Posts labeled 'pictures'

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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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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TomatoCam – 7/1

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Same plant and fruit cluster as before; note blush of primary fruit. Taken 7/1/09.  Continue reading »

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TomatoCam, 6/22

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
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Rain and The Right Tool for the Job

Monday, June 22nd, 2009
It’s been hard to escape the rain recently. Until this week, it hasn’t really bothered me since our week-long rainy stretches seemed to be separated by week long sunny stretches; pretty much perfect veggie farming weather. On Friday, though, we got over 3 inches of rain and we’ve gotten another 1/2-1 inch since then with … Continue reading »

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The Tomato Cam

Saturday, June 20th, 2009
In addition to helping out with some research and evaluation of innovative, European weed control equipment, we’ve been busy keeping up with planting and such around here. Our winter squash and pumpkins recently went out into the field (we’re growing a mix of different kinds: butternuts and butter cups, some kabochas and — our favorite … Continue reading »

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Leeks and Spring Planting

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
We finished planting leeks yesterday, and with that, we’re more or less caught up on our spring plantings. In addition to the salad, radishes, turnips, onions, shallots, peas, spinach, tomatoes and fava beans that some of you saw at the cookout a few weeks ago, we have now set out our leeks, popcorn, kale, cauliflower, … Continue reading »

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Some Farm Pics from Early May

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
Just a few pictures from around the farm. (More inside the full post…) Tomato seedlings for our first planting (of early slicing ‘maters). We hope to have these in the field in a week or two. Our second planting (of heirlooms, paste and cherries) will follow a few weeks or a month later. A little … Continue reading »

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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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Potting Up

Saturday, May 24th, 2008
One of the numerous tasks we have every spring, “potting up” — or moving various seedlings from small pots, trays or cells into larger pots or cells — is done for a number of reasons: it gives the plants fresh soil (and, thus, nutrients) to use; it gives them more room, so they can grow … Continue reading »

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Early Spring Transplants

Monday, May 12th, 2008
We grow many things from transplant. Instead of planting seeds directly into the garden, we plant them in special trays in our hoophouse. After several weeks (sometimes several months!), we take the small plants and set them into the garden. In exchange for more work to get them ready, care for them and to plant … Continue reading »

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Frost

Sunday, October 8th, 2006
We had our first hard frost last night. A killing frost, to be sure, with temperatures below 24 degrees. (Our first light frost was Sept. 11.) Walking through the hoophouse is like wandering through a graveyard. Frost rimmed lettuce: Really Red Deer Tongue Frosty lettuce: New Red Fire Farmer’s market continues despite the repeated frosts. … Continue reading »

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