Constant rain, gray skies, muddy fields and stuck wagons – just some of the reasons we decided to give the farmers a break from giving us an update this week.  Please know they are working hard on harvesting the remaining crops and ending the 2018 season strong.  The picture above is not from this year, […]

Today we are picking peppers, and it will most likely be one of the last days of doing so because the impending cold weather is sure to put a stop to growth. Even though it doesn’t seem that we have been picking peppers for very long it has been quite the harvest this year. The […]

It seems the rain is giving us only a few brief breaks, and that is making it rather difficult to get the remainder of our crops out. I can’t stress enough the importance of having dry conditions when we harvest pumpkins. The pumpkins grow on a vine and in turn the fruit (the pumpkin itself) […]

We sure had some rain and wind yesterday and into this morning! Despite being thoroughly pummeled and soaked, we continued to push on and harvest what we needed to fill our orders. We finished up with sweet corn yesterday, and that opens up a gap in our daily routines that allows us to focus on […]

I want to take a moment and remember those we lost on 9-11, 17 years ago already. We cannot forget the sacrifices of all the brave men and women who that day and to this day continue to keep us safe and free. As we prepare for this week’s CSA shares, I look back over […]

With the end of the State Fair and the beginning of a new school year, I think we can truly say fall has arrived. Time to think about the soups, stews and casseroles we haven’t had for awhile. We’ll be including more of those types of recipes as we start seeing more root vegetables and […]

With things moving at such a brisk pace around the Farm, we won’t be hearing from Cole this week.  We have shared this prayer for the last four years, but feel it is worth repeating, for new friends. Let Us Give Thanks for a Bounty of People by Reverend Max Coots For children who are […]

Cooler weather has returned and it’s helping to boost morale and keep us chugging along. This morning we are picking our latest cucumber field for the first time. It is safe to say that the yields of nice, straight slicing cucumbers are pretty dang good this morning. The first picking of cucumbers is generally a decent […]

What a week so far! Hot and humid, yet again, but we are keeping up! I spent some time early this afternoon starting irrigators. The peppers, in particular, need the attention. Consistent moisture after picking is essential to push the plants to produce more as we start coming into the latter part of the season. […]