Here Come the Tomatoes
Today is another beautiful and HOT day! Yesterday it was well into the 90’s and today is pushing 90 as well. We got a lot done this morning though: we planted tomatoes, watered the pick your own flowers, and hooped and covered the tomatoes with fabric. Hopefully the fabric will serve to scare off any […]
It’s a-buzz around here
Today, as I zipped by the beehives on the golf cart I noticed that the bees were very active–in fact, the most activity I’ve seen yet this year. And like the bees, we here (the people) are very busy. The rain put a little hitch in our stride the past couple of days, but we […]
Tending To Tomorrow’s Tinctures (and Appetizers!)
Today we took a big step towards summer’s tomato and garlic salads–by weeding the garlic and planting tomatoes. Last season we had saved seeds from some of our heirloom tomato varieties, and today we planted eleven flats of tomatoes, using a good bit of those Red Wiggler seeds. The great thing about keeping seeds from […]
The Potatoes Have Left the Building
On Thursday we successfully planted our 250 pounds of potatoes! The wind died down and we were able to get them all into the ground. We ended up planting three rows under the landscape fabric and about five rows in regular hills.Come July we’re looking forward to harvesting several different varieties: German Butterballs, Red Norlands, […]
Seeking Summer Interns
In the interest of sharing what we know and hopefully attracting more wonderful people to the farm, we are launching a Summer Farm Internship with two openings. The position description follows, and if you know anyone who might be interested, please pass this along or direct them to the idealist.org website, where the listing is […]
Call for Potato Recipes
When I’m planting seeds in the spring I like to think about how delicious those plants will be to eat in the summer. In honor of the potatoes that we’re planting tomorrow, I’m looking for some inspiration for some scrumptious potato dishes to put in our CSA newsletter come harvest time. If you have any […]
Potatoes in the Snow
Today our big goal was to plant the 250 pounds of potatoes that we have in the barn. The weather turned out to have other plans for us, but we did manage to take a step in the right direction. This morning we used the tractor to create some small hills, and used some serious […]
Who Says It’s Too Cold?
Today was another chilly day on the farm, so we mostly focused on greenhouse work, planting our first round of tomatoes for starts later in the season. Last week though was a big week out in the fields. Despite the cold weather we planted 75 lbs of onions and 10 lbs of snap peas–quite the […]
Plugging In the Fields
Dear Farm Friends, You may have noticed Red Wiggler’s blog undergoing a few unusual transformations in the past week or so. Here on the farm, we’re trying to become a little more tech-brilliant and make our blog more beautiful, more exciting, and easier to use. We must admit, though we’re pretty darn good at hooking […]