Enjoying the Seasons
The tomatoes are still the star of the farm, requiring my full attention most every day. But across the field a successor is lurking in the weeds. The pumpkins are growing well, the vines are curling up the tall weed…
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Being Present
What can I say, I’ve just be picking tomatoes since we last spoke. It’s true my days are measured by how many flats of this tomato variety or that tomato variety I have harvested. I shuffle through the tomato rows…
Me and Tomatoes
Have I mention how much I like tomatoes, well I guess love is a better word. As a farmer I truly believe you must enjoy what you grow both in the field and in the kitchen. I feel a connection…
Swimming in Tomatoes
Right now my days are filled with harvesting tomatoes. Every visit to the field requires a harvest of two flats of cherry tomatoes, if not 10. The cherry tomatoes have not been irrigated in over 8 weeks, but you wouldn’t…
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…
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…