This week I have been prepping to return to the Friday morning farmers’ market. Getting all my supplies in order like bags, boxes, and display items. Going to our County’s weights and measures office to have our yearly scale check…
I’ve been harvesting lots of radishes even with the weather heating up. But this time of year there are bunches and bunches of greens coming out of the field: tatsoi, kale, collards, and mustard. Leafy greens are packed with nutrients…
I am extremely busy in the field right now, it is the time of year when pretty much everything can be planted. There doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day or days in the week to get every…
Quarter Acre Farm has hit the airwaves on KSVY Sun FM 91.3 in Sonoma, every Friday from 2:00 to 3:00pm (PST). May 3rd was our first show with Shannon Lee of Two Moon Family Farm and Alissa Pearce garden coordinator…
A major element in growing vegetables sustainably is soil health. We do many things to maintain and improve our soil, such as rotating crops and planting cover crop. To get a detailed picture of what our soil needs, we do…
When I started Quarter Acre Farm back in the spring of 2008, it was a rush to get everything ready for that first season. The focus was just about getting seeds in the ground and growing vegetables. I did very…