Market Share options…for 12.2.2015
Vegetables are still alive and well here! Greens and roots are available for you to enjoy! Available for Market Share CSA members to reserve online: Bok Choy, Collards, Chinese Cabbage, Escarole,...
View ArticleDecember gratitude…for 12.5.2015
The harvests are smaller now, the mornings are chilly, but the ‘Thank You’ notes that roll in from our amazing CSA members and customers keep us smiling. “Thank you for your wonderful veggies!” “We...
View ArticleClarifying the Recent News Article…for 12.12.2015
You may have been as surprised as us at the headline and tone of the article about us in the Chesterfield Observer last week. We hope it’s obvious that we did not know in advance what the article was...
View ArticleMarket Share options…for 12.16.2015
Available for Market Share CSA members to reserve online: Arugula, Carrots, Collards, Hearty Mix, Kale, Lettuce, Microgreens, Radishes, Salad Mix, Spinach, Turnips…and our Organic, Naturally Leavened...
View ArticleThe last vegetables of the year…for 12.19.2015
Join us Saturday at the Farmers Market at St. Stephens for our final day of selling vegetables in 2015! We’ll be there from 9-12. Market Share CSA members: Saturday is the last day to pick up orders...
View ArticleVeggies & Bread…for 1.2.2016
We have just stowed our flip flops in the closet and dusted off our work pants. The warm beach is just a memory now…a sweet memory! We slipped away for a hugely-appreciated family trip to the beach and...
View ArticleVegetables in the Cold…for 1.9.2016
It has been cold, and the vegetables are about to take a break for a little while. Every year at this time we remember how difficult it is to not just grow vegetables in the winter, but also pick them...
View ArticleCSA Sign Up in the Snow!
We miss you all! Now that it is really winter, we are not picking vegetables. As we are getting snowed in for what is likely a few days, we aren’t baking bread for tomorrow. Our activities and our...
View ArticleEating Simply and So, So Well…for 2.6.2016
We are both a family and a business that center around amazing food. For this, we know we are happier, healthier, and more fulfilled. Yet our food isn’t fancy. It is simple. We have so many dinners...
View ArticleDreaming of Tomatoes…& Mkt 3.5.2016
Each year on a farm is different. We take notes about the differences, and take care to note what we can most influence for future years. One difference in 2015 was that we felt like our tomatoes...
View ArticleAs Spring Approaches…& mkt 3.12.2016
As spring approaches, plants grow and farmers are busy. And bread dough rises and bakers are busy. Thank you for accepting an abbreviated update this week! We are spending more time gearing up for the...
View ArticleAs Spring Unfolds…& mkt 3.19.2016
Last week we felt like spring was approaching. Now we feel like spring is here, firmly settled, and making herself right at home. This really isn’t true, of course. The spring equinox is not even here...
View ArticleGrowing…& mkt 3.26.2016
The grafted tomato plants mimic the rest of the farm. They’ve grown bigger, bursting from the silicone clip that held the two joined plants together. They are stronger, taller, and more confident....
View ArticleIntroductions!…& mkt 4.2.2016
We are, most definitely, a community farm. We exist for and because of our community. And we could not do this work alone. We can’t introduce every face/heart/set of hands that allow us to exist and...
View ArticleGet ready to prepare food!…& mkt 4.9.2016
`”I don’t want to lecture you into the kitchen. I want to lure you into the kitchen.” -Michael Pollan, Cooked (the show) We hope it’s obvious, but around here we really love food. Great food. We love...
View ArticleBasic Cooking Tips…& mkt 4.16.2016
We took advantage of this past winter to explore some new vegetables. (It’s true! We haven’t yet tried them all!) Why? (Pictured above: Overwintered, and now flowering, collards.) 1) Because eating...
View ArticleThis Week in Photos…& mkt 4.23.2016
It’s been another week on the farm roller coaster. Ten days after it was 26 degrees here, temps hit 86. April is usually a month that brings good amounts of rain, but this year we haven’t seen rain...
View ArticleFarm Day! this Saturday, April 30th
Our farm is always open and available for you to stop by and see our food growing and our staff working while you check out the offerings in our self-serve farmstand. But this Saturday is special. From...
View ArticleOpening Week…+ CSA & Mkt 5.7.2016
It’s an amazing time of year…our Spring Plant Sale & Farm Day was last weekend, with scores of wonderful people coming to visit our little farm. Thank you! Our Farm Share part of our CSA began this...
View ArticleHow to Care for Vegetables…plus CSA & Mkt for 5.14.2016
This weekend’s Farm Share will most likely include: Salad Mix (2 bags), Spinach, Kale, Hearty Greens Mix, Radishes, Turnips, and hopefully, sunshine willing, a Cucumber This is for our Farm Share CSA...
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