This Year is Different
This spring I’ve had people visiting the farm, for many this is their first time walking around my field. As soon as they arrive I feel the need to quickly explain to them, that my field normally doesn’t look like…
Category Summer
The Drought and Quarter Acre Farm
The drought this season has impacted many farms in California, including Quarter Acre. In order to preserve the farm’s well, I will be dry farming for the coming season and only growing crops that require little to no water. Normally…
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…
Chilly Mornings, Warm Days
The mornings have become quite chilly and the evenings are getting dark, sooner than I’d like. But even though fall is in the air I’m still harvesting summer crops, tons of tomatoes, summer squash, basil, and the last of the…
Harvesting Tomatoes
After a few weeks of large tomatoes slowly ripening here and there. The heirloom tomato plants are finally putting out tons of beautifully large ripe tomatoes. I know tomatoes are considered a summer crop but I always think of them…
How is it the End of Summer?
I can’t believe it is the end of August, where has the summer gone? But with the end of summer comes the tasty flavors of fall! The winter squash is looking gorgeous, many different varieties are sizing up and soon…
Celebrate Summer’s Bounty
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…
Quarter Acre FARM Dinner
Join us this Wednesday, August 21st from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at The Epicurean Connection 122 West Napa St, Sonoma for an evening of organic produce, farm talk, and a celebration of this summer’s bounty
Pumpkins with the Popcorn
Our popcorn patch at the farm has been growing great this year. Right now the ear’s are sizing up, hopefully in about a month they will be ready for harvesting. After they are harvested they will need to dry…
Cherry Tomatoes
I am harvesting lots and lots of cherry tomatoes. It sure is summer when I can spend the afternoon harvesting every cherry tomato I can find and then the next day there are tons more ready to be harvest. …