Van Nest - Hoff - Vannatta Farmstead

02/05/2018

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jan/31/stripes-of-wildflowers-across-farm-fields-could-cut-pesticide-spraying?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The stripy fields have been planted across England as part of a trial to boost the natural predators of pests that attack cereal crops

02/04/2018

One more photo shoot from Cortney at the farmstead. Great work!

Beautiful Fall afternoons 🍁

02/03/2018

Always a great back drop for family photos.

02/03/2018

The farmstead is always a great backdrop for family photos.

02/02/2018

Did you know carrots were originally purple, and occasionally, yellow and white? In the late 16th century, Dutch farmers used mutant strains of the heirloom carrot, by crossing yellow and white ones, which gradually developed the common sweet orange carrot we have today.
The purple pigment in heirloom carrots is anthocyanin. Anthocyanins are a type of flavonoid, which give many fruits and vegetables their deep rich colours. They have anti-oxidant effects, and may also have anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, and even cancer-preventing effects.
Some think the reason the orange carrot became so popular in the Netherlands was in tribute to the emblem of the House of Orange and the struggle for Dutch independence. While this is possible, it also might have just been because orange carrots are sweeter and often more plump.
Erin Janus

01/25/2018

Since the farmstead was a Tavern at one time,this language is surely familiar within these walls.

A compendium of slang from the sordid streets of after-hours Georgian London, compiled by Francis Grose.

01/23/2018

The next two most important houses on the farm.
Stay dry !

01/22/2018

A view through the slates of the wagon house from Edward Manning.