Even though we are blessed with a temperate climate and the ability to grow food year-round, and even though we will continue harvesting through the winter, the farm is still very beholden to the seasons. The days are getting shorter and shorter, which means that the long work days of summer have come to an [...]
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On the farm and off
Posted in challenges, changes, fall, farm, farming, home, newsletter, soil, soil improvement, weather, winter, tagged autumn, farming, newsletter, rhythym, seasons, winter on October 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Better late than never
Posted in challenges, farming, newsletter, seasonal eating, weather, tagged farming, newsletter, seasons, summer on September 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
These beauties were a long time coming this year; and now, mid-September, we have rain again and the feeling of fall and it is hard to imagine how long this short lived tomato season will last. Not even as long as the equally short lived summer, I suppose. The rain feels lovely, but we [...]
Good-bye June, Hello Summer!
Posted in challenges, community, farming, newsletter, summer, weeds, tagged farming, newsletter, seasons, summer on July 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With the weather finally turning summery here, we are feeling busy again with long days of work. All of the main summer planting was caught up on by the solstice, and now we are ready to move on to starting seeds for fall (already!). The tomatoes and peppers and green beans have reveled in the [...]
Worth the wait
Posted in broccoli, challenges, children, CSA, cycles, farm, farmer's market, farming, flowers, gardening, newsletter, pests, spring, summer, tagged csa harvest, farming, mother, newsletter, planting, rhythym, seasons, spring, summer on June 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is actually a photo from last week’s CSA harvest, but this week’s harvest is much the same, with some blushed leaf lettuce, lacinato kale, and the sweetest, most beautiful green onions as well. The weather this last week, too, has been much the same–cloudy, cool, and wet. But there was last Saturday, a bright, [...]
Working with the weather
Posted in challenges, cycles, farmer's market, farming, gardening, local food, nature, newsletter, seasonal eating, spring, summer, Uncategorized, tagged farming, newsletter, planting, seasons, spring, summer on June 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday morning, we were so thrilled to be greeted by the sun. After such a long and rainy harvest day on Wednesday, we had high hopes for a dry and warm market. Unfortunately, by the time we were setting up for the day, a coolness and cloud cover had returned, and although we stayed dry [...]
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