We’re busy bees over here, and our bees are busy, too because we now have two hives here at PKF! They stand about 100 feet from the garden spaces and look a little different than some of the traditional beehives you might be used to seeing—because they are horizontal hives. The bees build sideways instead of up, and the long legs mean no mice or possums to worry about, plus are a little easier on the beekeepers. Over the weekend, we installed 100,000 bees (wow!)—and no one was stung except our dog, Willa. ​Our bees are being managed by beekeeper Noreen Dunlap, who also lives in High View.

Just like PFK’s produce and poultry, the bees are also Certified Naturally Grown. Their primary purpose is to increase produce pollination (which is needed for plants to reproduce), but a nice fringe benefit is the honey they will make here on the farm. Natural honey has many health benefits—and is delicious! #PKF #beehappy #honeydo

Some weeks you lose a farm hand, and other weeks you gain a couple (or in this case, four!). Each one is a different color and cute as can be. Welcome to Powder Keg Farms, little ones. #PKF #meow #awwww

And we just love this! Certified Naturally Grown farms and apiaries are committed to the highest ideals of sustainable agriculture. They are great folks, and we are proud to qualify as one of their "poster farmers!" #YayUs

Our Spring CSA is full and we are crowing our thanks over here on the farm. We're so excited to get this party started on April 1st (and that's no April Fool's joke, either)! Thank you to every one of you who supports us in our heritage farming endeavors. It means a lot! #PKF #PKFCSA #Cockadoodledoo

Guess who is Capon Bridge Middle School's official local farmer for the 2019-20 school year? Yup...Powder Keg Farms! We'll be delivering wholesome food their 300-strong student body can enjoy and feel good about! While we may begin delivering a few things this spring, real production will commence in August with the new school year. We are over the moon about helping these young students eat quality food that's good for brain power, building muscles and growing humans! #GoPKF #GoBobcats

Yup...it's an 8x18-foot refrigerator, all the better to serve you with, my dears! Brian even made a nifty sled to haul it where it needed to go because he's innovative and resourceful like that. So much expansion this week! #Brrr #FarmLife #PKFCSA

This week's CSA shareholders are getting some fresh, homemade pasta made with our wholesome eggs, caramelized onions and eggplant tomatoes that we preserved last summer. We are making everyone happy by creating separate varieties using organic King Arthur flour, Pamela's gluten-free flour and even a spelt flour version. No one is getting left behind the pasta train! These old-fashioned, wide egg noodles will surely please and are a simple tasty combination of flour, eggs, Himalayan sea salt and olive oil. Mangia! #PowderKegFarms #PastaLoversUnite #GiniInTheKitchen

Paul, who is like a second son to us, took these lovely photos of our farm while spending a day helping us harvest, wash and bag arugula and spinach last week. We’ve known Paul since he was about 12 years old, and it’s been our privilege watching him grow into the wonderful man he is now. We always appreciate his help and spending time together. Thanks for the great pictures, Paul—and for being an awesome helper! #ItTakesaVillage #PKF #WinterCSA