The Early Bird Gets the Seeds? I have finished putting together our seed order for 2021.  This is the earliest I have ever completed a seed order.  It is typically a task for the dark days of December.  Why so proactive this year?  Because I…

Coasting into fall It is time to start coasting into fall.  While we are still busy and there will always be plenty to do, the sense of urgency is waning.  That runaway freight train feeling that defines spring and summer is gone.  It is time…

We did it!  We shaped 40 beds, each 180 feet long, for Spring 2021.  In order for us to plant anything before mid-April, we have to make the beds in the fall.  In spring, the soil is too wet.  It is a huge weight off…

This week the shares include kohlrabi.  Kohlrabi is a cousin of cabbage.  Nope, that’s not a root!  It is a bulbous stem.  Peel well and enjoy raw, steamed, stir fried, or roasted.  It is a versatile, delicious and highly underrated vegetable (in my opinion, anyway).…

We started digging sweet potatoes.  Hooray!  Although it arrived over a week ago, the soil has been too wet to try out our new digger.  And while it’s still pretty damp out there, we were able to give it a go early this week.  Monday…

It may still feel like summer, but I know it doesn’t last forever.  We have a boat load of work to do before the soil gets wet and stays wet.  Once the wet weather of fall sets in, the ground wont be dry again until…

Welcome to the first week of the fall CSA!  While the contents of the shares are still summery at the moment, lots of fall vegetables are on the way.  We had hoped to have arugula and mixed mustard greens in the shares for Wednesday, but…

Overwhelmed by okra? Okra is one of those very seasonal vegetables.  Unless it is frozen, it has to be eaten very fresh to be any good at all.  It needs hot weather to flourish and thrives in high humidity that keeps the night time temperatures…