I've spent much of the last two weeks on my knees, digging through the soil on the search for potatoes, a cloud of fine dust has been following me all through the day like Pig-Pen from Charlie Brown. This year the search hasn't been very hard. We have 2900 pounds so far, and a … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Digging for Potatoes
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Full and By Farm: Crops Readying for Winter
We harvested this year's potato crop under dark, heavy clouds last Saturday. Thanks to the all-star team of potato pickers we worked in record time, finishing up hours before any rain started to fall. The fields are slowing being emptied, row upon row being replaced by freshly … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Crops Readying for Winter
Essex Farm: Rain is Excellent News for Fall Crops
Mark and I slept so soundly on Tuesday night that we woke up thinking the rain had missed us yet again. We groused about it as I made coffee and Mark laced up his boots. He stomped out into the pre-dawn gloom, and then came bounding back. The rain gauge showed 2.75”! Still there … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Rain is Excellent News for Fall Crops