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Year: 2013

It’s cold

16 Dec 201315 Dec 2013 by Mike (tfb)

Sometimes the winterscape looks a little strange… We’ve been in a deep freeze for most of the last month (mostly in the -5° to -20° range at night, the days barely higher, with a couple of pleasantly mild exceptions). Today, … Read the rest

Categories Planning Tags snow, cold weather, Winter Leave a comment

50 Things I’ve Learned from Tiny Farming: #38 Use a pencil

1 Mar 201627 Nov 2013 by Mike (tfb)
50 Things I've Leaned from Tiny Farming: #38

See the growing list of 50 Things I’ve Learned from Tiny Farming:

#38 – Use a pencil: You can find no finer quick-planning and sketching technology than the PENCIL, used with a crisp sheet of paper, a supporting clipboard, and … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!), Planning, Tools Tags planning, 50 Things, projects Leave a comment

Good gloves

27 Nov 201325 Nov 2013 by Mike (tfb)
Good gloves for fall farm fieldwork

Used right, these gloves are quite fantastic. The different brands I’ve tried have all been pretty much the same: fairly heavy stretch fabric for warmth and a snug fit, and a rough-textured latex coating for waterproof protection and a good … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Tools Tags farmwear, gloves, clothing, Autumn 6 Comments

Farmers’ market tool

24 Nov 201323 Nov 2013 by Mike (tfb)

Blogged about before, still in service (no dirt streaks or coffee spills so far), it’s the original, the very first Last One sign (I’m pretty sure it is), brilliant sales tool (nearly 100% successful!), now part of the Almost Gone … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Market & Stand, Tools Tags farmers' market, sales, signage 1 Comment

Cold-grown salad

31 Oct 201820 Nov 2013 by Mike (tfb)

Cold-grown: Tiny lettuce leaves, crisp, fresh and delicious…and grown oh so slowly, without cover, in the unheated greenhouse, through many freezing nights, some down to -15C. Still a while till it’s big enough to harvest, and it was seeded way … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Farm lab (research!), Greenhouse Tags winter growing, lettuce, cool season crops, season extension, cold weather, unheated greenhouse, Autumn Leave a comment

A carrot day at the market

16 Nov 201316 Nov 2013 by Mike (tfb)

Carrots at the farmers’ market: One or two crops always seem to do particularly well, but different ones every week. Explanation: unknown. Today is a carrot day. … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Market & Stand Tags farmers' market, sales, carrot, Autumn Leave a comment

Fast Friday harvest

15 Nov 201315 Nov 2013 by Mike (tfb)

Chickens after harvest: Andrea M checks in with the girls after one of the quickest Friday harvests ever. Beets, carrots, a small amount of arugula and spinach from the unheated greenhouse… Several way freezing nights have left the field mostly … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Animals, People, Fieldwork Tags arugula, chickens, Andrea M, carrot, spinach, beet, Autumn 2 Comments
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