Author: Josephine Alexander

Tis’ the Season, Squash Season

Tis’ the Season, Squash Season

Although the official start of summer is still weeks away, this is the last week of spring at Tubby Creek Farm (that’s right, we make our own rules!).  We want to thank all of our CSA members for supporting us through this challenging spring season. …

Squash Problems? And a New Boar

Squash Problems? And a New Boar

Last week I noticed the squash plants starting to bloom.  Hooray, yellow squash and zucchini are on the way!  Then I looked closer.  The plants were covered in female flowers, not a male flower in sight.  Yup, squash and their cucurbit cousins like cucumbers and…

Weaning Pglets & Rosie Troubles

Weaning Pglets & Rosie Troubles

It is May and as such lots and lots has been happening on the farm.  A few weeks ago we got 30 Guinea Fowl chicks and they are growing happily in the brooder.   We weighed all and weaned most of our piglets.  I say most…

Goat Update & Our Intern Chris Peterson

Goat Update & Our Intern Chris Peterson

You will be happy to hear that the goats are doing great.  Moms and babies have settled down from the trauma of weaning.  It will be another three weeks at least before we put them back together.  The weather has dried out finally and the…

Greens & Goats

Greens & Goats

The box this week is just brimming with leaves.  Red and green, sweet and spicy, crunchy and tender.  Afraid you’ll spontaneously transform into a rabbit if you eat any more leafy greens?  Don’t worry, more “real” vegetables are on the way.  Beets are coming soon…

Chicken Processing, Rain and Personal Storm Clouds

Chicken Processing, Rain and Personal Storm Clouds

This week we processed our spring batch of freedom ranger broiler chickens.  In addition to me and Randy and our friends Chris and Claire we had three college students plus one of their dads come help out!  Kudos to them for taking an adventurous interest…

Surprise CSA!

Surprise CSA!

Welcome to our 2015 CSA!  This is the beginning of our fourth year as CSA and market farmers.  We are so pleased that you all have decided to join us this season.  Our members make it possible for us to do what we love, and…

Riding Out a CSA with a Delay

Riding Out a CSA with a Delay

It has been a difficult winter to be a produce farmer.  Ice , snow and rain have turned fields and pastures into a swampy mucky mess.  Temperatures as much as 30 degrees below average have made it impossible to begin planting on schedule, and we…