Nice article in the Boston Globe today about Community Supported Agriculture, with a quote from yours truly. I'm glad to see they included information about the Picadilly Farm CSA shares in Arlington, Belmont and Bedford, as well as a quote from farmer Jenny.
Dirty Girl Farm and Healthy Soil
Or maybe I should write, "dirty vegetable farm", 'tho we girls did get pretty dirty during the harvest. The lettuce we harvested this morning for the CSA had more soil on it than usual. The much needed rain earlier this week -- about an inch on the farm -- came down hard, and it splashed … Continue reading Dirty Girl Farm and Healthy Soil
Sharing food
I've spent a bit of time this weekend cooking and eating my CSA share. I like to do this a couple of time a season -- cook and eat the same share that my shareholders got. It provides me with good information about the quantity (does a share fit in the fridge?), menu possibilities (can … Continue reading Sharing food
Share the harvest, share the risk?
Here's a new article from the Rodale Institute about CSA farms that might interest you. When things go very wrong: Community Supported Agriculture and shared risk. CSA growers don't like to think or talk about the 'share the risk' aspect of the CSA model. It's one of those topics (right up there with farm injuries … Continue reading Share the harvest, share the risk?
Tractor Dreams
We've been doing a lot of hoeing lately - fifteen hundred bed feet last Wednesday! I got the hoes sharpened on Thursday. My mechanic gets them razor sharp in exchange for lettuce! He deduced that I'm growing vegetables on the rockiest acre on the east coast.I've no mechanized cultivating equipment, in large part because I've … Continue reading Tractor Dreams
CSA distributions begin!
The spinach is pretty much begging to be picked; the arugula, too. Bok choy, kale, and lettuce are all ready for someone's plate. I wish the beets, carrots, kohlrabi, summer turnips and scallions were ready. I thought about postponing the first distribution until some of the root crops could make an appearance. "Hmmmm," I asked … Continue reading CSA distributions begin!
First Harvest
Yesterday, May 9, was our first harvest. It was a very satisfying experience. Liz and I harvested two small orders for Formaggio Kitchen and Kitchen on Common. Sending this first harvest of bok choy and kale out into the world with Julio (FK) and Joh (KC), two guys who really appreciate local produce, added to … Continue reading First Harvest
“Liz, get the gun!”
That's what I wanted to yell to farm intern, Liz Green, today when I saw the woodchuck at the far end of the field feasting on newly planted lettuce. We don't have a gun, and it'd probably be illegal to fire one in Belmont. Instead, I asked her to grab the "woodchuck supplies". Shovel and … Continue reading “Liz, get the gun!”
Rainy day reading
New Farm: In the most recent NF newsletter, Editor Greg Bowman is on the lookout for signs that our food system is changing. "Watch for the signs showing the end of the illusion that we can profit in any true sense by using more energy to produce food than we get from eating it. Cleverness … Continue reading Rainy day reading
May Farm Update
Much of our one acre is now planted: alliums of every type, an array of leafy greens, plus beans, beets, carrots, hakurei turnips, kohlrabi, peas, radishes. Some of these veggies are under agricultural row cover to speed their growth and/or to protect them from pests. The hoop house is filled with tomato, eggplant and pepper … Continue reading May Farm Update
Shared Harvest CSA 