Welcoming July
It is hard to believe that it is just the first week of July as our June weather was so hot, humid, and lacking in the rainfall department that this past month felt like peak summer instead of just the…
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Lots and lots of Seedlings
This past Friday at the farmers market I had tons of tomatoes and bunches of basil, seedlings of course. I also had dill, string beans, celery, summer squash, and tomatillos. The summer crop seedlings are booming and ready to get…
Seedlings
The greenhouse is jammed packed with seedlings. The tables and floors are brimming with spring and summer crops. Last Friday at the Sonoma farmers’ market, seedlings perfect for spring gardens were looking for their forever homes. Customers walked away with arms…
Lots of Harvesting
The summer crops are just beginning to be harvested. With last week’s arrival of cucumbers and blackberries, I went out to survey the tomato patch. As I walked all of the 800 row feet I found a few ripe cherry…
Heat Wave
With the heat wave we have had this past week, I have not been doing much on the farm. In weather like this it is all about working smart or smartly working, however that saying goes. I’m getting up super…