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Winter light

25 Jan 200915 Jan 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Mid-January, 5pm and still light out. This is the view to the west, with the big barn just out of frame to the left, looking past the loafing barn yard to the second, 11-acre pasture—the 9-acre field where the market … Read the rest

Categories Planning, Weather Tags fencing, night, Winter 5 Comments

The incredible shrinking harvest!

2 Aug 201017 Oct 2008 by Mike (tfb)

The Friday harvest is shrinking. This is the second to last of the year, and the last for CSA members, and we’re down to mainly root veggies. Some of the last cabbage planting has firmed up, and we’re picking them … Read the rest

Categories CSA, Fieldwork, Harvest, Tools, Veggies Tags Autumn, beet, cabbage, carrot, lighting, night, rinsing, yield 6 Comments

Night work

18 Oct 200810 Oct 2008 by Mike (tfb)

In the fall, post-harvest work doesn’t necessarily end when the sun goes down (it’s dark by about 7:30pm right now). Actually, this year the fall Friday harvest has gone great, with Lynn, Libby and usually Michelle knocking things off in … Read the rest

Categories Building & Fixing, Fieldwork, Harvest, Planning, Tools, Veggies Tags Autumn, beet, carrot, lighting, Milkhouse, night, post-harvest, rinsing 3 Comments

Finally, frost!

16 Oct 20087 Oct 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Overnight, the first real killing frost finally hit. A couple of nights it had gotten close, touching some plants in the field, but this was the real deal. At 8am, the lower end of the garden was still in the … Read the rest

Categories Flowers, Veggies, Weather Tags Autumn, basil, eggplant, frost, grass, night, peppers, zinnias 5 Comments

Frost is pretty when…

6 Jun 20086 May 2008 by Mike (tfb)

The days have warmed up now, mostly around 60-70°F (15-20°C), but the nights are unusually cold, dropping sometimes to freezing or a few degrees above. Frost burning off in the early morning sun is pretty when you don’t have anything … Read the rest

Categories Greenhouse, Veggies, Weather Tags beet, broccoli, carrot, cauliflower, eggplant, frost, mesclun, night, peas, pumpkins, salad greens, spinach, Spring 5 Comments
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