Chile

Chile

This morning is chilly, cool, brisk, or CHILE.  Why Chile?  Chile has become the second most important vegetable seed source to the United States.  The seed companies started migrating to the southern hemisphere more than twenty years ago and now produce over half of...
On the Farm

On the Farm

We are off to the races.  As you read this, our first cabbage for the field is being seeded.  The first go around will be 320,000 plants of Green cabbage, Red cabbage, Brussels sprouts, Cauliflower and Broccoli.  All of our Green and Variety peppers (450,000 plants)...
Time to Sleep

Time to Sleep

November is always a month of being thankful and rejoicing that the growing season has come and gone.  Planning has already begun for next year and multiple pieces of equipment are fixed or being retrofitted for the coming year.  As we all know the years seem to come...
October News from the Field

October News from the Field

Fall is in the air. When you start picking squash and pumpkins you know the weather will be turning cooler soon.  In the field these days we are busy harvesting many fall items along with peppers and all of our specialty peppers.  Fall is my most favorite time of...
September News from the Field

September News from the Field

It is hard to believe summer is coming to a close.  Well for all of you maybe, but we have a lot of work to do before we get going with the fall crops.  This tends to be the most difficult time of the year because we are still handling all of the summer crops plus now...