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Seed ordering sanity

17 Mar 20104 Feb 2008 by Mike (tfb)

The first main seed order is finally done. There will be one more in a week or two, and then I’ll be set for the season. Working out the order was relatively painless, it does get easier every year, but … Read the rest

Categories Planning, Veggies Tags catalogs, seed, Winter, yield 17 Comments

Paperwork!

4 Dec 202125 Jan 2008 by Mike (tfb)
January paperwork

Ahhh, nothing quite like a pile of blank forms, waiting to be filled in, fitted with checks, and returned by deadline. January is the month to get the market garden squared away with the various powers that be. There are … Read the rest

Categories Planning Tags paperwork, Winter 2 Comments

Virtual local?

22 Oct 200918 Jan 2008 by Mike (tfb)

This morning, there was a phone company tech at work on the junction box at the top of the drive into the farm. I’m not sure what the guy and his logo-truck were up to exactly, but the picture made … Read the rest

Categories Local food, Planning Tags Internet, marketing, village, Winter 7 Comments

Field map and field…

5 Apr 201314 Jan 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Here’s the new garden map, companion to the two calendars, all part of the latest version of my planning set-up. The simplicity and spareness are deceptive, this is the result of FIVE YEARS of refining complicated planning and record-keeping paperwork, … Read the rest

Categories Planning, Weather Tags field map, snow, Winter 8 Comments

Stakes vs cages

6 Jul 200813 Dec 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Every year so far, there’ve been two or three major projects that I’m sure just HAVE to be done. They’re usually EXPENSIVE (at least, expensive in the world of tiny farm finances!), which means, they take some thought. We’ve had … Read the rest

Categories Planning, Tools, Veggies Tags Autumn, marketing, projects, staking, tomato 7 Comments
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2022 right now...

Late June: Fresh veggies have arrived. Lots of different greens are ready to go. Snap peas, green onions and beets starting to size up. LOTS of rain and fairly cool weather for the last couple of weeks. The grass and other plants around the garden perimeter grew so fast, it overwhelmed the electric fence keeping the deer out. And at least one deer took advantage. The grass has been cut, and the deer are once again at bay. Weather-wise, we've moved from rain to humid heat. For the full story, you can start back in January.

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