The Worm’s Voice is the weekly newsletter that is available to our CSA customers when they come to pick up their shares. The content from the newsletter will be posted Read More …
Here We Come!
Wow, what a day! We spent all morning in the pouring rain harvesting for the first CSA pick up. We froze our fingers in the Collards, found a bird’s egg Read More …
Goodbye Barbara!
Today was an emotional day here on the farm. We said farewell to Barbara Hittle, who retired today after more than 44 years of working with adults with developmental disabilities. Read More …
CSA Muffin Luck this Saturday!
The start of the CSA season is right around the corner, and here on the farm we’re getting revved up for this Saturday’s season kick-off event, the Muffin Luck. Muffin Read More …
Bluebird Babies!
This spring has been an amazing time for bird watching. We’ve had tons of sightings on the farm of a variety of different birds. The 10 or so bluebird boxes Read More …
Invading Invasives
You’ve probably heard about invasive, non-native species in the news. Sometimes they’re animals–like the Zebra Mussels that take over freshwater shellfish habitat from native species, and the introduced species of Read More …
Water Water Everywhere
It’s raining! And we’re stuck inside, so it seemed like a good time to write a post about water, irrigation to be precise. Spring is the time for setting up Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …