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Visiting at the farmers’ market

19 Apr 202216 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Another Saturday of visiting the farmers’ market. Unlike the market at the old farm, where Con was the only other tiny farm veggie vendor, here there are…several! Makes for great chatting… Anna and Greg of Deep Roots Farm (above) are … Read the rest

Filling the fields continues

19 Apr 202215 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

More slow but steady planting out. Flat-leaf and curly parsley, started so long ago, finally hit the field by the hands of Libby and Lynn. Later in the afternoon, we started one section of potatoes. The timing this spring is…unusual. … Read the rest

Compost spreading: another way…

19 Apr 202213 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

When there’s a whole small section to cover, spreading compost with the Kubota compact tractor bucket is a lot faster and more efficient than the painstaking bed-by-bed method. This has been my usual approach for spot spreading, usually for 50’x50′ … Read the rest

Allie’s photo gallery II

19 Apr 202210 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Michelle, back for her first farm day this year, sorted out seedlings while daughters Allie (7) and Violet (3) checked out the new farm. Clearly, kids take well to…activities, so, to follow up her first successful camera mission last summer, … Read the rest

Transplanting team…

19 Apr 20228 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Another big Friday showing of people in the field: Chris, Libby, Jordan and Lynn transplant broccoli and cauliflower, while Andie is on a solo rototilling mission in the other field. Later, everyone got together to plant a few hundred onion … Read the rest

Spot the tiny farm!

19 Apr 20228 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

What’s in a photo? Depends what you’re looking for! Take this pic of Andie, rototilling today with the Kubota. Pretty straightforward: woman, machine, field. BUT, can you spot practically EVERY main part of a really tiny farm (at least, of … Read the rest

A field day

19 Apr 20226 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

At this point in the season, EVERY day is a field day, unless it’s totally rained out. Today was no exception. Lynn brought a couple of friends, Julia and Tom, to check things out and lend a hand. They’re off … Read the rest