

Solstice
December 21, 2020 Last weekend we hosted our final winter share pickup and farm stand for the season. Rather than cram it all into one...


Just Keep Planting
November 27, 2020 By this time last year, winter had affirmatively arrived. The ground had frozen solid and all of our winter crops were...


October Gleaning, October Fun
On a Friday night in late-September, hours after our crew had completed the season’s final tomato harvest, I emailed the CSA to announce...


Carry the Weight
by Caroline Fanning September 10, 2020 It’s that time of year when things start getting crowded in and around the Tin House. The wash...


"Eating is an Agricultural Act"
It has been about 20 years since I first tried my hand at growing. I was 22 at the time, and had moved on from college and living at home...


Succession Plantings, Heat Waves, Miracles
Two Sundays ago we hosted our annual herb walk and medicine-making workshop, led by doctor/herbalists Ellen Kamhi and Eugene Zamperion....


Black Lives Matter
When you run a farm, it’s easy to forget the world at large. Any kind of upheaval—be it social, economic, or even environmental—can...


Metamorphosis
Last week we removed many of the tarps covering the fields. This week we removed most of the row cover. It was like watching the farm...


Pests, Pathogens, and Lots of Row Cover
The season’s first transplanting is cause for great joy, and for great trepidation. Moving the plants from greenhouse to field is a major...


Viral Spring
One well-known aspect of farming is its relative disconnect from society. A farmer may have a vibrant network of family and friends at...