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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
It is important to take time to relax with family and friends to celebrate summer’s bounty. What better way than over a delicious meal filled with ingredients from your farm or garden. This past Wednesday I was honored to have…