Planning Out the Season
This time of year is all about crop planning. I start by determining how many pounds per week I would like to harvest of each crop. From there I can determine exactly how many seeds I will need for each…
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Tax Season
With the weather forecast calling for an atmospheric river event over the next couple of days. I decide it was as good, of a time as any to work on my taxes. I do my best throughout the year to…
Starting the Crop Plan
This week I started working on my crop plan for the 2016 season. This begins by looking at what I grew last year, what sold well last year, and what new things I think I might want to add to…
Calculating Seeds
During January most of my time is spent on the computer, making the 2015 farm plan. It starts with reviewing last year’s sales and field notes to see what did well, what had poor production, and new ideas. Based on…
Rain and Taxes
It is raining again and I couldn’t be happier, this is what a Northern California winter is supposed to be about. Grey and cloudy, raining when you wake up and then falling asleep to raindrops tapping on your roof. This…