Fall Party Cancelled We are cancelling our Fall Open House Party for this year.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are not comfortable inviting a large group of people out to the farm.  We are very sorry to have to cancel an event that we…

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…

Here a goat, there a goat The other day when I got home from the farmers market the goats were out.  The does, who had been all the way out in the back grazing on a hillside covered with kudzu, had gotten out and wandered…

Cantaloupe Coup The garden is cranking out the goods.  There is a lot to harvest this week, and I am grateful for that.  I am grateful, even if I am a little tired of picking tomatoes. We are in the middle of one of the…

Good-bye Grammy G! Early Tuesday morning my mom hit the road, heading back home to Maine.  She was here for about six weeks and it was a wonderful visit.  Mom spent hours and hours each day playing with Cooper, who adores her.  Because she could…

This year is nothing like last year.  I think we can all agree on that.  So why do I keep comparing this summer to last summer?  As a grower, comparing between years is a major way that I measure my success.  But, right now, I…

Sun gold cherry tomatoes have a shorter shelf life then other varieties.  If your sun gold tomatoes are ripe, you might consider storing them in the refrigerator if you aren’t going to eat them in the next day or two. It can be hard to…