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Fall harvest…

3 Aug 200912 Sep 2008 by Mike (tfb)

We’re definitely into fall weather now: the thermometer may still read “warm” but there’s always a cool edge in the air. This is the best field-working weather, you can go on for hours. Today was a bit damp, and the … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, People, Fieldwork, Harvest, CSA, Tools, Weather Tags rain, tomato, beet, scale, carrot, Summer 1 Comment

More post-harvest action

6 Dec 201829 Aug 2008 by Mike (tfb)

If it’s Friday, it must be time to harvest! After a beautiful weather week with barely a cloud in sight, an otherwise welcome gentle rain today meant a bit of a muddy harvest. Here, the picking and pulling has all … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Fieldwork, Harvest Tags tomato, green onion, post-harvest, rinsing, carrot, Summer 1 Comment

Odds-and-ends omelet

16 Oct 200826 Aug 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Preparing and gazing at food can bring as much enjoyment as growing, sharing and eating it! I’m really not a cook, but with fresh, quality ingredients, whipping up something appetizing is…simple. For our field lunch today, an omelet made from … Read the rest

Categories Cooking & Eating, Veggies, Local food Tags cooking, meat, chickens, eggs, basil, garlic, tomato, onion, peppers, Summer 2 Comments

This year’s BBQ

5 Sep 200821 Aug 2008 by Mike (tfb)

It took a while, but I finally dragged out the classic no-frills barbecue and continued the simpler BBQ approach started last season. This time around, I stumbled onto lump charcoal, which is pure wood carbon, and a step back from … Read the rest

Categories Cooking & Eating, Local food Tags barbecue, meat, zucchini, rosemary, tomato, onion, peppers, cooking, Summer 1 Comment

Poor tomatoes

24 Aug 200818 Aug 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Checking out the tomatoes’ progress is definitely the least happy task of this season. After removing most of the hail-damaged fruit, there’s not that much left, new growth is slow, and what’s there is taking its time to ripen. Also, … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Farm lab (research!), Fieldwork Tags tomato, crop damage, Summer 4 Comments

What’s new at the farmers’ market…

23 Aug 20089 Aug 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Ahhh, something new on the farmers’ market stand: BEANS in three colors (we had the first green beans last week)! There’s yellow (Indy Gold), purple (Royal Burgundy), and of course, green (Jade). One way I watch the season unfold is … Read the rest

Categories Market & Stand Tags spinach, peas, tomato, corn, beet, marketing, carrot, beans, garlic, lettuce, Summer 2 Comments

Hail damage reassessed

7 May 201329 Jul 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Three days after the nasty hail storm, and the full extent of the crop damage is more evident. It’s quite a bit worse than it first appeared. The plants will bounce back, but we’ve lost a lot of the fruit … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Farm lab (research!), Fieldwork, Weather Tags tomato, peppers, eggplant, unexpected, unusual, Summer 2 Comments
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