Hamp Sweet Hamp
Last week I went back to my alma mater, Hampshire College, to celebrate the college’s 45th anniversary. As soon as I got on campus, I headed straight to the farm center. This farm holds a special place in my heart…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Virtual Visit to Quarter Acre
This being the 5th season of Quarter Acre Farm I realized many of my customers and CSA members had never had the opportunity to visit the farm. So to remedy this I worked with Swoon Films and In Her Image…
Unpredictable Weather
Thursday we had our first CSA pick up of the season. It was great seeing returning members and meeting the new members who have joined this year. The members received a healthy mix of vegetables in their share this week;…
Important Pollinators
I have been getting ready for our CSA season to start. Our first pick up of the season will be Thursday June 27th, this is where members receive the highest quality, just picked vegetables on a weekly basis. Operating a…
Returning to the Farmers’ Market
This week I have been prepping to return to the Friday morning farmers’ market. Getting all my supplies in order like bags, boxes, and display items. Going to our County’s weights and measures office to have our yearly scale check…
The Farm Gets Its Very Own Website
When I started Quarter Acre Farm back in the spring of 2008, it was a rush to get everything ready for that first season. The focus was just about getting seeds in the ground and growing vegetables. I did very…