August 18, 2010: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: melon, beans, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, zucchini, cucumber and beets with tops. I’ve become more observant of the weather since joining the CSA.  Too much or too little rain may be an inconvenience to commuters, but it can be a game changer for farmers. [...]

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November 4, 2009: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: apples, celery, cauliflower, head lettuce, purple broccoli, white turnips with tops and a jug of cider. Farmer Pam speaks enthusiastically about the turnips: White turnips are nice and sweet. They may be eaten raw, grated into salad, or baked or boiled and then mashed – [...]

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Last Thursday night –late- a car full of people drove thru the farm of one of our workers – they threw out – 7 young dogs. The dogs were frantic, running around, chasing the livestock – raising a ruckus. The dogs are all about 1 year old, in good health and really cute. We are [...]

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Pam writes, “Now it is too hot – now we are hooking up the overhead irrigation to have ‘evaporative’ cooling for all the leafy greens – they are calling for mid to high 80’s this week – I sure don’t want it ‘messin’ wid ‘ my lettuce crop – good for the tomatoes though.” Not [...]

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Here is a little idea of our work day – which is 7 days a week – I get up at 4a (earlier on some days) – 4-5a is my quiet time- I have a cup of tea , review the weather reports, go outside to confirm the weather report, then revise the plan of [...]

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Work at the farm continues – 10-12 hours a day – it has been a great spring – this heavy rain & wind tho is a challenge – the fields are so muddy it about sucks the boots right off your feet. We have been putting down cypress boards between the rows so we can [...]

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