When Corinna asked me what we did this week — I had to think. It feels like our week was consumed with long days harvesting. The rainy, wet conditions make this tougher to do. It was muggy and wet and muddy — everywhere. I was often “pre-harvesting” during the dry windows, so we wouldn’t get…
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This week felt like one of those weeks where we could actually see the season shifting. The summer crops are really starting to arrive, our fall planting is wrapping up, and (perhaps the biggest news of all) we officially made our first Farmer’s Bag Toledo delivery! Farmer’s Bag Toledo Is Officially Underway Friday was our…
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Woah. Somehow we’ve already reached the one-third mark of our CSA season. That’s hard for me to believe. The farm is shifting into a different gear, as we start to pivot and move into “mid-summer” crops and say good-bye to some of our spring brassicas and greens. The walk-in coolers are filling faster than we…
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On Thursday morning, we woke up thinking a heavy fog had settled over the farm. As soon as we stepped outside, though, we realized it wasn’t fog at all. It was SMOKE! The air smelled like a campfire. Smoke from the Canadian wildfires had drifted into northern Ohio, and by mid-morning, you could actually feel…
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One of the hardest things about being a vegetable farmer is knowing that while we’re harvesting thousands of pounds of beautiful, fresh food every week, there are families in our own community who struggle to put healthy food on the table, because they can’t afford it. That tension has stayed with us for a long…
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Rain, weeds, sweet corn, and saying goodbye Well, we sure got our rain this week. Our farm measured right around three inches, which is enough to make any farmer stop and pay attention. For a day or two, we had standing water in several places around the farm, but thankfully our fields drained remarkably well.…
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This week has felt like we finally settled into our summer rhythm. Harvest and pack have been running smoothly, and I think a big reason is that we finally have the right number of people in the CSA. We’re not constantly racing the clock like we have in past years. Everyone has enough time to…
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How was your first week’s box?… Our first week of CSA pickup went by without too many hiccups! (What a relief!) The CSA and store packing crews were excited for their first day back. It felt like a reunion here on the farm and at the pickup sites. Can you believe this is our 19th…
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You know that feeling when you’ve got a long list of things that need to get done, the season is officially underway, and Mother Nature decides she’s going to make you work around her schedule instead of yours? That’s pretty much been the story of the past week on the farm. We kicked off the…
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This post is part of my ongoing Gut Healing Journey series, where I’ve been sharing – chapter by chapter – how I went from chronic reflux, bloating, and constant discomfort to finally finding relief through food, mindset shifts, and a lot of trial and error. Along the way, I explored conventional medicine, functional medicine, elimination…
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