Tag: Erin

Rinsing…

21 Jan 200925 Jul 2008 by Mike (tfb)

On-going debates about the merits of rinsing are…academic right now as the near daily rains continue, and the soil remains between moist and mucky. Even on a rare hot and sunny day like today, crops are coming up caked in … Read the rest

More Friday greens…

21 Jan 200913 Jun 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Friday harvest and it’s still all greens: spinach, all-lettuce mesclun, beet greens! Despite the recent heat and ample rain, the overall amount of cloudiness that came with all the rain of the last 40 days has slowed things down quite … Read the rest

Ah, the Home Garden…

21 Jan 20091 Jun 2008 by Mike (tfb)

After quite a bit of talking about it, and last year’s false start, a Home Garden is suddenly in place in one corner of the field. The idea is to have a small demonstration veggie plot, to encourage people to … Read the rest

Farmer in field

26 Apr 20233 Aug 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Conall watering in mesclun in the late afternoon. Even on busy harvest Friday, plants need water if they’ve had no rain. Guest photo by Erin, with a different than usual, no less…realistic, view of the field. There’s nothing like being … Read the rest

Sort, bundle, bag

4 Apr 20136 Jul 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Fridays put this tiny farming system to the test, if we don’t get everything done for market and CSA shares, things would simply…CRUMBLE!!! Rain or shine, Friday is the main day for bringing in the weekly harvest, when we have … Read the rest

Team harvest!

1 Nov 20131 Jun 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Today was the first team harvest of the season and for this tiny farm… I’ve certainly had harvest and packing help in the past, but this time, it’s with a regular crew who will hopefully be around for the season. … Read the rest