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Happy signs of veggie life

3 Apr 201613 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Snap peas (above) are still the crop to watch for pleasing signs of veggie life in the fields. Mild concern over the chopped sod content continues, so each new bit of healthy growth, while expected, is still a happy event! … 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

Hardening off continues

3 Apr 201611 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Ferrying 60 trays of seedlings in and out of the seedling room continues. When you focus up close on a lush green tomato leaf, decked out in droplets after a gentle hand watering, everything seems peaceful and orderly on the … 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

Sprouts!

6 Dec 20189 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Sprouts—the tinier tiny farming! After two Saturdays of buying them by the bag at the farmers’ market, I’m totally hooked! I want to grow sprouts, the nutritional claims are quite amazing, most of all, I really love the taste and … 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