AGRICULTURE

 TURKANA FARMS, LLCGreen E-Market Bulletin June 5, 2025The first turkey to get up high, at one week old – photo by Mark ScherzerBack to SchoolHi all, Mark here. I went back to college for a seminar last week. The teacher provoking... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin April 10, 2025 Lisette sticking with 272 and Louisette – photo by Mark Scherzer Lisette Has Two MomsHi all, Mark here. Happy Passover and Good Palm Sunday. The title of this bulletin is “Lisette... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin January 20, 2025 The snow before the cold — photo by Mark Scherzer ResilienceHi all, Mark here. It’s the evening of January 19. For the first time this winter, enough snow is accumulating outside... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin January 3, 2025 I bottle feed a frail newborn as mom looks on — photo by Arthur Gary Where Have All the Shepherds Gone? Hi all, Mark here. As if to re-affirm our bond with... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin December 17, 2024 Enter the Season of Miracles — photo by Eric Rouleau A Season of MiraclesHi all, Mark here. Tis the season of miracles. This year, by cosmic design, Christmas and Hanukkah fall... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin December 12, 2024 Frozen in anticipation — photo by Mark Scherzer A Watched Pot Never BoilsHi all, Mark here.”Patience is a virtue.” I don’t know if that’s a view unique to the societies... Read More ›

 TURKANA FARMS, LLCGreen E-Market Bulletin November 25, 2024These need explaining — photo by Eric RouleauJust the Facts, PleaseHi all, Mark here. Most of my life I’ve cultivated an air of detached irony. I offer satiric commentary about the day’s news. I... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin November 7, 2024 A long road ahead — photo by Mark Scherzer The Risks and the BenefitsHi all, Mark here. It’s odd to feel hung over when you haven’t excessively drunk the night before.... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin September 28, 2024 A view clear to Canada? photo by Mark Scherzer The Logic of the SituationHi all, Mark here. I don’t know if it’s the warped workings of my brain or a reflection... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin September 12, 2024 Turkeys returning home from a visit to the fence photo by Mark Scherzer HomeHi all, Mark here. Home is a powerful magnet. When Dorothy tapped her shoes and intoned “There’s no... Read More ›

 TURKANA FARMS, LLCGreen E-Market Bulletin August 29, 2024Orhan and Lale, hanging in the barn photo by Mark ScherzerGetting the MessageHi all, Mark here. From time to time during my office day, I stick my head out of the bathroom window upstairs,... Read More ›

 TURKANA FARMS, LLCGreen E-Market Bulletin August 12, 2024Folies Campagnardes, Bouquet and photo by Michel BergerinThe Bounty Around UsHi all, Mark here. It’s an odd time to be away from the farm, just when the garden is beginning to produce in earnest... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin July 30, 2024 The first brave turkeys venture outdoors, Photo by Mark Scherzer Summer’s Turning PointHi all, Mark here. I’m certainly not the only person who’s been dwelling on life transitions lately. During several... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin July 10, 2024 The apricots’ one day season, Photo by Mark Scherzer To Everything There is a SeasonHi all, Mark here. Sorry for the late bulletin. Blame it on the after-effects, which always hit... Read More ›

 TURKANA FARMS, LLCGreen E-Market Bulletin June 25, 2024The sky at dinner at dusk from the porch, Photo by Mark ScherzerStopping at the Porch on a Sultry EveningHi all, Mark here. We need the long tail of the evening these days. The... Read More ›

 TURKANA FARMS, LLCGreen E-Market Bulletin June 10, 2024Sophie, font of wisdom, Photo by Mark ScherzerNo Kumbaya for SophieHi all, Mark here. Thanks to farming, I’ve largely abandoned the illusion that human society is somehow separate from the natural world. I’m comfortable... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin May 27, 2024 Tomatoes replace mugwort, Photo by Mark Scherzer Be PreparedHi all, Mark here. As my last bulletin may have suggested to you, I was not a successful Boy Scout. As reflected in... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin May 13, 2024 Newly arrived turkey poults eat egg yolks for fortification, Photo by Mark Scherzer One of Those MorningsHi all, Mark here. I am a creature of habit and an inveterate procrastinator. Both... Read More ›

  TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin April 29, 2024 Doodle recently the center of Macho Matt’s affection, Photo by Brian Galletly Getting Our Act Two TogetherHi all, Mark here. I have been holding back from telling the sheep, so as... Read More ›