A visit with Farmer Roger

Live music at the farm. Just Us Squared is setting up. None of us has heard them yet. Waiting with anticipation/trepidation. # Juan & Luis harvesting the butternut and delicata squash today. # Today's cake contest winner was an applesauce cake with penuche icing. Judges: Chef Kris Evans, Spazzo Redmond & farm employee Rahim Murphy. [...]

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Another summer-like day today. A little cloudier, not quite so hot as yesterday. # Farmstand is humming: Corn Relish demo at 11, veggie art at 12, hayrides, corn maze, tomatoes, winter squash, dig your own potatoes, basil.. # Reading about grain CSA's. Any local interest? # Our famous rainbow of winter squash. http://twitpic.com/hn15k Blue Banana [...]

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O.2 inches of rain early this am. Big clouds & sun breaks. Doesn't look like we'll see more rain soon. Quarter inch total yesterday. # Corn maze is ready for aerial photo. Juan and Luis grooming the maze. Evert off to LFP farmers' mkt. Farmstand will open soon.(sweet corn!). # It's clear I was optimistic [...]

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Low gray clouds this morning. Forecast clear by afternoon. # Headed out to pick some baby corn – see if we can get anyone excited today. # Headed to cut corn maze. Farmstand is open. Evert setting up at the LFP farmers market. Juan & Luis tilling path in corn maze. Rob plumbing. # Lunch [...]

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Morming clouds thinning. Expect a beautiful day like yesterday. # Cutting the path in the corn maze. Finished the 1st pumpkin. Only 96% left to cut! # Cut another pumpkina and a corn stalk in the corn maze path. Then MC'd the Tomato Salad Cookoff, and distilled more lacvender oil as a demo. # Chef [...]

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Beautiful sunny morning. Evert headed to LFP Market. Michelle & Jennifer opening the farmstand. I'm headed to give a birthday party hayride. # Sunny again today. Temp pleasant, but heading up. Field crew all off today. One school tour today. # In the office today working on cashflow. (2 truck tires @ $482!). Corn maze [...]

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Overcast this am. Forecast a lot like yesterday. Another farmstand day. Evert will be loading for the LFP Farmers Mkt soon. # How many of you swept & mopped your office floor this morning? Another day at the farm. I think I'll go find a few Sunsugar cherry tomatoes. # Stop by the farm at [...]

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Sunny, some haze. Today's weather looks to be a lot like yesterday's. # Evert is packed up and heading to the LFP Farmers Mkt. Peggy & Danielle setting up the farmstand for the day. Birds are singing. # Juan and Luis and weeding pumpkins. Rob is hauling chips for parking and turning compost piles. I've [...]

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Blue sky, a few puffy clouds.Tiny bit of rain (0.02 inches) last night. Today forecast like yesterday. Mid-90's start tomorrow. # Farmstand just opened for the day, Evert off to the LFP Farmers Mkt. Juan & Luis weeding in the essential oil & herbal tea garden. # Working on 2nd quarter taxes. Then hope to [...]

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Lavender Celebration at The South 47 Farm http://tinyurl.com/n6lesd # Bright sun, a few puffy clouds. Forecast not quite so hot today. # Field crew weeding pumpkins, some irrigation repair, finally finishing the cooler. Veg crew is off today. Evert off to the LFP Farmer's Mkt. # Sunny. Blue sky, a few thin clouds. Today's weather [...]

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