Farm Views
The Battle of Dimond Hill
In what has become a Fourth of July tradition here on the Dimond Hill Farm website, we are reposting this (mostly) factual account of how Abbott Presby's patriotic passions and explosive personality worked to make Dimond Hill a model of civic pride and celebration each Independence Day ... despite what his wife thought about the whole deal. ------------------- In a letter to his … [Read More...]
Getting Things Ready for Another Great Season
Spring has sprung up here at the Dimond Hill Farm! The tomato plants have set in the greenhouse and early season crops have been sown in the tunnels. We’re getting the barn swept out, the shelves cleaned and relined, and the paint touched up. And we’re looking forward to greeting new customers and welcoming old friends back to Dimond Hill when the Farm Stand reopens in Late May or Early June. So keep checking the website and our Facebook page for opening day updates. Hope you’re as excited as we are!
Farm News & Stories
The Tomato Watch is On …
The tomato watch is on up here at the Dimond Hill Farm. Tomato plants that were greenhouse germinated in late February, and transplanted to the tunnels in April, now are bursting with beguilingly green globes of gratifying goodness just waiting for the right combination of sunlight and temperature that will stimulate the kind of rich, rosie-red ripeness that has my mouth … [Read More...]
Dimond Hill Farm Stand Opens May 25th
Ah, Spring in New Hampshire ... the maple sugaring has gone by, the black flies are swarming, and those pesky mosquitoes and tourist have yet to arrive. One day's it's raining buckets, the next its sunny, near 80 and wicked humid, and the following morning we're lighting the wood stove to take the chill out of the air. About the only thing you can count on in the Spring is … [Read More...]
