Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 6-22-2011
This past Monday we did something here on the farm that was unprecedented. Something we have never done before. Something incredibly unique. Something we hope we don’t have to do very often. We harvested for Wednesday’s pick-up. Yes, we generally don’t want to harvest your produce until the day you get it (with exceptions for […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 6-16-2011
This is the 2011 season motto: I hope nothing goes worng. I think it pretty much says it all. It works on so many levels. Every member of the farm should have received an email or two regarding pick-ups, which are starting next Wednesday. If you did not receive an email and think you are […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 6-10-2011
It has been a while since the last newsletter. That tends to happen when we get a string of dry days. This spring has been incredibly compressed. And what happens when you compress a spring incredibly? Lots of tension!!! Ok, that might not be accurate for you physicists out there but for we farmers compressing […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 5-28-2011
We are still taking orders so keep spreading the word!!! A farmer friend was commenting the other day about how he had to constantly modify his planting schedule this season. With the late start to spring then the rain, then the cold, then the snow, then the rain again and then more rain followed by […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 5-21-2011
We still have shares available. Please help us and spread the word! We would really, really, really like to sell out. It was a hard week driving the tractors this week! Phew! I’m glad for the rain. My butt was getting sore sitting all day. Actually, that’s not true. I did do some other things […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 4-26-2011
Finally. Not much more needs to be said — except for these other things below… Potato Planting Party Just a quick reminder that we are planting potatoes this Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. We need more participants! This is a great activity for children of all ages, from 1 to 100. It is an […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 4-14-2011
The outdoor farming season has begun at Fresh Earth Farms! Well, let me clarify that a bit. We are preparing the soil for planting this season. We aren’t planting anything out yet but we are prepping the soil. So I guess we could say the outdoor season is underway. With the forecasted cold temperatures coming […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 3-28-2011
With this mornings temperature at 8 degrees I think it is time for a new farm with a retractable roof! Yes this farming season is slow in getting underway. Just to put things in perspective, in 2007 we already had temperatures in the 80s. Last season we already put plants outside the greenhouse by now […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 2-23-2011
I woke up in a panic. Not a cold sweat kind of panic but a bolt upright in bed kind of panic. Was it possible? Did I really forget? I knew I would not be able to get back to sleep without investigating. No it wasn’t that I left the stove on. Nor did I […]