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Chilly Mornings, Warm Days

The mornings have become quite chilly and the evenings are getting dark, sooner than I’d like.  But even though fall is in the air I’m still harvesting summer crops, tons of tomatoes, summer squash, basil, and the last of the…

How is it the End of Summer?

I can’t believe it is the end of August, where has the summer gone? But with the end of summer comes the tasty flavors of fall! The winter squash is looking gorgeous, many different varieties are sizing up and soon…

Pumpkins with the Popcorn

Our popcorn patch at the farm has been growing great this year.  Right now the  ear’s are sizing up, hopefully in about a month they will be ready for harvesting.   After they are harvested they will need to dry…

The Popcorn is Taller than Me

This week I harvested the first of the cherry tomatoes, there was not a lot, only enough for my CSA members, but the flood of tomatoes will soon start at Quarter Acre. The popcorn stalks are over 6 feet tall…

Heat Wave

With the heat wave we have had this past week, I have not been doing much on the farm.  In weather like this it is all about working smart or smartly working, however that saying goes.  I’m getting up super…

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…