Well into August now and still pushing hard to get caught up from the early summer rainy season. The transplanting and seeding is finally up to date, with all but the fall spinach and last batches of lettuce in the ground. We're making very, very slow progress taking back … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Taking Back the Fields
Sara Kurak
Full and By Farm: Summer Veggies
We finally have some summer veggies starting to show up in the share—zucchini, cucumbers and eggplants, as well as the extremely late spring kale and swiss chard and some extraordinarily compact green cabbages. It is a welcome relief to see these favorites, though we will be … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Summer Veggies
Full and By Farm: Cruising Along
We are cruising right along with hay making and construction projects this week. We've finished up making square bales and have a couple more fields to cut for the big round bales. As soon as we are done we'll move straight into making second cut hay from the fields we snuck in … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Cruising Along
Full and By Farm: Heat Good for Hay
We spent the weekend and early part of this week bringing hay into the barn. The conditions were great for drying and baling—no threat of rain was looming, and the strong sun dried the grass in no time. It was rough on people and horses though. Such intense heat and … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Heat Good for Hay
Full and By Farm: Good News and Bad News
A beautiful seven day forecast is in front of us. The fields are still mushy, but the water that has been standing for so long has finally disappeared, soaking into the ground or evaporating under the hot sun. The return of blue skies and a break in the hot, muggy weather … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Good News and Bad News