Farm Journal
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The Orchard
In 2016, Brendan and I had a dream. We were living in St. Augustine working as maritime archaeologists and dreaming of a rural future one day . On the long drive up and back from Florida, we schemed a plan…
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May 2021
“It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.” Thomas Jefferson May jobs including plantings, stumping, job applications, brewing, and other farm activities. A friend loaned us two bee hives, cousins visited, and we enjoyed relaxed…
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Homebrewing at Glendale… Broad Axe Brewing 1.0
We settled on Broad Axe Brewing as an appropriate title for this company. Named for the family axe that helped build the barn we’re brewing in, it’s a small but significant link to the past. April is a fine time…
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April 2021
Easter came early in 2021. Brendan exchanged some cedar posts and labor at a friend’s 18th century home in Richmond for a country ham. It’s the first time I’ve cooked the delicacy. We soaked the ham for 2 days and…
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Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District: Seed drill rental
April is drill season. Since last fall, Brendan has delivered drills across the Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District. If you own a tractor of suitable horsepower, you can (for a nominal fee of $150 at time of writing) rent…
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Stand back! Cedar Trees Coming Through!
Early spring is a great time to move trees. The ground is soft and the trees ready to grow! At Glendale, we scouted the back field (planted in 2015 with pine) for Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana), between 4 and 7…
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March 2021
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt” Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard’s Egg The daffodils are pushing up across the front yard and down the back hill. Small delicate blooms and large yellow heads herald…
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New Home for the Cheeps!
Cheep… Cheep Six leghorn chicks from Tractor Supply arrived on March 2, 2021. They’re now five weeks old and have transformed from yellow balls of fluff to miniature chickens. As a newbie chicken mom, I was excited to introduce the…
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What is Glendale?
A family farm for six generations, it’s home for the Warriner-Burke-Azevedo family and many more through family connections and ties. It’s not a fancy estate and has worn many hats – tobacco, corn, and hay were grown, cows milked, sheep…