Posts from June, 2008

A Perfect Moment

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
I’ve always said that I would be perfectly happy to be a farmer who grew nothing but cover crops. They really appeal to my Midwestern, soil conservation roots: large swaths of lush green plants waving in the breeze, holding the soil in place against wind and rain erosion, mellowing that soil with their plunging, penetrating … Continue reading »

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Share Pickup Details for 2008

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
We’re poised to start our 2008 CSA season on Tuesday, July 1st. Waterville PickupFor those of you picking up your shares in Waterville: I hereby promise to have the shares to the pickup site by 3pm on Tuesdays. Cross my heart. Shares will be available on Tuesdays from 3 pm until 9 pm at Railroad … Continue reading »

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Building a Farm

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
What does it take to build a farm? Aside from a supportive community of friends and customers: a lot of wood and screws. Much of the work we’ve been doing this spring has been on projects without which the farm couldn’t operate, or at least couldn’t operate as efficiently. So far this year, we’ve build … Continue reading »

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(Late) May Showers

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
You may have noticed that it was unseasonably dry during May. Fortunately, the past few days have helped me forget about how parched we were just last week. The upshot of all that beautiful, sunny weather was that we got a lot done and didn’t have many weeds growing. The problem: crops weren’t growing so … Continue reading »

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