Some Very Hungry Caterpillars I knew the armyworms were coming when the purslane started to disappear.  Maybe I didn’t know, but I suspected.  I said to myself, “that looks like armyworms.  I bet this fall is going to be a rough one.”  But that was…

Coming Soon: Sweet Potatoes It’s September, so where are the sweet potatoes?  The sweet potato patch has looked better than ever this year.  Somehow it has stayed relatively weed free with just one quick hand weeding earlier this summer.  My dad planted them when he…

  Some very small helpers I came across some creatures while harvesting today and that got me thinking about pest management.  While I was picking the long beans I saw two praying mantises.  I don’t often see mantises in the field, so it was a…

Welcome to the first week of our Fall 2019 CSA!  It is a new season and my favorite season.  I thought we should start with a little reminder of what Community Supported Agriculture is all about. Nature is the wild card Everything we put in…

This is the last week of the Summer CSA!  We made it!  Thank you to all our fabulous CSA members who have joined us on the journey through this really super challenging summer.  I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but it’s been…

Seasonal Squashes Explained New in the shares this week is butternut squash!  Butternut squash is one of the most popular of the thick skinned winter squashes.  It is typically roasted in the oven.  The traditional preparation is to cut in in half, scoop out the…

I stepped out the door at 5 am Tuesday to do morning chores.  It was hot, dark and humid.  There is something especially uncomfortable about humidity in the darkness.  To be not only wrapped in hot damp air, but in a thick black blanket as…

August is a time of transition.  Much of the summer garden has already been mowed down to be tilled in.  Almost all of the tomatoes and all the squash and cucumbers are finished.  The high tunnel that was planted with heirloom tomatoes is cleared out…