You Can’t Win Them All
Every season on the farm there are things that are frustrating and other things that seem effortless. This season I am so frustrated with the winter squash and pumpkin plants or lack there of. Last year’s all I did was…
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Spring Rush
Spring rush is here, everything needs to be done at the farm and it all should have been done, like last week. April is easily one of the busiest months on the farm. You spend lots of time in the…
Organic Week in DC
This past Thursday night I flew back from a jam-packed week in Washington DC. CCOF sent me to attend the Organic Trade Association’s policy week. The Organic Trade Association is a membership-based business association for the organic industry, their mission is to…
Spring Gardening Classes
I am very are excited to announce my 2015 spring gardening classes. All the classes will be taking place at The Stone House, the office of HWY 12 Properties, at 147 East Spain St. in Sonoma. Reservations are required as space is…
The Holidays Bring Exciting News
As you enjoy this holiday season and look forward to the new year, I want to tell you some exciting news about Quarter Acre Farm. I am planning to expand my farm’s production of organic popcorn, heirloom tomatoes, dried beans,…
Rural Chicks
This past Thursday after a day spent at the farm harvesting and mowing, I changed out of my dusty dirty farm clothes put on my going out clothes and headed out for the night. I meet up with a group…
This Year, Last Year, Next Year
Last week, during a late season heat wave I had to keep reminding myself what month it was. It was so hot outside that if I wasn’t selling pumpkins at the farmers market, I would have thought it was July.…
Living Life
The growing season is starting to slow down. The tomatoes are taking longer to ripen. The pumpkin vines are dying off and the dried bean rows are empty. There is still work to be done in the field but it…
The Season’s Last Market
It is hard to believe but this week we had both our last CSA pick up and farmers’ market of the 2013 season. Once again its seems the year has just flown by. The season started with radishes, found its…
Late Fall Field Prep
This week I began to remove the irrigation from the field. That involves a lot of pulling and dragging of drip-tape which then has to be rolled up and stored away. This is not my favorite job but it must…