I have talked about our late season carrots for months, and Monday we harvested them. 55 pounds of tasty sweet Napoli carrots, pulled right out of the soil, washed, taste-tested, and delivered to MCHPP. These carrots were an experiment for us, and the idea came from a visit in 2018 to Eliot Coleman's Four Season ... Click to read more.
This will be our last farm report for 2022 except for a few seasonal updates. I say “our” because Carrie Asselin and Cathy McDonald are a big part of this weekly blog, editing, adding photos, fact checking, and adding their own personal experiences at the farm. Thanks to the both of you for making me ... Click to read more.
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.
