Farm Happenings This week we welcomed a third apprentice joining us for the summer months. Lindsey teaches middle school in the northeast and was eager to get a change of scenery and learn more about food production and preservation. We first met her six years ago when she joined us on the farm for a Continue reading
Farm Happenings Introducing our newest fields Rambler and Dog Park (so named because we spotted coyotes trotting through it last winter). These fields are around and beyond our house. After years of work preparing the space, the first food crops have been planted. The near plot has all the fall potatoes and the far plot Continue reading
Farm Happenings It was a relief to have a bit of precipitation this week. It’s a dry spring which translates to more labor watering. We are thankful that we have a good supply of water between the pond and our well. The big push of spring transplanting is finally complete. We planted 9 varieties of Continue reading
Farm Happenings Update to health policies at littleGrasse In line with the recent change via CDC, we are no longer requiring a mask in the wash stand for fully vaccinated individuals. Here are the new guidelines, which are also posted in the washstand area. 1. Every visitor to the farm must upon arrival wash or Continue reading
Farm Happenings For the time being, we are still requiring masks while in the wash stand area of the farm. Thank you for your understanding. Today is our average last frost date for the season. Late May is a flurry of transplanting, including the nightshade family (tomato, pepper, eggplant), all the summer and winter squash Continue reading
Hello Shareholders: Welcome to the start of the weekly farm updates. Every week, we’ll send information organized into three sections: 1. Farm Happenings 2. Tips for Success 3. Crops Available Before we dive in, review the steps to a farm visit below to follow on every visit. Farm Happenings We’ve been orienting new shareholders to Continue reading
Recruit your friends! We will sell out this season, if there’s folks you know who would enjoy the share, please forward this e-newsletter to them. Shares are reserved by filling out the sign-up form here. To review share details, the write up is here. The write-up has a bunch of useful information including a link to Continue reading
Musings Anything is possible with March weather. Since there’s much unpredictability with springtime, our growing philosophy is a mix of “pushing,” some early plantings in case the weather proves favorable, while reserving the majority of sowing until the soil wams a bit more. In a 7-day period we had 66 degrees, 2+ inches of rain Continue reading