Yada Yada
We have a refrigerator that we use to store excess seeds from year to year. By keeping the seeds cold we prolong their shelf life. Then sometime in December or January I retrieve the seeds and count them to determine what new seeds we have to purchase for the next season. Well this winter when […]
I’m All Ears
A couple weeks ago I was talking about some of the benefits of having birds on the farm. They are good pest eliminators. Unfortunately they are also pests. Here are a couple of examples (and it always seems like it is the crows…) Because we grow our crops organically we do not use any treated […]
You Say Tomato, I Say Potato
First an apology for all the summer squash. We planted 2/3rds as many plants and seem to be harvesting twice as many squash! Sometimes the weather has more of an effect on production than we farmers do. Hopefully you are enjoying it. If you don’t know about spiralizers you might want to invest in one. […]
The Birds
Farm News Farming provides a great opportunity to observe nature. One part of nature that is fascinating to me is how birds have adapted to farming. Here are a couple examples. Whenever I use the tractor to cut the lawn, the pasture or other grassy areas two types of birds show up: Barn Swallows and […]
Efficiency
With the rain falling right now I suddenly have time to write a newsletter. Even with it being Independence Day week there are no changes to this week’s pick-up/delivery schedule. If you won’t be picking up your produce at your usual place and time please let me know so we can plan accordingly. If you […]
Escaping the Boredom
It has been a super busy week here at the farm. It was the first week of the season and for the most part went without a hitch. A few people had a few questions but I heard of nobody having any problems. I am glad to hear that. Now on to week two! The […]
Let the Games Begin
Ladies and gentlemen, let the 15th Fresh Earth Farms Hunger Games begin – and may the odds be ever in your favor! But first a few announcements. We still have shares available. We can prorate if the person doesn’t start this week. Please continue to spread the word. Drop site members: Please check the side […]
9,000+ Words
The season starts the week of June 18th. You should have received pick-up instructions from me this past weekend to the email address you provided. If you did not receive them and they are not in your spam folder please let me know and I will resend them. Please make sure the pick-up day/location in […]
Who KAREs?
Lots of “News” on the farm this week. But before we get to that, here are just a few short announcements. Our plan is to start veggie pick-ups the week of June 18th. I will be sending out pick-up information to your email address later this week (next time it rains or this weekend, whichever […]