<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Winthrop Estate, Lenox MA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winthrop Estate,]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/farm-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:50:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.winthropestate.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Come a Long Way ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've come a long way from this first post two years ago to the end of this 2024 season.  The garden is put to bed for the season and the...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/come-a-long-way</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672105fa952726ab9f3f51de</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_4a640c50687e406fb0ec179295f72a34~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomato Variety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks to some great local gardeners I know, I was gifted seven different types of tomatoes.  And today many handfuls were ready for...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/tomato-variety</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66da56136827b2ead15405dd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:12:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_c8b012ccac70484499c3aed2b893ea89~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half Moon Blade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good tools are such a treat.  Actually, they are also a necessity.  These Japanese half moon serrated blades are useful for easily...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/half-moon-blade</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62ddb8eca501aa5e6f149b22</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_d3bb571833564ceb97bfeb61eab40ecc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[August Harvest]]></title><description><![CDATA[One lovely day in August I got to harvest this.  It seems like I will have a lot more blackberries than we had last year.  It also seems...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/august-harvest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66da1fa06c712ac8f92b3e2f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_cf381d4269424b64862d3aa5aae8fa80~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peruvian Black Mint]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Huacatay Mint, or black mint, from Peru.  We got the seeds two years ago, let some of it go to seed at the end of last year, and...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/peruvian-black-mint</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66da1e5cc0a14b484e164429</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_6cfba34748fc4a13932722d3f0be4212~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Mushrooms, not edible]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wondrous fungi! I know almost nothing about these amazing growths but they do catch my eye while walking around this area.  The only...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/wild-mushrooms-not-edible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66da1cd514ee49af1a432322</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_21e7d6d6b81e4db1894ebca5618515ff~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellow Squash]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love the pattern of these leaves! Our yellow squash seems to be doing well this year. This is a photo of the young squash flowers. ...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/yellow-squash</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6693fa7813c4e0c35ec6aed7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_ad4bd31b4ff94233ba2b560355250171~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow Down for Wild Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short diversion from farm blog for wildlife sighting: This little turtle made a depression in the crushed stone walkway and caught my eye....]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/slow-down-for-wild-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62ddb853e257643a1e75a971</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_564c8ae93460499b91cf9788c5b66124~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salad Weed]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Purslane.  It is often called a weed.  It grows in gravel paths where people don't usually want it.  Not sure how it found its...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/salad-weed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6693fbc524da2c23f9fd6839</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_c05e011743bc4743b435fa9a184bd2fb~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackberries]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are thornless blackberries.  Sounds nice until you realize those thorns are what keep the deer away.  When we planted them two...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/first-year-of-blackberries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62ddb77183eb8ecb0b1baec7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_5222408ceae24a95b53fccf927d281d4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shiso/Perilla]]></title><description><![CDATA[This plant grows very well around here.  It tastes like a sharp sesame flavor.  You may have had it in Asian cooking, maybe raw on sushi...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/shiso-perilla</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62f1306854e499f5192ef963</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_8fb41590d1924ce18fc911c1c192ab9e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nettle Soup]]></title><description><![CDATA[This picture looks like a bunch of weeds.  It is.  It happens to be a large patch of wild plants with a ton of stinging nettle.  Nettle...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/nettle-soup</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62ddb6e81d541df77c4c08c0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_ecdeb0041c304e0ba5011eca5788c40d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sumac!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you see the little light green cone of tiny berries on this tree? This is a sumac tree, (no, not poison sumac!).  This one is a few...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/sumac</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62af599cd68bcae12ad076fe</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_f07e773663be449d9aac4e2645c2ba85~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distraction ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iris are in bloom!  We probably have 100 tall gorgeous light purple (and a few yellow and white) blooms.  It's easy to get distracted...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/distraction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62af55f40bba2b8c78a95ac2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_01c8259a75cd469db2d060c3d51dc77a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughtfully Made]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breeding seeds has been happening since, oh, a long time ago.  Sometimes they were bred for drought resistance, or pest resistance, or...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/thoughtfully-made</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62af58ce1060077f0f4f8847</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_be7f0336469c4cccb28fe8017a0fb53e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial Canning Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[I did can some food many years ago, and I get the idea in theory, but since I plan to can most of our tomato harvest, I thought I should...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/trial-canning-night</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6297acb4da7b176643247926</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_e62c846c1edf4aa781589ab3774cf8e5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spreading Compost]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are adding some rich compost from Holiday Farm to our new garden beds, unloading from our tractor bucket one shovel full at a time. ...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/spreading-compost</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628924049d1e3b392bc163aa</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_adc7fe1a10284d508512e03a4800db15~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A What?  A Turkey Egg? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can't believe it didn't break from our shovels and the tractor bucket and it's travels, but somehow a turkey egg came to our garden in...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/a-what-a-turkey-egg</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6289271f90880fb03b248284</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_db373e000cfb4943a8c2a98c24b3f261~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cool and Shady]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cool and shady is not my experience farming.  But my dog found a cool and slightly shady spot to rest.  She liked the freshly exposed...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/cool-and-shady</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628928a600fb96c159f6a3a9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 18:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_31e70a6a010c432ba093017838de2d1e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calendula Flowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[We planted these for the bees.  We saw lots of them coming to feast.  We did harvest some of the flowers and seeds.  This mix is called...]]></description><link>https://www.winthropestate.com/post/calendula-flowers-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">634d618f79a051ee8ae2d0cd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/257a70_fc37bd8e69df473989570f4488a6695f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Winthrop Estate</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>