It feels like our Farm Birthday! But farms are created more than they are birthed, so we keep wondering – do we call this our Farm Creation Day? We guess Farm Anniversary is the most appropriate term, but whatever you call it, on February 15, 2011, our farm business became official. So, today is the… Continue reading It’s Our Farm Anniversary!…plus mkt 2.16.19

Our eldest child thankfully prodded us into watching an episode of Cooked by Michael Pollan last night. She chose the episode called “Water.” We watched this film for the first time a couple of years ago and are enormously grateful for her to put it in front of us again. Michael — let’s call him… Continue reading “I Want to Lure You Into the Kitchen”…plus mkt for 2.9.19

After last week’s thoughts about plastic bags, this week we have our brains on the use/consumption of synthetics throughout agriculture. Plastic bags are made from petroleum, and so are a lot of inputs in farming. The industrial food system, which we readily admit we ourselves need, despite our role as food growers, is heavily dependent… Continue reading More on the Subject of Petroleum Inputs…plus mkt 1.26.2019

Janet here. I have some memories and some goals to share with you today. I was 21 when someone first said to me “I have a rule that I don’t get a beverage unless I have my own container.” This was in response to being offered a drink of tea in a “disposable” cup. It… Continue reading On the Subject of Plastic…plus mkt for 1.19.19

Happy New Year! 2019 has begun with mild weather, and so we have an abundance of greens for you. We’ll be back at the Farmer’s Market @ St. Stephen’s tomorrow. Visit us to load up on this nourishing goodness! Farm Shares are available for our main season which runs May through November. Read details here and please sign up… Continue reading Greens Abound!…plus mkt 1.12.19