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Potatoes go Bumper, Carrots go Bust

Potatoes go Bumper, Carrots go Bust

Potato bumper crop On Friday we dug the last 5 beds of potatoes.  These “Masquerade” potatoes have a two-tone yellow and purple skin and buttery yellow interior like a Yukon Gold.   I was worried that with all the rain we had, they might have rotted…

The Rain has Stopped, for Now

The Rain has Stopped, for Now

The rain has stopped (at least for now), the heat has arrived, and we are barreling full steam ahead.  There is so much to harvest.  On Monday we dug the red potatoes.  It was a huge relief to find them in good shape after sitting…

Green Beans and Rain

Green Beans and Rain

Green Beans! On Monday we cut all the green beans.  This was the tie-breaker spring for green beans.  A few years ago, following many years of not growing beans because harvesting them was too time consuming, we decided to try growing green beans for a…

I did it, you guys!

I did it, you guys!

I did it, you guys!  I shaped and wrapped ten beds.  When I told Meg how anxious I was about making beds she said, “But Randy makes it look so easy!”  That’s because he is a real pro.  But I am excited to have acquired,…

A Different Kind of Farm Equipment

A Different Kind of Farm Equipment

There is a lot of equipment that keeps a small farm running.  On our farm, one of those pieces of equipment is the lift that Randy uses to get on and off the tractor.  Randy does almost all the tractor work on the farm.  Now…

Last week of the Spring CSA

Last week of the Spring CSA

This is the final week of our spring share, thank you everyone for the privilege of being your farmers this season.   As always, some crops thrived this spring.  The beets have done exceptionally well, as has the kohlrabi.  (Full shares are getting it for the…

Wild Spaces and Friendly Faces

Wild Spaces and Friendly Faces

  Many of you have met Guin, Josephine’s mom. She’s always helpful around the farm and at the market. She’s headed back to Maine for the summer and we look forward to her return in August. A Limited Live and Let Live Policy We are…

Dry even with the Rain

Dry even with the Rain

It has been a damp week.  Which is mostly good because we are behind on rainfall this spring.  I know, it seems impossible after all that flooding.  But we did not get as much rain as Memphis did, and we have not had regular rain. …