I planted the fall crop of broccoli for my summer CSA shareholders, around 600 plants, last Thursday. The rabbits completely ate the broccoli overnight. Where are the coyotes when I need them? Sigh. Good thing there were broccoli transplants left over. They were planted elsewhere on the farm and row cover laid in the tire … Continue reading Fall crops
Farm Photographer
Kathy Martin, of Skippy's Vegetable Garden fame, visited the farm yesterday. She took some really great photos of our veggies. I've posted some of them in the side bar. The red tomato is from the first tomato planting. As promised, I've not looked at the second planting yet. Thanks, Kathy!
I’ve been thinking about food lately.
I'm wondering if I might be able to preserve enough of the harvest to easily manage the Dark Days Eat Local Challenge this winter. Perhaps I could even eat three entirely locally-sourced meals a week this winter, not just the one per week required of those taking the Challenge. Last week I started thinking about … Continue reading I’ve been thinking about food lately.
A watched pot never boils
It doesn't matter how many times a day I examine the second planting of tomatoes, they are still green. They are not the desired red, pink, rose, peach, yellow (marbled with red veins), burgundy, or purple. Green, green, green. I vow not to look at them at all tomorrow. Perhaps that will move them along … Continue reading A watched pot never boils
Glorious
I've a simple rain measurement system set up at the farm. An empty bucket left out to collect rain. Before I empty the bucket I estimate how much rain it collected and add that number to previous days' tally. I think the farm got 5 inches of rain in the last week. The weather affects … Continue reading Glorious
Critter Report
I've seen an adolescent coyote several times in recent weeks. Always early in the morning, 5:30 to 7:00 AM. He moves across the fields at a trot, sniffing the air, pausing occasionally to listen and look around. Hunting for breakfast I imagine. Sunday morning he had a dead crow in his mouth. I'm glad he … Continue reading Critter Report
Watching weeds grow …. not
I got bored just watching the weeds and cucumbers grow, so I did a few other things at the farm yesterday. I harvested shallots, forty pounds of tomatoes, twenty pounds of green beans, pulled weeds and used the BCS to wipe out weeds that thrive in the tractor wheel tracks. And I ate all cherry … Continue reading Watching weeds grow …. not
July Farm Update
Lots going on at the farm this past month. Lots of planting, weeding, harvesting, twining up tomatoes, sampling cucumbers, spotting coyote and wild turkeys. Lots and lots of rain.First, the veggie report. Our spring veggies were delicious, if I do say so myself! I grew some new-to-me vegetables, most notably fava beans, hon tsai tsi … Continue reading July Farm Update
Heat Wave
The three- (or was it four?) day heat wave we experienced a week ago continues to haunt us. While Liz and I have recovered from it, the trellised sugar snap peas have not. Peas don't like hot weather and our trellised peas suffered tip burn. I expect very few peas from these plants. Since they … Continue reading Heat Wave
June Farm Update
Yeow! Summer has arrived. Lots of moisture in the soil coupled with this intense heat -- this is just excellent growing weather. We've still a few cool season crops to enjoy (peas should be ready this week!), but soon enough we'll all be eating tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant. TomatoesSpeaking of tomatoes, I tied three beds … Continue reading June Farm Update
Shared Harvest CSA 