Week 18, November 5th – 9th, 2019 I wrote last week that rain came down like rivers on Saturday, transforming our fields from muddy to soupy. Even though we have had record rainfall [...]

Week 17, October 29th – November 2nd, 2019 Last week in Farm News, I wrote about the challenge of getting our potatoes harvested due to the pervasive mud. As the week was coming to an end, [...]

Week 16, October 22nd – 26th, 2019 Last week in Farm News, I wrote about the major challenge of getting our carrots out of the muddy ground before it was too late to get them at all. I had [...]

Week 15, October 15th – 19th, 2019 By last Wednesday, the soil was drying–no, not drying–the soil was getting a little less muddy. Less muddy is now what we think of as drying. [...]

Week 14, October 8th – 12th, 2019 The Weather and Our Potatoes We might have a letup in the rains early this week. If so, we’ll harvest the potatoes. We usually get all the root crops out [...]

Week 13, October 1st – 5th, 2019 The Blue Sky and the Rain The sky was blue on a recent afternoon. It seemed like a good time to do some overdue tractor work, as rain was supposed to arrive [...]

Week 12, September 24th – 28th, 2019 The Weather and the Crops Whoa…lots of rain last week–alotta lotta rain. We were lucky to get the crops harvested when it wasn’t storming.  [...]

Week 11, September 17th – 21st, 2019 The Weather and the Crops We have pristine baby kale this week. We have a lovely harvest of cilantro (if we can get the rain to stop long [...]

Week 10, September 10th – 14th, 2019 It’s week 10, halfway through the main season. Some people will say “I can’t believe the season is already half over,” as though the season was sneaking [...]

Week 9, September 3rd – 7th, 2019 Crop Update Greens This week, we are offering many greens–beautiful arugula, pristine pea shoots, luscious kale, and gorgeous head lettuce. It’s a [...]