Newsletter 10-16-2012
This is the last week of the season. Please mark your calendars accordingly. I was hoping the broccoli would head up before the season ended but it has been too cold at night for it to grow. A bit disappointing. If you plan to rejoin for the 2013 season you can lock in today’s price […]
Take Another Little Piece of My Farm Now Baby!
First of all I want to thank all the people who came out for this year’s Garlic Planting Gala. It was a wonderful time had by all despite Washington County’s attempt to diminish our fun by banning all fires within the county. What is a bonfire without a fire? See the picture to the right […]
Timing is Everything
Garlic Planting THIS Saturday October 6th from 2:00 until done or dinner, whichever comes first. It is supposed to be the perfect Fall day on Saturday – crisp, sunny and smelling like garlic. Come join us and meet fellow members of the farm as we plant next season’s garlic. We’ve had a good response so […]
Farm Physics
Announcements first, then a lesson in farm physics! We have four more weeks of produce this season! Please let me know if you will be attending the Garlic Planting Gala on Saturday October 6th from 2:00 until we have dinner and a bonfire. This is a fun event for all ages. Come see your farm […]
The New Frost-Free Farm
Last night we had another first here at Fresh Earth Farms. But before I get to that I need to mention a few things. The Garlic Planting Gala will be held Saturday, October 6th from 2:00 PM until it is complete. Following the planting we will have a bonfire and dinner. There are plenty of […]
Farm Poetry
As the season progresses I find I start running out of things to write about. So, as I always do in this situation, I resort to poetry. Everyone likes poetry, with the rhyming and the … rhyming. What’s not to like about poetry? But I am a lazy poet. Maybe lazy isn’t the word. I […]
The Challenge of Farming
Farming isn’t pretty and antiseptic as most have come to believe. It isn’t as simple as we make it seem. We farmers occasionally run into unforeseen difficulties – more often than you’d expect. Of course there are plenty of foreseen difficulties, like storms and insects and weeds and diseases and viruses and frosts and droughts […]
Farm Machinery
We are open for business on Labor Day. Veggies don’t take holidays off. They just keep right on growing. So please plan to pick up your produce at your usual place and time. Though it appears that I am singularly responsible for all the good produce that comes out of the farm, I am but the handle […]
Heirloom Tomatoes
This week’s newsletter is going to focus on tomatoes. But first a few announcements. This week we will have carrots, peppers, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, onions, garlic, beans, tomatillos, cabbage, and quite possibly watermelon. Peppers, tomatoes and beans will be in abundance! FruitShare arrives this week with a mixed box of peaches, pluots and grapes. Should […]