Fall Fashion
In true fall style we have loads of pumpkins and sweet potatoes. At our last market we secretly debut a new pumpkin variety, Thai Kang Kob, by including it in our Seasonal Veggie Taco. This one is a show stopper…
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Pumpkins & Sweatshirts
The first of our pumpkins are ready! This week we have a delicious variety called Seminole. These small, cream-colored, bell-shaped fruits are sweeter than a butternut squash. Seminole pumpkin is an heirloom variety that is a staple among the Seminole…
What To Plant Now That It Is Summer
Today, June 21st is the official first day of summer and many folks feel like if they have not started their garden yet, it is too late. But don’t worry you are not too late to start your garden or…
Seeding Season
All of my seeds have arrived! I always purchase seeds from a few awesome seed companies that have a great selection of certified organic seed. Like most years I will be growing some tried and true favorites along with some…
Tomatoes and Pumpkins and Winter Squash, Oh My
With a period of sunny and (mostly) dry weather I was able to get in the field and do a little maintenance work on my tomatoes. I weeded around each of the plants and I used my broadfork to aerate…
Recipes for September
It’s that time of great agricultural abundance, autumn. A time when I normally have loads of pumpkins, winter squash, and I’m still eating my own farm grown tomatoes. But not this year. Since I’m on a sabbatical from farming, I…
I Like Pumpkins Too
As a farmer your main focus tends to be getting your product out of the field and into the hands of your customers. I’ve lost count on how many times I’ve come home from a long day of harvesting and…
Fall Abundance
I have been harvesting bushels and bushels of pumpkins and gourds. At the farmers’ market you will see the tables in my booth overflowing with these classic autumn symbols. But what you won’t see much of is winter squash. I…
Finding the Harvest
I’ve been spending my days hunting for pumpkins. What started as nice little pumpkin plants in neat straight rows has grown to vines with big green leaves stretching far and wide. It’s hard to walk as every space is either…
Fall is Coming
After our recent heat wave it has been nice to have some days with cool breezes and cloudy skies. But I was still caught off guard by last Thursday’s rain, well more like a heavy mist but water from the…