Growing Micro Greens
We’ve started experimenting with a new form of lettuce greens called “micro-greens” this winter with great success. Micro-greens are “early” versions of greens or herbs that are less than 14 days old. Small in size, “micros” are exceptionally tender and intensely flavored. They are not sprouts. They are grown from plant seeds such as arugula, [...]
Seeding Flats in the Greenhouse
Seeding vegetables is done one of two ways. Some vegetables (with shorter growing times) are directly seeded into the ground in May using a Earthway seeder (that you push by hand). This method is called “direct seeding.” For those vegetables (like tomatoes, onions, or broccoli) that require a longer period to reach maturity, they must [...]
High Tunnel Goes from Weeds to Carrots
This weekend, Farmer Kurt, Jed, and Mr. Mike opened up the high tunnel — to find lots of weeds taking over! For those of you getting caught up to speed on our farm, we earned this high tunnel as part of an EQIP grant from the government last year. We finally got the sliding doors [...]
Corinna Visits Maple Tree Farm
Today, Corinna took Jed and Josiah to Jon Keller’s maple tree farm in Elmore to see his maple syrup operation. Jon is our maple syrup provider for our CSA. March is typically maple syrup season, when the tree sap flows –the time of year characterized by cold nights and warm days. These temperatures trigger the movement of the [...]
Maple Syrup For Sale
Just added! A maple syrup “share” for this season. We’ve contracted with our local syrup producer in Elmore, Jon Keller, to bring you pints and quarts of his delicious maple syrup — tapped from his very own trees this spring. This syrup is ungraded, but it’s very dark and sweet — great for eating over [...]
Monsanto Wins Dismissal of Organic Growers’ Gene-Patent Suit
Below you’ll find an article detailing news on a lawsuit between Monsanto (the world’s largest seed company) and organic farmers. Farmer Kurt has been watching this lawsuit with great interest, as it may have bearings on the future of our farm. Unfortunately, the news is not good for organic farmers. To catch you up to [...]
What Color Are Your Egg Yolks?
If you’ve ever had the opportunity to buy a dozen farm-fresh eggs, you may have noticed that the color of the yolk is significantly darker than in its supermarket counterpart. We thought we’d share with you why that is. The deeper yellow color is actually a reflection of the hen’s diet on a farm. When a [...]
What Do All Those Egg Labels Mean?
For the 2012 season we are offering 65 egg shares. With all the different labels out there on egg cartons — cage-free, organic, free-range — you may be asking: “What’s the difference?” This summary should help make sense of all the confusing egg labels, and help you decide if you want to order your eggs from [...]
Oreo Back from the Dead
Oreo the cat has returned after a 6 week 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 [...]
