Storms serve as an excellent reminder of how much we value electricity, and electric company crews! We were thankful the winds caused no damage to our greenhouses, and we only lost power for 18 hours. Our largest concern was powering the pumps that bring water to our fields. We were about to borrow a generator… Continue reading Markets, July 7th

We’re going to try really hard to not just talk about how hot and dry it is! There is more to tell than that about what’s going on around here, fortunately. Making the best of the well that we currently have (at 2 gpm, it’s producing just a fraction of the water we need), Dan… Continue reading On the farm this week –

It’s officially summer. This past week marked the Summer Solstice – the first day of summer. The day when the earth’s tilt has reached its max and the equator moves its way back toward the sun’s direct path.  And it’s hot. We thought our first tastes of ripe tomatoes last week signaled summer was here, but we… Continue reading First Summer Market Day

Last year we shared a photo here of a piece of equipment that Dan designed and put together to shape our beds. It is smart and handy, but limited in its capacity. This year we were ready to step it up a notch with a beefier and multi-faceted bed shaper. Check this out: If there… Continue reading Ode to a Bed Shaper

Soil is the foundation of our farm. Without healthy soil, we cannot have healthy plants, and therefore healthy us. It’s just not possible. We spend a tremendous amount of energy taking care of the soil so that we will have plants to take care of also! But without water, there are no plants either. We live… Continue reading Water Prayers