After a Wet Spring
If we don’t get more rain in the next day or so I’ll have to start irrigating the field. This is notable because I haven’t yet had to use the irrigation. Here it is, well into July, and I haven’t had to water the garden. …
If we don’t get more rain in the next day or so I’ll have to start irrigating the field. This is notable because I haven’t yet had to use the irrigation. Here it is, well into July, and I haven’t had to water the garden. …
Transitioning from spring to summer Make way for summer! The longest day of the year is almost here. The “spring” garden is winding down. Randy mowed down a bunch of crops that had finished for the season – radishes, turnips, cabbage and kohlrabi, a failed…
The big news this week is that we are in our new washing and packing building! The power finally got hooked up so we could get the walk-in turned on. It has been a huge relief, even if there have been a few growing pains. …
You win some and you lose some. This year we are winning at onions. The crop hasn’t been harvested yet so it is perhaps too early to celebrate, but the onions are looking as good as they ever have. We are winning at carrots, too. …
As we near the end of the spring season, I want to share a little about what makes Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, so special to me. One of the big things that sets CSA apart as a model is the concept of shared risk. CSA…
Tubby Creek Farm online sales are temporarily closed. If you reached this page in error or you need to contact us email Randy here. We look forward to opening our store in mid January 2023. Our 2023 CSAs will be available to pre-purchase at that…
Eat your greens! It’s a very full share this week, mostly because of the greens still attached to your kohlrabi and root vegetables. Root vegetables store best if you remove the greens so they do not continue to draw water out of the root. But…
Randy and I don’t have to worry about getting bored because there are always new challenges in farming and raising a three year old. And new ways to learn and grow as a farmer. Each year gives us the opportunity to adapt and change and…