Archive for October, 2007

Newsletter October 3rd

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

Ten good things that happened on the farm this season: 
  
1. Even though getting killed by fusarium wilt, we got a fair amount of tomatoes from what we planted this year. At one point it didn’t look like we would even get 20 lbs, but somehow a lot of fruits ripened and we probably got around 400 lbs. […]

Newsletter September 26th

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

  There are a couple moose that have been walking through the lower field in the evening lately. Bonnie and I saw them a few days ago, and then I saw them again tonight. It’s a bull and a cow, and the bull is so big you can just about see his rack over the […]

Newsletter September 19th

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

     We had a couple frosts this week. You probably did too. Squash, cukes, eggplant, melon, peppers…all dead. Basil, cilantro, and many flowers gone as well. Some of these I had hoped to squeeze a little more food out of, others I am happy to see gone. Now comes the process of pulling weeds, tilling […]

Newsletter September 5th

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

     We have a fair amount of tools on the farm here to achieve most tasks. Granted, many of them are semi-broken and in need of replacement or serious attention, but all in all most provide some relief in alleviating the amount of physical effort needed to complete the job. Pitchforks break most often, followed […]

Newsletter August 29th

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

  There has always been the idea of getting you all flowers on a weekly basis.  The reality is I just cannot get them picked on the same day as everything else is being harvested.  Also, there is the problem of fitting them all in the car without getting smushed.  On top of that, if […]