Category: News 2018

In your box: --Cabbage --Carrots --Celery --Leek --Salad mix --Spinach --Turnips   I am aware that there's nothing really original or pleasing about a farmer griping about the weather. But this is absurd! We haven't seen the sun in weeks. It rains EVERY DAY. The thermometer is stuck at 45 degrees when it should be … Continue reading Week 18 Newsletter

In your box: --Arugula --Bok Choy --Broccoli --Garlic --Kale: “Red Russian” --Onion --Radishes --Salad mix   Our growing season officially came to a close last Friday night, when we received our first frost of the season. We had good cloud cover to keep us from an outright freeze, but we still had frost basically everywhere … Continue reading Week 17 Newsletter

In your box: --Arugula --Bok Choy --Carrots --Head Lettuce or salad mix --Sage --Summer squash or cucumber --Sweet pepper --Tomatoes We've been keeping an eye on the weather as we endure a really soggy transition from summer to fall this week. After a couple more days in the 90's over the weekend it felt like … Continue reading Week 15 Newsletter

In your box: --Fennel --Garlic --Head Lettuce --Kale, “Red Russian” --Potatoes, “Red Gold” --Summer squash or cucumber --Sweet pepper --Tomatoes The fall harvest season has a nice nostalgic touch to it. The harvest is bountiful, the hard preparation work of the spring and summer are over, and it's time to take stock of the season … Continue reading Week 14 Newsletter

In your box: --Incessant rain --Beets --Cucumber --Head Lettuce --Kohlrabi --Red onion --Summer squash --Tomatoes A few weeks ago President Trump unveiled a green and yellow hat bearing the slogan “MAKE OUR FARMERS GREAT AGAIN.” Let me begin by saying—it's about time! I myself have been poor to mediocre as a human being for some … Continue reading Week 13 Newsletter

In your box: --Carrots --Cherry Tomatoes (full shares) --Cucumbers --Garlic --Head Lettuce --Summer squash --Sweet onion --Sweet pepper --Tomatoes This weekend brought an event I've been waiting for since early March—the greenhouse is now empty for the year. When I transplanted out the last head lettuce of the year between rainstorms, I finally left the … Continue reading Week 12 Newsletter

In your box: --Basil --Cherry Tomatoes --Cucumbers --Head Lettuce (“New Red Fire”) --Potatoes (“Yukon Gold”) --Summer squash --Sweet onion --Sweet pepper --Tomatoes My winters tend to be extremely relaxing, with lots of time for rest and reflection and catching up on all the books that pile up through my busy summers. I stay pretty focused … Continue reading Week 11 Newsletter

In your box: --Beets --Cherry Tomatoes --Cucumbers --Garlic --Head Lettuce --Summer squash --Sweet Onion --Sweet pepper --Tomatoes Late last week I was pulling thistle around our elderberry plants when I noticed a massive caterpillar that I assumed could only be one of our kids' toys. It was incredible—about the size of a cigar. And it … Continue reading Week 10 Newsletter

In your box: --Beans or Broccoli --Carrots --Cherry Tomatoes --Cucumbers --Head Lettuce --Kale --Summer squash --Sweet Onion --Tomatoes This week we finally had a decent crop of tomatoes, even though we're still behind average pace. But with the nice dry heat this week they should keep up their production going forward. We grow a lot … Continue reading Week 9 Newsletter

In your box: --Cucumber --Endive Escarole --Green Beans --Head Lettuce --Mint --Scallions --Summer squash --Sweet Pepper --Tomato After such a brutally hot and humid start to the summer, the persistent cool and dry weather of the past two weeks has been a great blessing. Daytime mosquitoes have vanished with the humidity, weeds are no longer … Continue reading Week 8 Newsletter