It has been several weeks since I wrote a general farm update. Since then we’ve planted, weeded, given our spring school tours, harvested our first crops, started our vegetable starts sales, opened the farmstand, welcomed our first Farm Tots, and signed up more Free Choice CSA members. We’ve been very busy, and pretty much stayed on [...]
Entries Tagged as 'kohlrabi'
What potatoes and raspberries have in common.
May 20th, 2009 · Comments Off · Crops, Farm Folks, Farm Work
Tags:beets·bok choi·carrots·chives·compost·essential oil·Farm Tots·farmstand·frisee·kohlrabi·lettuce·lovage·mint·mustard greens·onions·oregano·peas·plant starts·planting·potatoes·sage·salad turnips·sorrel·summer squash·sweet corn·tarragon·tomatoes
Searching for a silver lining during Rain Calamity Week.
April 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off · Farm Folks, Weather
There’s an old saying: “Inside every cloud there is a silver lining.” I am in the habit of searching out the silver lining, something to keep me focused on the positive, since there are so many ways things can go wrong on the farm. This week it looked as if the clouds had dumped all [...]
Tags:collards·compost·crows·flood·hoophouse·kohlrabi·leeks·lettuce·mustard·peas·rain·spinach·Weather
