Posts from September, 2009

Farm Share Info for September 28

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
No rest for the weary this week. After we packed up last weeks CSA, we spent two days getting ready for our Thursday farmers market. Normally, I go to market, but last week Kendra went for me so that I could go to MOFGA to help get things ready for the Common Ground Fair. (I … Continue reading »

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More Farm Pics: Winter Squash

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Winter squash All of our winter squash in the field, ready to be taken to the hoophouse for curing. Delicata squash. Winter Luxury pumpkins. Clayton showing Graham and Emmett a Winter Luxury pumpkin. Most people have this reaction when they first encounter Delicata.  Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for September 22

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Cool night temps continue around here, slowing down any growth we had hoped might be happening. We’ve dodged frost so far — friends of ours in Dixmont have been getting light frosts since last August! — which means that everything is still alive, but it’s just not growing very fast. This is the reason that … Continue reading »

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Late Season Farm Pic Catch Up

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Hornworm.This Lacinato kale is tall enough now for Graham to crawl through it like a tunnel. (mid September) A basket of salsa ingredients. I couldn’t bring myself to start chopping without taking a picture first. Lemon cucumbers trellised. (early August) Graham checking out the Calabrese broccoli. (mid August) Asian eggplant in our packing shed. Sungold … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for September 15

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
With nights routinely in the 40s, it’s hard to deny that summer is quickly coming to an end. We’re covering our heat loving crops (eggplants, peppers, basil and such) at night to help keep them from getting too cool at night and things are growing more slowly. Some crops that I had given up on … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for September 8

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
I won’t write much this week since it’s late already, but this marks the half-way point for the CSA: we’ve been going for 10 of the nominal 20 weeks. In terms of actual value of the produce we’ve distributed, though, we’re actually on week 11.5. This means that we’ll be able to give out the … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for September 1

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Big, big shares this week. We’ve got a lot out in the field, it looks great and I’m still anticipating some shortages later in the season, so let’s celebrate it now while we have it. As if we needed any more reason to relish that brief, very intense stretch of summer we had a few … Continue reading »

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