The Full and By Farm vegetable fields continue to improve by the day. The summer cabbage is bulking up and the green beans are just starting to set fruit, along with the fingerling potatoes, they will be in the share soon. The delicata and butternut squash have a good number of … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Vegetable Fields Continue Improving
farmers
Full and By Farm: Tempting Root Vegetables
It felt right to be harvesting carrots this morning, bundled up in my fleece, down vest and hat. With my fingers chilled from the wet morning dew it seemed like the big October push to get the root crops in before winter. The tomatoes are less excited by this weather than the … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Tempting Root Vegetables
Essex Farm: Buckwheat and Bees
Wondering what's happening at Essex Farm? Hear the update from Kristin Kimball below: "I’m on my way back from giving a talk in Michigan, so today’s news comes via Mark. The weather seems to be trying to make up for its poor behavior earlier in the season. We got a very … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Buckwheat and Bees
Full and By Farm: Taking Back the Fields
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
Essex Farm: Glad to be Here
Wondering what the news is around Essex Farm? Hear the update from Kristin Kimball below: "There has not yet been a season poor enough to dent the pleasures of this farm at the beginning of August. The tomatoes are heavy on the vines, the onions and the shallots are fat, the … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Glad to be Here