We started to harvest the leeks this month and they are stocked in the shareholder fridge. You might notice the leeks have been cut shorter than in years past. For the first time in our 12 years growing here, there’s widespread infestation of an insect pest that burrows in the upper greens. It’s unfortunate, but Continue reading
Farm Happenings The average last frost date in Canton is September 20th. Until there is a hard freeze, we will have beans, tomatoes, eggplants, hot peppers, basil and a couple other sensitive crops. While the hard frost marks a change, there’s still much to look forward to in October including an incredible crop of carrots Continue reading
Farm Happenings The new Free choice shareholders had orientations this week and are out enjoying the fields already. There’s a few summer shares that have wrapped up for the season. A note on peppers: This hasn’t been the easiest pepper year for us. As summer shares will recall, we lost most of our plants to late Continue reading
Farm Happenings The Free Choice, Fall only share starts this week. If you see any new faces around the farm, give them a warm hello! On Friday it was noticeable when there was finally a break in the heat. We started to dig the potatoes, and there’s fresh ones in the washstand. We had 7 weeks Continue reading
Farm Happenings There’s been lots to harvest these days as I am sure you have seen the bounty in the washstand. We keep on a schedule, restocking the fridge and table items three times a week, and as needed. You’ve seen the abundance in the cabbage, summer squash, onion and cucumber crop. Now we add Continue reading
Farm Happenings Tomato season is here. We harvest all the slicing and roma/paste varieties from a farther field every two days and make them available in the wash stand area. The cherry tomatoes are available as you pick anytime from Irene’s field. If all goes smoothly, we will have them consistently from now until frost. Continue reading
“You can never have too many onions,” is a favorite saying of Bob’s when we’re deep in winter planning for the coming growing season. That’s good to hear because we had our best harvest ever this year! The crop is a staple ingredient in kitchens around the globe, so it ties into an amazing range Continue reading
Farm Happenings It’s great to have the garlic harvest complete, thanks to all the shareholders who joined us in making the process smooth and fun. We pruned the jungle of cherry tomatoes this week, and when the warmth returns in the coming weeks, the cherry and slicing tomatoes will begin to ripen. One night last Continue reading