Garlic Planting Gala Status
Just a quick message to update you on the plans for the garlic planting gala. With the forecast of showers this evening into tomorrow morning there is a good chance we will have to reschedule the event. If the forecasted rain does not occur we will have the event as planned. In any case, please […]
A Squishy Squashy Week
Four more week! Four more weeks! What’s up this first of the four? Find out after these brief announcements. One last reminder about the Garlic Planting Gala this Saturday from 1:00 until done, followed by a potluck and a bonfire! This is a great opportunity to meet your fellow farm members, see where your food […]
More Leeks than the White House!
First a couple announcements then on to farm news. We have a couple of new, seasonal, local, tasty sweet products for sale: maple syrup and honey! The honey comes from bees residing here on our farm but managed by a local bee hobbiest. The maple syrup comes from Sanderson Family Pure Maple Syrup out of […]
The Eye of the Hurricane
What do hurricanes and CSA farms have in common? Find out right after these brief announcements. Just a reminder about the Fall Garlic Gala! Come see the farm, get a little dirty planting garlic, then sit back and enjoy some good food, great conversation and a pretty ok bonfire. Saturday October 7th from 1:00 until […]
Edamame
I think last week was the first week in the history of Fresh Earth Farms that I didn’t get around to writing a newsletter. Too much to do, too little time and not enough help. So something had to give, and it was the newsletter. But I’m back, better than ever (or maybe pretty much […]
Puzzling Potatoes
Cartalk recently had a veggie puzzler that was very apropos for this time of year and this particular season. If you go to the link it includes the answer so if you want to think about it first I will summarize the puzzler here from a farmer perspective and provide the answer at the bottom […]
Building Blocks
Has anyone else noticed that the competition for CSAs has ramped-up hockey-stick style in the last few years. Since we’ve been in the CSA biz (started in 2004) we’ve seen quite a few competitors enter the market. When we started it was typical that a CSA farm was organic, small (5-20 acres, maybe up to […]
Farming Trifecta!
Not a lot of time for a newsletter so lets make this succinct. We need more employees, fewer deer, and less rain. If anyone is interested in getting out of the house for a couple of hour per week let me know. We could certainly use the help! After this week we will be down […]
What’s For Dinner?
I can’t seem to think of much to say this week so here are a bunch of recipes. But first a couple of announcements. We are looking for help for the rest of the season. Part time. Full time. We can be flexible. If you want to only help wash produce and not work out […]