Posh Blog
Follow Kim Putnam on her journey to reinvent herself and create Palisade Posh.
The Mulberry Tree
I’m keen on incorporating mulberries in the boutique orchard because of my fond child memories of picking them.
Adventures In Wheel Throwing
Adventures in Wheel Throwing is a continuation from last week’s post that focused on living a joyful life. To date, I’ve been throwing on the wheel for a year and a half.
Remembering to Live in the Moment
Today I’m taking a break from writing about my Boutique Farm research, to focus on a concept I so often forget to do, living in the moment.
The Apricot Tree
The second fruit tree Andy and I planted in the front yard of our first house was an Apricot tree!
The Apple Tree
As with our other fruit trees, I’m thinking we will have at least two apple trees in our designated orchard area, with perhaps a third one as an espalier tree somewhere else around the farm.
The Pear Tree
As I’ve mentioned in other garden/farm related posts, I’ve always wanted to grow fruit trees. This interest stems back to my childhood when I’d spend part of my summer visiting my grandparents farm in Iowa.
The Palisade Peach Tree
Because Palisade is known for its huge mouthwatering peaches, I conducted a lot of research on this specific fruit.
Creating your Company Logo
“You don’t have to know how to do everything in order to be successful, you just have to know how to hire the people that know how to do the things you don’t know how to do”.
The Ornamental Cherry Tree
After watching numerous Gardener’s World episodes with my gardening hero Monty Don, I’ve decided I’d also like to include ornamental cherry trees in my garden design!
The making of a Boutique Orchard: The Cherry Tree
When I was a kid, every summer my mom and I would visit my grandparents (mom’s parents) on their farm in Iowa. Until grandpa’s untimely stroke, they had a farm just outside Westfield, IA.
Palisade Posh Property Search: Update
I think we’ve found the one! That said there are still some hoops that must be jumped before we make it ours.
The Fanquette Walnut Tree
Originally, I wanted walnuts as part of the farm because they relate to directly to my childhood memories but as I wind down my research (yes this will be the last post on Walnuts… I promise!) I’m starting to question this idea.
Walnut Tree Research Continues… The Chandler
Now that I know the Black walnut tree is a hard NO… and the Chandler walnut tree is a desirable variety of the English Walnut family, here is what I learned about the Chandler!
Growing Walnut Trees
As I noted in an earlier post, I’m keen on having a few nut trees on our property because they relate to childhood memories and growing up in Michigan. Walnuts were one of the nuts I collected as a kid!
Property Search Enlightenment and Lessons
I thought I’d approach this blog post like I did when writing about the adventures of selling our house. This will be an ongoing lesson update until we successfully secure a property, so buckle up and enjoy the ride!
More Pecan Tree Research…
Okay, I know I said I was onto Walnut in my last blog post, but after reflection I thought I should finish my Pecan research before I moved onto the Walnut!
Nut Trees on the Farm
Growing up in Michigan as a child, I have wonderful memories of going nut collecting in fall with Maxie and Charlie, family friends who were like a third set of grandparents to me.
Fig and Caramelized Onion Pizza
I wanted to make Fig pizza because I have two Fig trees that, after several years of sporadic production, were both on track to give me a bumper crop!
The Search Begins
With our house finally sold, Andy and I can officially begin our property search in Palisade! Unofficially we’ve been looking at properties the last few years, first on our own and then when our friend Laurie showed an interest, we looked with her.