Slowly springing
The forecast for snow showers next week notwithstanding, spring does seem to be inching its way in on the farm. The greenhouse is brimming with trays of cold-hardy crops: onions, leeks, broccoli, kale, mustards, lettuce, cabbage, kohlrabi and chard are all beginning to poke through. The midday sun […]
It’s All Happening
Lots of sun, a little rain and warm nights. Time to get crackin’ on the farm. The soil has thawed out and dried up nicely so we were able to till the field yesterday. Here’s a shot of the field pre-till. The greenery is rye grass that served as a cover crop over the winter. […]
New life at the farm…
Hello friends. So there’s some new life around the farm this spring – new starts in the greenhouse and me, your new farmer. I have been busy getting acquainted with the farm and preparing for the growing season. I’m looking forward to sharing the farm’s bounty with everyone. To give you an idea of the […]
Park Slope?
we are considering a park slope drop off based on interest. pls spread the word and email us if you would like to join at this location.
meanwhile in NYC
the cold snap after a crazy warm winter has the urban gardeners coming up with some creative solutions. as seen in the east village this morning.
green house ready for seeds
drum tight plastic and all the cracks stuffed with weather stripping. Game on. Anthony, Kristen, Amber, Ben, Mimi, and I had a busy day on saturday pulling all the last details together and then stretching the plastic. we made it up as we went, but we are feeling good about it. This chimney out of […]
Draining wet fields
We have a low area of our field into which water settles and remains just below if not on the surface of the soil. We estimate that we have about 1/3 of an acre that we planted last year that was just too wet and needed some help. The amazing thing about being so near […]
CSA Flyer!
We made a CSA flyer! Please help us pass it along. We added a new pick-up location in Park Slope (Thursdays) and a 2nd pick-up night at our Astor Place location (now Mondays and Thursdays). So amazing seeing all the baby sprouts in our greenhouse already.
2011 Farmer
Position: Farmer Seeking a farmer to operate a 1+ acre mixed vegetable market garden on 41 acre farm property in Wingdale, NY – 80 miles north of NYC and 1 mile from a metro north station. Housing is provided. In 2010 we completed our first year operating a CSA and raising lambs for meat. In […]
