As the season of flowering plants is waning, we would like to take a moment to thank all the pollinators who make the fruits of the garden possible. We would be unable to harvest such bounty from the soil if we did not have the myriad pollinators around the farm, especially the bees. We were […]
Halfway
If not for the watermelon and the cantaloupe which made an appearance in last week’s CSA shares, you would not be able to convince us that it was already the middle of August. As of this week, the CSA season has reached the halfway point. This halfway point is always a time when we […]
Rainy Day Drifters no. 12 and 35
After a soggy harvest day on Thursday, one in which we were having to dump water out of our rubber boots, we awoke this morning to another round of heavy rains. It was a morning in which it stayed dark late into the morning giving it a lazy, weekend-like feel. With the power out and […]
Little Drifter
What can we say, we feel pretty lucky to have a little one who is so patient with us as we subject him to all sorts of farming nuances. From trellising tomatoes to moving irrigation lines, weeding long rows to washing lettuce, Abe is along for the ride. Some of these things he seems to […]
Hoe, hoe, hoe, the first box is here!
YES!!! After much planting, tillage, weeding, watering, praying to several patron saints, dodging wind, rain and deer, the first box is here! We made the first delivery to our Litchfield share members on Tuesday at the Natural Foods Co-op. We harvested several items on Monday to beat the threat of the impending monsoon which […]