Are you swimming in peppers right now? If you’re like me, your garden might be overflowing with these colorful beauties. But don’t worry – I’ve got the perfect exit strategy for you: roasting them! Roasted peppers are incredibly versatile and can be used in everything from sauces to soups, salads, and sandwiches. Plus, they’re so…
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This week started out with tractor field work. I had Glen pull out the “land leveler” machine. He drove this back and forth over two of my big blocks that had been covered with cover crops to even it out. This keeps pockets from forming that will collect pools of water. The ground looks nice…
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Howdy everyone! This week was another crazy week, but good news! The high season madness is starting slow down. I think we’ve hit the apex. It’s a good thing too because my crew is tired. It rained on Friday — praise God! I love it when it rains because it means I get to sleep.…
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Onions are a staple in our CSA Farm Box every week. I know we use them almost every night in our cooking. I used to grow a LOT of them. I mean, a LOT. But in the early years of our farm business, they were incredibly time consuming and expensive to produce. In addition to…
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This week, after Tuesday’s big thunderstorm, I took a stroll through our pawpaw orchard. As I walked, I couldn’t help but notice the ground was covered with fallen fruit. At first, I wondered, “Is it time already? Or was that just from the wind storm?” Sure enough, it’s pawpaw season! What’s a Pawpaw? For those…
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August 31, 2024 Two rain storms surprised us this past week, leading to 5 tenths of an inch of rain! That took the pressure off of running irrigation for a few days, and allowed me to catch up on my sleep. You see, when I run irrigation at night, I have to get up every…
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Ever heard of “pollinator melons?” Neither had I, until I married a farmer. Our parents raise the melons for the CSA fruit share, and my mother-in-law shared with me an interesting science lesson on how seedless watermelons come to be. It’s all thanks to something called a pollinator melon. But let’s back up. Seedless watermelons…
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Hi everyone. What a crazy week. Many of you got an email from Corinna the other day, asking for help with our generator fix. This is the 100 kW generator that powers our 300 foot well. Our generator went down 3 times this week, and when that happens in the middle of a drought, it…
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Getting more vegetables into your daily diet doesn’t have to be boring, and it certainly doesn’t mean you have to give up your favorite foods. Even for those who love veggies, it can sometimes be a challenge to meet the recommended servings or use up the entire CSA box each week. That’s where our recent…
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This week I was spinning a lot of plates. This is normal for this month of the year, and it’s just part of the gig. In addition to the “usual” heavy harvest days for CSA boxes on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I had to fit in time for my crew to harvest 2 big wholesale…
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