today was a terrific harvest. morning temperatures were chilly which makes great weather for gathering greens. our harvest today included... more spinach, kale, cilantro, beautiful rainbow chard, italian flat leaf parsley, broccoli and snap peas. it is always nice when we can offer more than greens, greens, greens. customers are always chomping at the bit for the more substantial, popular summer vegetables... green beans, corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, peas.
this was a big work week for us. some of our tasks included: trellising and pruning our greenhouse tomatoes, planting winter squash & pumpkins (about 125 plants total), brushog mania and weeding nearly the entire farm... especially the wheel tracks between the beds. there is still a lot of planting to be done in the field over the next two months. we are close to finishing up with all of our major greenhouse work. we will seed more successions of basil, lettuce, scallions and zinnias. we are starting our second succession of cucumbers, zucchini and summer squash and seeding a bunch of trays for fall broccoli.
we had a heat wave earlier this week with four days over 90 degrees. wow! the best part of a hot day of farm work is a rewarding trip to our local swimming hole. amazing. we can't wait to share this gem with farm visitors.
oh, we got a phone call last night from a reporter for the boston globe. she is writing an article about grain growers in vermont. spencer had a good conversation with her. it is amazing how many opportunities we have had for interviews on this topic. it is all about the localvore movement. we have come into farming at the right time and in the right place.
i would like to close this entry by saying farewell to elmer, one of our three barn cats. he was hit by a car sunday night. elmer was a fun cat, not known for his hunting skills rather his endless need to be at your feet, his playful demeanor, and those crossed eyes.
this was a big work week for us. some of our tasks included: trellising and pruning our greenhouse tomatoes, planting winter squash & pumpkins (about 125 plants total), brushog mania and weeding nearly the entire farm... especially the wheel tracks between the beds. there is still a lot of planting to be done in the field over the next two months. we are close to finishing up with all of our major greenhouse work. we will seed more successions of basil, lettuce, scallions and zinnias. we are starting our second succession of cucumbers, zucchini and summer squash and seeding a bunch of trays for fall broccoli.
we had a heat wave earlier this week with four days over 90 degrees. wow! the best part of a hot day of farm work is a rewarding trip to our local swimming hole. amazing. we can't wait to share this gem with farm visitors.
oh, we got a phone call last night from a reporter for the boston globe. she is writing an article about grain growers in vermont. spencer had a good conversation with her. it is amazing how many opportunities we have had for interviews on this topic. it is all about the localvore movement. we have come into farming at the right time and in the right place.
i would like to close this entry by saying farewell to elmer, one of our three barn cats. he was hit by a car sunday night. elmer was a fun cat, not known for his hunting skills rather his endless need to be at your feet, his playful demeanor, and those crossed eyes.
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