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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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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