Time Change
It is hard to get work done at the farm with these shorter autumn days but as a farmer you have to work with the rhythm of the seasons. The summer, with its long days is chanting you on, to…
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From Dry to Wet
Thursday I arrived at my field at dawn. Even though dawn comes a little later this time of year 7:15 am to be exact, it still feels really early to be out and about. But Thursday was not a day to sleep…
Harvest Days
The mornings are cold and it seems to take a while before the sun finds it way up into the sky. Theres are change in the air, the sun is at an angle, and the days are shorter; autumn is…
Weightlifting Pumpkins
I have been harvesting pumpkins and gourds since mid-September, but I’m pretty sure that last week was my biggest harvest yet, not in number of pumpkins but in weight. Most of the pumpkins weighed around twenty pounds each. I felt…
Autumn Days
The morning light starts a little later and the evening sunset shows up earlier everyday. The air is crisp and clear, autumn is here. The crops all know that summer is over. The tomato plants are still producing but the…
Prepping Soil
A major element in growing vegetables sustainably is soil health. We do many things to maintain and improve our soil, such as rotating crops and planting cover crop. To get a detailed picture of what our soil needs, we do…