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Spring at the Farm!

April 10, 2010

It’s a busy time for the Roba family!  Each spring, we plant new trees at the farm.  Evergreens include varieties of spruce, pine and fir — which become our Christmas tree forest for harvesting in a few years.   Flowering and shade trees include maple, oak, pear, plum, cherry … and more.

We are also working to harvest our nursery trees for sale at the farm.  Using a giant spade attachment to our tractors, we dig up the tree and drop it into a wire basket lined with burlap.  Then the burlap is gathered up around the trunk of the tree and secured, protecting the root system.

This is our process:

Burlap balled trees are for sale at the farm by special appointment.  Since we are busy with spring farm chores, we do not have regularly open-to-the-public hours, but we are happy to make appointments to show you the nursery stock available.

We have a price list and more information available on our website .  Delivery of your tree purchase is available for a reasonable fee.

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Tree House: Members only!

April 10, 2010

It’s not about “news” — we get enough bad news in the media already!  It’s about FUN!  We have a weekly giveaway to Tree House members only — you could win a free campfire site, or a jumbo pumpkin, or a picnic lunch for two at the farm!  Our Tree House members get special coupons [...]

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Yep, it’s “doggone” cold!

March 3, 2010

Our dogs just love the snow!  It’s hard to keep them indoors when there’s so much fluffy white stuff outside.  It looks like they are panting from the heat — but they are likely just tired from running and playing in the snow.

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No Pig Races Today!

March 3, 2010

It’s really pretty at the farm this week with the recent snowfall of more than 24-inches!  Our woods look like a Currier & Ives postcard!  This is where we normally hold Pig Races in the fall, but our little oinkers would be frozen stiff in t his weather!

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