Commemorating the Season
Thursday was a day filled with food, family, and friends. For me, Thanksgiving has always been a celebration of food. During the days leading up to the big feast I search for all the ingredients both in my field, at…
Tag November
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…
Cold Weather
Thanksgiving night the sky was crystal clear, the wind howled and the temperature was near freezing. The wind was so loud and the moonlight so bright that I had to get up and look out the window to make sure…
Waiting on the Popcorn
The popcorn crop is not ready for popping yet, it was all harvested weeks ago but the wait continues. Most years I’m eating bowls of fluffy popcorn by the second week of November. I shouldn’t be surprised as I stare…
Time for Frost
Early last week I left a warm and balmy Sonoma for a week in Austin, Texas to attend the wedding of one of my best friends. When I returned to Sonoma I felt like I had been gone from the…
Arrival of Rain
This week we had a few foggy mornings complete with a light drizzle, November has finally arrived. We have had a very dry fall with no rain in sight. The sunny days with clear skies have been beautiful and very…
Frost is Coming
My days have been spent bringing in the storage crops before the frost hits. That means harvesting the mature winter squashes, popcorn, and dried beans (a new one this year). A light frost can happen any day now, which is…