It's cold at Brookwood in the mornings now. We wear fleece and hats while we harvest early in the mornings. The long underwear, wool socks and warm boots will come out of storage soon. Work sharer, Melinda Gammon, snapped these pics of Judy and Simca at the wash station last week. That's Simca, dunking Swiss … Continue reading Blessings of Fall Weather
Tractor Dreams, part 3
This summer, whenever the hydraulics stopped working on the Cub, we just filled 'er up with more. Seemed odd that so much oil kept spilling out of the oil filler; odder yet that the Cub never seemed low on oil, in fact, she seemed a little too full of oil.Upon careful inspection, and a phone … Continue reading Tractor Dreams, part 3
What’s planned for the ’09 Winter CSA?
While I have a pretty good idea about what will be in the winter share, until it's grown, harvested and on it's way to Busa Farm, I can't be 100% sure of the mix of veggies in the share. That said, the distributions are likely to be quite similar to the those in '08. So, … Continue reading What’s planned for the ’09 Winter CSA?
Will there be potatoes?
Knowing that late blight also affects potatoes, several winter shareholders have asked if there will be spuds in the share this year. As far as we can tell, it looks like it.Bruce and Jenny Wooster, Picadilly Farm, are growing potatoes for the Winter CSA. Jenny reports that, so far, the crop is looking good. Here's … Continue reading Will there be potatoes?
What happened to the tomatoes?
I suppose that by now tomato lovers in the Northeast have all heard about phythophtora infestans, aka late blight. Very few field-grown, organic tomatoes survived the blight. At Brookwood, the farm that I'm working on this year, we disked in our first blighted tomato planting over a month ago. Last week we planted extra fall … Continue reading What happened to the tomatoes?
Stop me before I plant again!
The fields are mostly planted with season-long crops like onions, leeks and celeriac. Tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, cucumbers and summer squash are starting to flower. Succession crops like lettuce, carrots, beets and scallions are being planted and harvested in succession. We've been working in the fields and the greenhouses for two months now and things are … Continue reading Stop me before I plant again!
Tractor Dreams, part 2
A year ago I confessed to fantasizing about a red cultivating tractor. I am happy to report that some dreams do come true. Isn't she beautiful? This is a Farmall Cub, circa 1948. I use her at my job at Brookwood Community Farm.
Spring!
Ack! How could this happen? The farming season has just begun and already I'm six weeks behind schedule! Well, maybe not a whole six weeks, though it sure feels like it. But then, it always feels like this in the spring.There's the excitement of starting anew. I love the look of freshly tilled soil, weed-free … Continue reading Spring!
I ♥ farms
It is that time of year when greenhouses are cranking and seeds are sprouting. Soon the ground will thaw and farmers will head to the fields. Right now most of the work is still indoors. Last week I helped seed onions at Vanguarden and leeks at Brookwood. Beekeeping class at Codman gave me a chance … Continue reading I ♥ farms
Riverland Farm in the news!
One of our Winter CSA partners, Riverland Farm, is in the news today! Here's the link to the story: Farming showing a rebirth all across Massachusetts.Here's another article about Riverland Farm and their involvement in community food security efforts. Seniors come to the farm "In its third year, about 50 participants in the Senior Farm … Continue reading Riverland Farm in the news!
Shared Harvest CSA 