Crop Progression

Crop Progression

Sure has been a steamy one these past couple of weeks.  With the heat it brings on the maturity of crops at a pretty good pace.  As of today I was seeing bell peppers about the size of golf balls.  Cucumbers will start to be harvested in the next couple of days. ...
Wow!

Wow!

What a month April was!  It was the latest ever for getting in the field in my entire life, dad’s life and grandpa’s life.  We planted our first sweet corn on Sunday the 29th and started planting cabbage on Monday, April 30th with our transplants out of the...
Spring is Here… Almost

Spring is Here… Almost

You would never know it by the weather outside, but follow the calendar.  We have many transplants already up and growing in the greenhouse and will be ready for the fields starting by the end of April.  Normally an early Easter leads to an early spring, but as I...
The Adventure Begins

The Adventure Begins

These past two months have been quite an adventure.  One of the main goals around the farm is to be as sustainable as possible.  With that being said, every three years we have to go through and take a pesticide safety test which answers a bunch of questions on how...
Wake UP!

Wake UP!

The winter naps have come and gone and the time to fire up the greenhouses is here.  We plan to be in full swing starting February 12th with the planting crew returning and the heaters going.  The first thing we will seed is tomatoes for our greenhouse production,...