The Heat Is On

The Heat Is On

As we prepare for another heat wave this week, I write to thank everyone at the farm who has contributed to this very productive, first half of the summer.  Together, we have:  raked leaves; planted potatoes; mulched (the flower garden AND the nightshades AND the...
Summer is Almost Here!

Summer is Almost Here!

Can it be mid-June already?  It has been a fairly cool and wet spring, and so the summer is sneaking up on us.  It is coming, however:  the first CSA pick ups have happened; the solstice is almost here; the hot crops – tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, melons – are...
Change and Continuity

Change and Continuity

Hello Stearns Farm Community, and welcome to the 2013 growing season! There have been many changes at Stearns Farm over the past couple years, and again this year, you have a new farm manager. I have gotten to know many of you since arriving this past fall, and I look...