐣🥚🍳🪺❤️

05/16/2022

A big to for the installation of this much needed chicken fence for our and ! If you need a reliable , , or , this is the guy for you!!

05/04/2022

Wow! What a great for the here in !! Even with splits and management we still have had 4 swarms from our , and have been able to catch all but 1. Spring will be available soon - light floral flavor great for pairing with local !!!

Wow! What a great for the here in !! Even with splits and management we still have had 4 swarms from our , and have been able to catch all but 1. Spring will be available soon - light floral flavor great for pairing with local !!!

04/22/2022

Simply wow! Not quite sure where this came from, but it is the only one of its kind on the farm and has created daughters and for the first in 6 years. Any ideas on the variety? We will definitely be working on our skills for this beauty.

04/12/2022

Meet Home Farm’s newest addition, a gorgeous pitty rescued from a high kill shelter in Texas thanks to Homes For Howlers (https://m.facebook.com/HomesForHowlers). Help us name this gorgeous pup, and welcome her to the family!

04/05/2022

We have both! Let us know which you prefer on your next pickup!

03/22/2022

Who needs a festival when you have beautiful Elberta !! Here’s hoping the holds off for the rest of

03/04/2022

Guess the are back to laying… 60+ eggs in 3 days!! Collecting daily is back on the morning chores list 🤣

03/04/2022

What a great start to the weekend! We love receiving boxes shaped like this! Inside is the promise of and new varieties of trees from to add to the here !! We truly love the high quality, fully feathered stock we receive from Trees of Antiquity, which always leaves us ample scion wood for new grafts to our existing trees!! Now time to prep the orchard for planting 👨‍🌾

03/01/2022

I enjoy viewing these updated aerial photos and keeping track of how the gardens are evolving for the better! Thankful for my wonderful husband's strategic vision for the property, which he is consistently improving year after year!!!

01/26/2022

Test batch number one of our Northern Virginia is in the books! We collected a little under 2 quarts of sap today from 15 trees (not quite optimal flow just yet) and couldn’t wait to start boiling! When all was said and done we ended up with just over an ounce of buttery nutty and oh sooooo good rich sweet syrup. Black walnut syrup is a distinct flavor all its own, coming closest to Grade A maple syrup with its delicate buttery taste. With a 40 to 1 ratio (the amount of sap you need to get syrup) we’re hoping for a bit more flow from our trees over the coming weeks 🤓

01/16/2022

We’re loving ‘ naked - and using it as the base to a rustic . Locally produced in Purceville, VA and Landover, MD by HogTree Farm and Epicurring, this bacon is cured in - , brown sugar, and native spiceberry. It’s both sweet and savory, and brings the perfect balance to the acid of a tomato sauce. You’ll find this bacon and much more at https://hogtree.com Eliza Greenman

01/04/2022

Good Morning and Happy New Year from Rocco and Home Farm 1760!

12/12/2021

It’s a windy night … we lost power yet again. Thank goodness for old and fully charged you can syphon power off of so you can still watch … 19th Century meets 21st Century down at the farm 🤓… and the pups can still cuddle on their beds next to the thermostat controlled propane fireplace to boot!!