…But I Play One on TV
I’m not usually one to toot my own horn. I’m an incredibly humble person. The most humble person I know. In fact I would put money down that there isn’t anyone as humble as I am. I am the humblest person in the whole world and darn proud of it. But occasionally when I hit […]
Risky Business
Farming is risky. Risky in many ways. Of course there are the obvious risks associated with nature: weather, pests, etc. as well as the financial risks of associating your livelihood to the whims of said nature. But it is also physically risky. Just do a Google on the most dangerous jobs in America and you […]
Invasive Species
This past week I spent some significant time learning about exotic, invasive species. Invasive species are non-native pests that make their way across the vast oceans to wreck havoc on us unfortunate farmers here in America. These pests have no natural predators here so they tend to multiply quickly and do a lot of damage […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 2-14-2012
Happy Valentines Day! Exciting news here on the farm. Over the last few months I have been speaking with a local small orchard located in Afton – Elm Tree Farm. The purpose of our discussions was to figure out how we can work together. It seems like a logical fit. We grow veggies, they grow […]
Biggest Pest Problem
I thought that I would share this picture with you. It is a picture of our biggest pest problem. It isn’t our biggest problem pest – that would be squash bugs, or maybe cucumber beetles, or flea beetles, or potato beetles – but it certainly is our biggest pest. Last season it had more than […]
2012 List of Banished Words
Happy New Year! I hope everyone has recovered by now from their failed New Year’s resolutions. Much like Lake Superior State University does each year with its list of words that need to be banished, we here at Fresh Earth Farms go through a similar exercise to exorcize words that are overused on the farm […]
Bugs and Beavers
Being an organic farm has many challenges. One of the biggest challenges is keeping bugs out of the produce. Being a consumer of organic food I have come to terms with the occasional caterpillar on my broccoli or corn ear worm in my sweet corn. But as a produce producer I prefer that we provide […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 10-18-2011
First of all I want to thank everyone who came out to the farm to help plant garlic. I felt it was a wonderful time and wish more of you could have enjoyed it with us. Since I realize you all can’t, I thought I would put together a photo montage of the event to […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 10-11-2011
We are starting the recruiting drive for next season. If you sign-up by the end of October not only do you reserve your shares for next season but you also lock in this year’s price for next year’s produce. How great is that? There is an order form on the web site. I make take […]