Oreo Back from the Dead
Oreo the cat has returned after a 6 wee hiatus. If only we could follow her and see her adventures! Maybe she has another owner?
Building A Propagation Table
Our greenhouse is finally finished. In the past, we’ve had to drive all the way to Curtice to our parent’s farm to use their greenhouse to start our seedlings. (Thank You Mom and Dad!) It took a lot of time to commute, and we sometimes didn’t get things done on time. At long last, we [...]
Seed Catalogs — A Farmer’s Love Affair
The arrival of seed catalogs in early winter is always an eagerly anticipated time in the Bench household. One of Kurt’s favorite things to do in his free time is stroll through their brightly-colored pages. What exactly is a seed catalog? Corinna had the same question when she first married into a farm family. Seed [...]
Farmer Kurt’s Diary
Howdy Folks, Farmer Kurt here, hope you all are enjoying the very mild winter thus far. Well we finally completed the propagation greenhouse. I purchased this greenhouse from Mr. Reider in 2008. It sat in the barn for two years until the time was right to begin the construction process. Our good friend and “Project [...]
We Bought the Farm!
It’s official! We are now the owners of Shared Legacy Farms — 20 acres, the house, and out-buildings. We bought the property on January 19. We are thrilled (and a little scared!). Now begin the property improvements in earnest, beginning with our bathroom renovation….
Shares Still Available
People are calling and asking if we still have openings in our CSA. The answer is yes. We still have a LOT of vegetable shares left (over 50). And about 30 fruit shares. Egg shares — we have about 20 dozen left. We’ll place a countdown box in our site to count down the available [...]
New CSA Workplace Site in the Works
This past December at St. Luke’s Hospital, Corinna had the opportunity to speak to a collection of wellness coordinators for various companies around Toledo about CSAs — specifically how a “workplace CSA” might work for their company. A workplace CSA is CSA that markets a particular business/workplace and its employees, and offers a pick-up site [...]
Changes for Next Year
We encourage you to get your registration in for next season if you have not already done so. We anticipate meeting our 100 full-share goal earlier than usual due to the addition of another workplace CSA. This coming year, we have a few changes which we hope will make pick-up even easier. 1. Half shares will [...]
Farmer Kurt Writes…
Howdy Everyone, Well I am finally getting to a point where I have my witts about me again (almost). Work at ADM has finally slowed down. The fall harvest of corn and soybeans began at the end of the CSA season. So I made my yearly leap from one busy season to another. (Each year [...]
Merry Christmas from the Farm
Farmer Kurt and Corinna (along with Jed and Josiah) would like to wish everyone God’s peace and joy on this Christmas morning. We are so blessed by the many family and friends, life experiences, challenges, and material blessings He has sent our way. We thank you for your part in shaping who we are and [...]
