Throw on a Jacket, Autumn Is Here!
Fall has arrived and it is officially chilly out there. We went from wearing shorts and sweating out in the field to long pants and needing a jacket in like two days’ time. The field crops are shifting into fall…
Category Field Crops
Aching Hands and Full Fields at Quarter Acre Farm
Harvest will fill the barn; for thatThe hand must ache, the face must sweat.And yet no leaf or grain is filledBy work of ours; the field is tilledAnd left to grace. That we may reap,Great work is done while we’re…
Gleanings, Jungle Rows, and Tomatoes at Quarter Acre Farm
Mid-August on the farm is a beautiful, chaotic, deeply satisfying kind of busy. The field is producing, the wildlife is making itself at home, and we have a community event coming up that we would love for you to be…
From the Field to the Food Bank at Quarter Acre Farm
Wednesday evening at our farm in Greensboro, Maryland, a volunteer crew from the Maryland Food Bank arrived around 6pm, walked out into the cherry tomato rows, and got to work. What happened next is something we are still smiling about.…
Salsa Verde Is Back and the Lacewings Are on the Job
The tomatillo harvest is in full swing, and we are putting it to delicious use this Saturday at the Easton farmers’ market. But first, a little story from the farm about what it actually takes to grow organic vegetables in…
Fresh Tomatillos Are Here and All 2,000 Tomatoes Are In
Something new is landing at our booth this Saturday and we have been looking forward to it all season. After months of tending, transplanting, and watching the field come to life, all 2,000 of our tomato plants are finally in…
Cherry Tomatoes and Heirloom Garlic Are Here at Last
We have been waiting all season for this crop, and this week it is finally here, two of them, actually! Tomato Season Has Officially Begun Look what we found in the field this week: our cherry tomatoes have begun to…
Rain at Last and Peanuts in the Ground at Quarter Acre
We have some good news to share before we even get to the market. After weeks of hot, dry weather, we got two summer storms this week that brought about an inch of rain to the farm. Our crops, and…
Sweet Potato Slips Are Here: Pre-Order Now!
June is here and the farm is absolutely humming. The days are long, everything is growing fast, and we have some exciting new arrivals to tell you about for this Saturday, June 6th at the Easton farmers’ market. Out in…
Garlic Scape Season Is Here: Don’t Miss It at Quarter Acre
First, a huge heartfelt thank you to everyone who braved last Saturday’s rain and wind to come out to the market and stop by our booth. Days like that remind us how much your support truly means. We show up…