Cover Crop Love Affair
Last week’s rain was a much needed blessing. We’ve been working hard to irrigate the vegetable crops, but nothing beats a natural rain....
Winter Squash Harvest
It’s September, which means it’s time to start harvesting the storage crops planted back in the spring—winter squash, potatoes, and sweet...
Ode to the Extras Table
All hail late August, when summer harvests are at their peak! This is the time when all it takes is for three CSA members to miss pickup,...
Carrot Drama!
Last week brought lots of rain—four heavy downpours in seven days, to be exact. Most of the crops were grateful, after several days of...
Gone Mulching
The field crew has been in a non-stop mulch mode, ever since the completion of the garlic harvest. Mulch is a layer of material applied...
The Garlic Is In
Most members celebrate the garlic harvest because they love garlic, but I celebrate it for other reasons, too. More or less coinciding...
Pest Control
On your way to pick berries this week, you may notice our newly-planted field of winter squash. You may also notice that the plants look...
Harvests Have Begun
I’m happy to have a heavy haul of greens, despite the cold April, and I owe it all to row cover. Row cover is a lightweight fabric laid...
