August Tenth This week on the farm we finished up our onion and garlic harvest which are always two large harvests that take a lot of time and labor. It feels very good to have the onions all tucked away into the greenhouse curing and laid out to dry safe from the heavy rains, drizzle […]
August Third I want to take a minute to celebrate you! The home cook! I want to celebrate your daily practice of preparing nourishing food for your families using fresh, local, organic vegetables. Your decision to source your vegetables from an organic vegetable CSA farm is applaudable and has far-reaching effects that go beyond your […]
July Twenty-Seventh I felt a slight shift on the farm this week when I heard the cicadas sing for the first time. Their whining, buzzing sound that only comes on the hottest of summer days to begin with. I am also noticing more monarch butterflies and flys! The cool nights and the shadowy evenings reminded […]
July Twentieth High Summer on the farm feels hot and muggy. We received a perfect rain last Friday with exactly one inch that fell in the morning. We were planning on getting some weeding done that morning, but were happy to find a little inside work to stay out of the lightning and thunder and […]
July Thirteenth In these full summer days of endless to-do lists with the demands of the farm getting heavier and stronger, our bodies begin to feel like they’re moving with less briskness and pep. All the stored energy from a winter’s rest feel like it was used up already somehow. The broccoli, zucchini and now […]
July Sixth CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. One of the foundational concepts of CSA farming is how farmers and community members share the risks and the bounty of farming with the community. We share the bounty when the harvest is plentiful and the crops are abundant. We also share the hardships when there is […]
June Twenty-Nineth This week I feel especially appreciative for our farm helpers. We have had a difficult time finding helpers to help on the farm this year. But this week we had an expanded crew of people from the community show up to help get the work done in tandem which relieved pressure on your […]
Week 4 June Twenty-Second This week on the farm has been hot! A breezy hot so far. A humid hot. A hot that makes it feel like Summer. As Summer is officially here now, she is making her presence known with the 90 degree temps! As long as there is a breeze, we can usually […]
June Thirteenth I’m reading a book, or listening to a book while I work, right now by Robin Wall Kimmerer called Braiding Sweetgrass that seems to have come into my life at an appropriate time. Robin is a Native American woman who is a biologist, writer, teacher and mother. There are many profound lessons in […]
June Eighth The second week of CSA harvest and field work is going smoothly. We received about 1 inch of rain over the course of the weekend which was a blessing on the newly transplanted sweet corn, peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants. The farm activities are heavy on transplanting this time of year. Our goal is […]
June 1, 2022 Welcome friends, community, family! We’re SO excited to be kicking off a new season of fresh, local, and organic vegetables on the Small Family Farm! We’re excited for the produce, the people and life on our farm, and the fulfillment of the promise of Spring that always comes even if we begin […]
October Thirteenth Week 20 marks the final week of Summer Share deliveries for Full and Even Week CSA members. We have enjoyed a very bountiful season where we have been able to pack the CSA boxes each week to the top with colorful, flavorful and nutritious vegetables! Each season brings it’s own hardships with the […]
October Sixth This last week we harvested all of our sweet potatoes for the season. Sweet potatoes are a very interesting crop that is planted with a little ‘slip” which is a small piece of root attached to skimpy little stem with a whithered little leaf that arrives in bundles by mail in the Spring. […]
September Twenty-Nineth I’m a bit old fashioned in some ways. Perhaps I’m simply my mother’s daughter. But I’m a firm believer in the power of “pleases” and “thank you’s”. I’m trying my darndest to raise our children to recite these words even if they don’t embody a complete understanding of their importance at their young […]
September Twenty-Second This week the farm shifts from feeling like summer to looking and feeling very much like Fall. The maple tree that sits high atop our farm that feels ancient and wise is filled with leaves turning yellow and orange. The north wind blows through her branches making a rustling sound that make the […]
September Fifteenth On the sixteenth CSA delivery week out of 20 summer share deliveries, the farm is looking like it has had a season. The crew is in miraculously good spirits while your farmers are looking a little tired and worn. While tired, we also feel excited and energized knowing that we are in the […]
September Eighth I do believe that I have the best job in the world. The best job for me, for sure. It’s a hard job and the hours are long and the labor is heavy. The stress is real and the constant variable of mother nature in our partnership can turn even the best farmers […]
September First A gentle breeze blew and a glittering of leaves fell from the walnut trees in the yard. I suddenly realized that Fall was approaching. The wolly bear caterpillars are crawling around looking for a place to slumber and the yellow jackets are ubiquitous around the farm. Monarch butterflies flutter around and the apple […]
August Twenty-Fifth In August, I feel tired. If August was a person, it would be a wild-eyed, red haired voluptuous woman, the kind of person that excites you and dances the night away with you and leaves you feeling strewn out on the floor. While there are no festivities and late summer evening fires burning […]
August Eighteenth I had a CSA member ask me at the farm dinner last Saturday night where the first place my eyes go in the morning when I first step out the door. I prompted this question by offering that I’m always looking for newsletter content ideas and I’m interested in knowing what YOU all […]