we planted an orchard
We are very busy getting the veggie operation off the ground, but orchards take such a long time to establish that we decided it was worth the extra time this year getting it started. We went to Native Landscaping and got 1 Red Bartlett Pear, 1 Dwarf Keiffer Pear, 1 Black Tartarian Cherry (sweet), 1 […]
things that are going well
mostly i’ve been talking about sprouts recently, and mostly about the mistakes we’ve been making. here are some photos of things that are blowing us away with their easy success. speaking of which, would anyone like to buy some scallions? we have a lot of them.
shopping local vs. saving money
This week I called somewhere between 5 and 10 places looking for greensand and colloidal phosphate. Based on recommendations from different helpful clerks I went from calling people who had no idea what I was talking about to people who maybe thought they didn’t sell it because you can make explosives out of it (not […]
CSA ENROLLMENT HAS STARTED
the below letter went out to a few friends and interested parties yesterday. next monday we will open up to more people. “The Farm” CSA 2010 We have started a new farm 80 miles by train from New York City! We have not yet decided on a name, but are sure that during this growing […]
we have a truck
our friend alan made the 8 day journey across reno with his crazy co-pilot steven. the discomo is now happily parked in the barn as with her roof rack she does not fit in the garage – to say nothing of still being soaked in playa dust. hopefully the weather cooperates and we can take […]
Frost Advisories Mean Business
As Amber mentioned, one of the things that were transplanted this weekend were corn sprouts that had shot up in just a week’s time in the greenhouse area. Corn is normally direct-seeded into the ground after all danger of frost, so this was an experiment. Doubly so because the last frost date isn’t until May […]
Mulching, wildflowers, and corn
This weekend has been busy and great! Friday we drove up from the city with Anna (new grower!!!) and Abby, a friend who is going to be extra help at harvest time and who hadn’t been out to see the farm yet. This morning we were joined by our friend Liz as well. We spent […]
