Yes, we are officially over 16,000 pounds (that’s 8 tons!) and still harvesting. We were able to harvest napa cabbage on Wednesday this week, and on Thursday, more spinach was picked by the Waldorf 4th graders so they could stay out of the early morning chill. Our week really started on Tuesday morning ... Click to read more.
It was cool and rainy outside on Monday, but warm and dry in the spinach tunnel. It took 5 of us about an hour to pick five cases of fresh spinach. These were large boxes full to the brim and weighing in at a total of 16.23 pounds. That’s 259 spinach salads at 1oz each. ... Click to read more.
No, not that white stuff, this white stuff. The milkweed pods were bursting open Friday sending their airborne seeds all over the farm. It looked a little bit like that other white piece of nature, but the 60 degree temperatures would not allow even the thought of a snowflake. One of the requirements of being ... Click to read more.
Those of us who are of a certain age might remember the days of keeping your car on the road with wire hangers and/or duct tape. Having this experience with several VW square backs when I was in my twenties, I was surprised to learn none of our gleaning crew on Monday knew what I ... Click to read more.
If a picture is worth a thousand words. I think Carrie’s beautiful Monday morning shot of this sunflower says it all. Poor Genevieve! She told me she could not feel her fingertips on Monday. The team still sent out almost 200 pounds of 14 different varieties of vegetables and herbs. Thanks, everyone, ... Click to read more.
I have mentioned before that Fridays can be a bit crazy, with lots of different activities all going on at once, and this Friday was no exception. Top priority was the gleaning. We had a light frost, so it is now important to harvest anything that would be damaged by the next one. All the ... Click to read more.
It seems like Fall might be our busiest season. As the days shorten and the temperatures begin to drop, we keep referring to our harvest calendar. When can we harvest these squash? Do we have the time or space for two hundred more lettuce seedlings? Can we flip another plot from harvest to cover crop ... Click to read more.
There were several baseball size zucchini bats and lots of softball size globe top turnips to contend with on the Wednesday glean. These just happen to be located in what we call Left Field…are you getting the joke? Deirdra and Olivia let me set them up to make the point. Batter up! The ... Click to read more.
I have been adding photos of the beautiful flower bouquets made by our volunteers to my weekly report for most of the summer. I would like to give a shout-out to Morning Glory Natural Foods store in downtown Brunswick–the destination of these flowers and a Partner with us in feeding our community! In 2019, Morning ... Click to read more.
I can’t believe that I am already writing about dismantling some of our tomato plants. These plants are tired and have stopped producing, so out they go to make room for one final lettuce planting. (Wasn’t I just writing about harvesting so much lettuce?) We had interplanted leeks with the rows of tomatoes, so now ... Click to read more.
