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Archives for 2012

Cleaning up the field: beets

Thu, Nov 22, 2012 9 Comments

Cleaning up the field: beets

It's the last of the beets, a mix of varieties - Red Ace,  Bulls Blood, Chioggia - from different beds, golf ball-sized, cold-sweetened, nice! Leaves, not in the greatest shape, were trimmed, leaving enough stem to avoid bleeding. Around 50 lbs, and that's it for this year's … [Read more...] about Cleaning up the field: beets

Topics: Fieldwork, Harvest, Veggies Tags: beet, fall harvest

Winter market: third week!

Sat, Nov 17, 2012 Leave a Comment

Winter market: third week!

Third week of our first winter farmers' market and it's going great. So far, the weather hasn't been bad, so it doesn't seem entirely radical to have freshly harvested greens and carrots this late in the season, but it's still quite a novelty at our market. One other small farm … [Read more...] about Winter market: third week!

Topics: Market & Stand, Veggies Tags: carrot, farmers' market, marketing, season exension, Winter, winter market

Garlic goes in again

Mon, Nov 12, 2012 Leave a Comment

Garlic goes in again

Yep, like just about every year, the new growing season starts here with fall garlic planting. Miserable, damp day, though not so cold. Andrea M (close) and Rochelle (far) are working on different sections to hedge bets on which areas of the field dry out first in case of a … [Read more...] about Garlic goes in again

Topics: Fieldwork, People, Veggies Tags: Andrea M, Autumn, direct seeding, garlic, Rochelle

Tiny Farm vs Elton John

Sun, Sep 09, 2012 Leave a Comment

Tiny Farm vs Elton John

Tiny Farm vs Elton John: Senior rock star has decided to take his tour to smaller towns. It's 7 a.m. in the on and off pouring rain, and we're set up a few feet from a half dozen semis and a few tour buses that make up the Sir Elton tour caravan, loading into the local arena. … [Read more...] about Tiny Farm vs Elton John

Topics: Market & Stand, People Tags: farmers' market, rain, unusual

Brassica greens galore

Fri, Aug 31, 2012 1 Comment

Brassica greens galore

Brassica greens in perfect, flea beetle hole-free shape, thanks to good weather and...floating row cover. Rochelle is cutting mizuna—in the pic, there's green and purple mustards, mizuna and tatsoi. Our extra focus on salad mixes this season continues to go over well, with a Mild … [Read more...] about Brassica greens galore

Topics: Harvest, People, Tools, Veggies Tags: brassicas, greens, mizuna, mustard, Rochelle, row cover, salad, Summer, tatsoi

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