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Farm News        Crop Forecast  U-Pick       Recipes       Nuts and Bolts Greetings! So the monarch above got this fast-moving farm crew to stop in its tracks. Erin found the chrysalis on that pepper while picking, and put it on the dash of the farm truck. At 12:30 Ben took it out, and placed it in the crotchContinue reading “Farm Newsletter September 12, 2023”

Farm News        Crop Forecast  U-Pick       Recipes       Nuts and Bolts Greetings! If we put don’t look too closely, will it be summer forever? But looking closely is so much of the joy of life, and such an important part of making this farming thing work. We weren’t really thinking September was that close, but then hadContinue reading “Farm Newsletter August 29, 2023”

Farm Newsletter August 15, 2023 Farm News        Crop Forecast  U-Pick       Recipes       Nuts and Bolts Greetings! What a great time to eat!! We hope you’ve been enjoying the fruits of summer, and are ready for more! Tomatoes and melons steal the show in the kitchen. And even green peppers, the unripe version of the more sweetContinue reading “Farm Newsletter August 15, 2023”

Farm Newsletter August 1, 2023 Farm News        Crop Forecast  U-Pick       Recipes       Nuts and Bolts Greetings! What a relief this cooler weather is! It blew in on Friday night, within ten minutes turning a steamy evening into a cool delight, after a hard, hot week. That worked great — we wanted to get out and applyContinue reading “Farm Newsletter August 1, 2023”

Farm Newsletter July 18, 2023 Farm News        Crop Forecast  U-Pick       Recipes       Nuts and Bolts Greetings! Such a cool July so far around here! So different than the heat down south. And we’ve had rains spread out by a week at least, compared to the deluge and floods in the Northeast. We know how hard thoseContinue reading “Farm Newsletter July 18, 2023”

Farm Newsletter June 27, 2023 Farm News        Crop Forecast  U-Pick       Recipes       Nuts and Bolts Greetings! Wow another sunny June! This week’s cooler temps are a relaxing reprieve from hot sun every day. Thanks to the new irrigation well we’ve had enough water to get everything off to a good start, with less labor than ever.Continue reading “Farm Newsletter June 27, 2023”

Farm News        Crop Forecast  U-Pick       Recipes       Nuts and Bolts Greetings! Welcome to the farm for 2023!!!! We’ll start with the best part : Strawberries for U-pick this week!! See Upick notes below for more details. Is it really mid-June?? There are plenty of signs of June everywhere, strawberries included, but the biggest thing that madeContinue reading “Farm Newsletter June 13, 2023”

Storage Share Pickup is Thursday, November 17 from 10am to 6pm AND Friday, November 18 from 9am to 12noon. Remember to bring bags and/or boxes (unless you ordered pre-bagged) — and guess the weight of the Blue Hubbard Squash! If you have changed your mind and would like to order pre-bag, please email us byContinue reading “November 17, 2022”

Final Share Pickups of 2022 The final Farm Share pickups are October 11 and 13. Join us again next year with a farm share! The link for signing up is in the email you received with this newsletter. Sign up for the Storage Share (pre-set or custom order or both). The dates are Thursday andContinue reading “October 4, 2022”

Greetings! It’s time to sign up for the Storage Share! And for Next Year’s Farm Share! That one really snuck up on us! The last share pickup of 2022 is coming — Oct 11 and 13. That last week is a “double share”, more details to come. Surely fall has caught your eye lately. HereContinue reading “September 20, 2022”

Greetings! September!!! We hope yours is going cool and clear, like all these blue skies! It feels like a long time ago now, but we did get nice, big rain two weekends ago. A third of an inch sprinkle that Friday night, and 2.5 inches Saturday night. Some of it was hard but not forContinue reading “September 6, 2022”

Farm Newsletter August 23, 2022 Farm News        Crop Forecast  U-Pick       Recipes       Nuts and Bolts Greetings! We hope you’ve been enjoying the sunny, mild weather! The blue skies, lushness and the colorful overlap of summer and fall flowers is really hard to beat. Those passing storms last week did just that — they mostly passed usContinue reading “Farm Newsletter August 23, 2022”