Farms Speeding By My Window
Last week I returned from a cross country train trip. My husband and I hopped on the California Zephyr train in Davis and rode for three days to Chicago. Then switch over to the Capitol Limited train which took a day…
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Cleaning Up For the Season
After a bit of a dry spell, the rains are back. In December this hauls any fieldwork and sends this farmer inside to stay dry. But there is plenty of farm work to do like organizing everything in the barn,…
Time Change
It is hard to get work done at the farm with these shorter autumn days but as a farmer you have to work with the rhythm of the seasons. The summer, with its long days is chanting you on, to…
From Dry to Wet
Thursday I arrived at my field at dawn. Even though dawn comes a little later this time of year 7:15 am to be exact, it still feels really early to be out and about. But Thursday was not a day to sleep…
Family Time and Tomato Sauce
Recently my parents were visiting from Maryland. I love having family visit when the field is in full production, they can see and taste all the different crops that are growing. But of course this is also my busiest time of…
Harvest Days
The mornings are cold and it seems to take a while before the sun finds it way up into the sky. Theres are change in the air, the sun is at an angle, and the days are shorter; autumn is…
Friends in the Field
During the hours and hours that I spend harvesting tomatoes I’ve been noticing that I’m not the only one spending quality time with these jewels of the summer. Various birds enjoy singing a song while perched on a tall tomato…
Field of Beauty
I find myself taking photos nonstop at the farm. I mean I always take at least one photo a day to post on instagram. But right now, I have a hard time pulling myself away from being the resident photographer back…
Family Help
Recently I have had a lot of family visiting. When these visits were planned way back when, I figured we would spend our days sightseeing and occasionally visiting the farm to do some weeding or greenhouse work. But with the farm…
Changing Land
Things have been busy at the farm but not in the normal way of seed starting and greenhouse work that typically dominates February. I have been spending my days looking for land and packing up the farm. Like many first…