Archive for 2009

Hibernating?

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Winter – the snow (and ice) covered fields lay before me as I gaze out the window on this sunny day.  The white so clean and refreshing; winter so restful and beautiful. Since the last CSA delivery, things have slowed… Read More »

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Falling into Autumn

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

With the gush of summer crop harvests now over, we’re able to catch our breath and catch you up on farm news!

Amid the mountains of tomatoes, pyramids of zucchini’s, bins of sweet corn and green beans, the “Buy Local”… Read More »

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Summer into Jars

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

It’s the time of the season when we work from early morning to late at night.  We remind ourselves that we’ll sleep in December.  Some days, we feel our most precious farm tool is the baby monitor, so we can… Read More »

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Growth into Harvest

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Sorry to have taken so long to give you an update on what is happening on the farm.  We seem to have found our selves a little short on time these days for things such as web postings.  Partially due… Read More »

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Rain!

Friday, July 24th, 2009

AT LAST – RAIN!!!!!  3/4 of an inch! A great gift from the gods!

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Crop Report

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Summary: In general the farm, fields and crops have never looked so good.  We hired a crew of professional weeders to come as needed to keep the weeds at bay.  It is expensive, but so far it looks like it… Read More »

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Balance

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Balance is a quest for which we continually strive.  We hope this is evident in the produce we provide – but also in our daily lives.  This last weekend was Art on the Square, which means for us there was… Read More »

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Eb and Flow

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Cool and dry.

This week is an incredible temperature shift from last week’s high-nineties!  Crew members were decked out in pants and sweatshirts on Monday’s cloudy, breezy afternoon.  While the temperatures have made it more seasonal to be harvesting peas,… Read More »

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Hot and Steamy!

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

While we’re loving the warmer temperatures after the rain last week (1.5″ + some), it sure is hot and steamy!  Hot weather means that we are scrambling to harvest crops that are maturing quicker than we’d planned, and to get… Read More »

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The start of the CSA season

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

74-degrees as the last of daylight slips away…and the June Bugs hum against the window…

It’s been a busy Monday – the first CSA box harvest is well underway.  Our crew came prepared to work hard and we got more… Read More »

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