Waiting on the Popcorn
The popcorn crop is not ready for popping yet, it was all harvested weeks ago but the wait continues. Most years I’m eating bowls of fluffy popcorn by the second week of November. I shouldn’t be surprised as I stare…
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The Spirit of Autumn
I spent the week picking pumpkins, cornstalks, and gourds for both the farmers market and my house. My jack-o-lantern is carved and hanging out on my porch awaiting Halloween visitors. One of the many things I love about autumn is…
Back to the Market
Today I returned to the farmers’ market. It was a lovely sunny day with new and old customers coming to my booth to check out my organic bounty. I had freshly dug green garlic by the bunch. This is one…
Thanksgiving Brew
This Thanksgiving our house was filled with friends and family. Like many others we spent the day preparing food to load our table with a bountiful feast. The dishes include vegetables I grew at Quarter Acre Farm like the mashed…
Pumpkins, Winter Squash, and Gourds Oh My
The weather finally feels like autumn and the pumpkins are out in full force. My farmers’ market booth has transitioned from boxes of heirloom tomatoes and tons of pints of cherry tomatoes to piles and piles of pumpkins, winter squash,…
Feelings of Fall
The mornings are chilly, the sun sets sooner, and the vineyards are changing color; it is fall. With fall comes the harvest of fall crops: pumpkins, winter squash, and gourds. But even with these feelings of fall, tomatoes have not…
Harvest For Now and Later
During this time of year the main task on the farm is harvesting. The tomatoes are ripening so fast that almost everyday some row of plants need to be harvested. Just week, I harvested over 70 pounds of cherry tomatoes. I’m…
Tomatoes Tomatoes Tomatoes
The field is full of ripe tomatoes! I’ve been harvesting the plants a couple of times a week to keep up with all bounty. At Quarter Acre we grow 10 different varieties of beautifully delicious tomatoes. Right now we are…
Eat Your Greens
It’s the time for greens again. Beautiful healthy kale, collards, swiss chard, purslane, and more. Greens grow well in the summer but they thrive in the fall. Greens love the cool temperatures, their flavor even gets sweeter with a frost.…
Tomatoes
I got tomatoes coming out of my ears and I’m fine with it. We wait all spring for the plants to bloom and all summer for the fruit to ripen. As the summer is finishing and fall is starting, bam…