Looking for Rain and Seeds
We are still hoping for rain, I’m getting real tired of tending to the irrigation and drip tape on the farm. I look forward to the winter every year as it’s a time for reflection, daydreaming, and for not thinking…
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Happy New {Dry} Year
It’s the beginning of the new year and here in Sonoma it is very dry. In December we hardly got an inch of rain, 2013 ended up being one of the driest years on record. So far January’s forecast is…
Short Days
The days are short and the nights are cold. I’m spending a lot of time inside; cleaning the greenhouse, organizing the barn, updating farm spreadsheets, and curled up on the couch reading about other farmers in other fields. I’m ready…
Finding Ways to Stay Calm in the Field
I am extremely busy in the field right now, it is the time of year when pretty much everything can be planted. There doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day or days in the week to get every…