by Ember Fleming | Feb 17, 2020 | From the Field
Did you hear? Punxsutawny Phil predicted we will have an early spring! Admittedly, I can’t help but cringe when I see the groundhog’s face on TV — a farmer can’t forget what a terrible nuisance they are every year. However, I do like the idea that spring may be...
by Ember Fleming | Jan 20, 2020 | From the Field
Happy New Year, everyone! This is the time of year when farmers are ordering seeds for the 2020 season. I have spent the past month looking at what was planted last year, what did well, what was missing and if there are new varieties I’d like to try this year. The...
by Ember Fleming | Dec 16, 2019 | From the Field
I can’t believe the year is nearly over! As I grow older, time seems to be moving faster in my life. I wrote this poem a few winters ago when I felt like I needed a reminder to be more present. I hope you enjoy it. Stopping to Absorb Time Spring is wet, fresh, and...
by Ember Fleming | Nov 17, 2019 | From the Field
I’d like to start by thanking all of those who came to help plant garlic the other week. Thank you! We planted over 6,000 cloves of garlic into over 2,500 feet of bed space. We finished in about two hours and then enjoyed a soup lunch by a campfire. Since then, Kerry...
by Ember Fleming | Oct 27, 2019 | From the Field
We have finally reached the end of the 2019 Summer CSA season! I have mixed emotions at this time of year as the farm goes through it’s major seasonal shifts. I am sad to stop harvesting so many wonderful, fresh vegetables for all of you. I am also excited...
by Ember Fleming | Oct 20, 2019 | From the Field
The CSA season is nearly finished (our last pickup will be Nov. 1), but Kerry and I will remain working at the farm into December. We’re doing all the harvesting now because our summer staff of students and work-for-shares are back at school or have fulfilled their...
