This year we have noticed much more life on the farm….that means more beneficials and more pests as well. Unfortunately, the pests have won out on the war over the tomatoes. I recently went into the hoop house to do some tomato maintenance (trellising and pinching the suckers), and noticed holes in many of the […]
Ever since we attended the ACRES conference in December, we have focused on building the soil food web (recap post of conference is here) on our plot. Efforts have not gone unnoticed. Here is what we have been doing to date. We only tilled at the beginning of the year to turn our soil over […]
Below are a few tasty items we have made recently with veggies from the farm. Radishes on toast Toast some bread and spread butter or goat cheese on it. Top with sliced d’avignon radishes, chives, salt and pepper. A quick and easy snack! This was suggested to us by one of our customers who happens […]
August has arrived…well, it’s already mid-August actually. With the help of a WWOOF volunteer we turned over 7 beds yesterday (thanks Erika!). I counted the number of beds devoted to beets: 11 beds!! That is an impressive number. The market goers seem to love beets, so is it nice to maintain an ample supply. We […]
We are growing shallots from seed for the first time ever. We started the seeds in soil blocks on a heat mat on2/26. The seeds germinated in our basement before moving to the hoop house and finally being transplanted on 3/30 and 4/7 outside. They were in for a rough start getting in the ground […]
Although it’s been hot and dry, everything on the farm looks rock solid and we are having our best year yet. I’m not sure if it’s all the great WWOOF volunteers, the drip irrigation system, the compost tea brewing, or maybe we are just finally starting to get the hang of farming….I’m not sure, but we […]
It’s summer and the bounty from the garden is upon us. Last night for dinner we picked carrots, beets, zucchini and purple onions for a tasty sauce atop some beet noodles (made by Berry Good Farm) purchased at the farmer’s market. Below is the recipe. Beet, carrot, zucchini sauce over noodles 1 lb. beet noodles […]
Just when you think you have maxed out the growing space in your tiny plot, you get a brilliant idea to establish new vertical space and find a few more inches of untapped potential. That is what has happened over the past couple of weeks at our plot.
Inspired by our vegetarian WWOOF volunteers and by the plethora of gorgeous chard coming in, we made chard wraps tonight for dinner. Here is what we put in them, but I bet you could vary this based on what you like or have on hand. Enjoy! They were delicious! Chard wraps chard leaves – the […]
Things have been cranking away at the tiny plot on Lark Street. We have grown some of the most amazing spinach this spring. Unfortunately, the stretches of heat have caused a bunch of our greens to bolt prematurely. Beet transplants are looking good for opening market day in late June. Bees have been safely placed […]