Tag Kale

Eat Your Greens

It’s the time for greens again.  Beautiful healthy kale, collards, swiss chard, purslane, and more.  Greens grow well in the summer but they thrive in the fall.  Greens love the cool temperatures, their flavor even gets sweeter with a frost.…

Harvesting Tomatoes

After a few weeks of  large tomatoes slowly ripening here and there.  The heirloom tomato plants are finally putting out tons of beautifully large ripe tomatoes. I know tomatoes are considered a summer crop but I always think of them…

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;…

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…

Field Update

I’ve been harvesting lots of radishes even with the weather heating up. But this time of year there are bunches and bunches of greens coming out of the field: tatsoi, kale, collards, and mustard. Leafy greens are packed with nutrients…