Category Spring

Sunlight and Warm Temps

Things are starting to pick up at the farm.  The cover crop is getting pretty tall and some is even beginning to flower. The garlic is sizing up and I will start harvesting green garlic next week.  With more daylight…

Sometimes You Get Behind

Thursday I finally planted dried beans, winter squash, and pumpkin seeds in the field. When I had made my crop schedule, back in January I had planned to plant these seeds at the beginning of May.  So they got in the…

Getting the Taters in the Ground

This week I planted 80 pounds of potatoes, which is a lot less than I normally plant.  This year because of the drought I’m doing things a little differently. I’m dry farming the potatoes, the only water they are receiving…

Land Access

This past weekend I was down in Berkeley at Our Land, a symposium on farmland access in the 21st century. The audience was full of young farmers, experienced agrarians, agricultural nonprofits, food policy, and social justice workers.  It was a…

Bird in the House

Last week after a morning of starting watermelon and squash in the greenhouse I returned in the afternoon to find the soil tossed aside and each of the seeds cracked opened with only the shell left behind.  At first glance…

Back at the Market

Today I returned to the Sonoma Valley Farmers’ Market for the season. This spring marks the 5th year I have been selling at this farmers’ market.   Attending the first market of season is like a celebration.   Customers and vendors,…

Seedlings and Storm Clouds

I have been spending lots of time in the greenhouse.   Potting up seedlings getting them ready to leave the warmth of the greenhouse, for the loving hands of the home gardener.   Next week I’ll have tomatoes, kale, and…