Tonight we planted alfalfa. This is a cover crop that has the following benefits: nitrogen fixer puts down a long tap root and helps break up the soil can be mowed and put in the compost for on-farm organic matter protects soil through the winter; diminishes weed production We used a Jang Seeder purchased at […]
Thanks to our friends at Urban Growth Farm in Ohio City, we spent our first day on the other side of the market stand! Though our contribution to the product side of things was small, it was thrilling to see people buy our goods…..it felt really good and inspired us to continue on this path. […]
The abundance of tomatoes has led us to a salsa frenzy. I used to live in MD with a dear friend whose mom makes the best salsa, so I asked for her recipe. Memories of hers are still fresh in my mind, and I am so pleased with the results of our own efforts. Good […]
This post is dedicated to what we have done to date to prepare the land we hope to farm next spring…we highly encourage you to do your own research, but this is a quick and dirty walk through. What to do first do an honest assessment of whether farming is really what you want to […]