An Open Love Letter….plus CSA & Mkt 10.15.2016
Dear CSA Members and Faithful Customers, This is a love letter to you. Because we love you. Because you want the result of the work that is the work of our dreams. Because you like the type of food...
View ArticleCSA… for 10.19.2016
Thank you to everyone who attended our CSA Social on Sunday! It was so fun to have all of you here for delicious food, enjoyable drink, sunny walks amongst the vegetables, and fabulously messy crafts....
View ArticleNew Bread & Veggies!…plus CSA & Mkt for 10.22.2016
Thank you! again to all those that joined us for the CSA Social last Sunday. We had such a really good time. We loved the chance for many of you who have been eating these vegetables all season to walk...
View ArticleCSA…for 10.26.2016
This Wednesday’s Farm Share will most likely include: Carrots! Broccoli! Cabbage, Salad Greens, Peppers, Tomatoes, Turnips OR Beets Want to purchase bread to pick up with your Farm Share on Wednesday?...
View ArticleThe Newsletter that Almost Didn’t Happen…plus CSA & Mkt for 10.29.2016
All is well, just busy. This weekend’s Farm Share will most likely include: Carrots! Broccoli! Salad Greens, Peppers (Large sweet ones as well as Lunchbox), Tomatoes, Turnips OR Beets This is for our...
View ArticleEnd of Season Logistics…plus CSA & Mkt 11.5.2016
It’s true…it’s November. The season’s end is in sight, though we have a lot of food still to harvest. (We are even still planting! Seedlings are going in the high tunnels that we will harvest over the...
View ArticlePost-Frost: Vegetables Continue…plus CSA & Mkt for 11.12.2016
The first frost of the season visited us this past week. But our fields are still green, food is still abundant, and our spirits are still high. Reminders: – Our Farm Share CSA (weekly green boxes of...
View ArticleCSA…for 11.16.2016
This Wednesday’s Farm Share will most likely include: Salad Mix, Carrots, Scallions, Kale, Red Radishes, Green Tomatoes, Green Sweet Peppers (like Bell Peppers but shaped differently), & Watermelon...
View ArticleCSA Sign Up Open for 2017…plus CSA & Mkt for 11.19.2016
Sign up is now open for our current members to join our CSA again for 2017. Please click here to join and enjoy our vegetables (and bread) next year. A full description is found on our CSA webpage and...
View ArticleCSA – TUESDAY this week…11.22.2016
Pick up is TUESDAY – tomorrow – this week. This Tuesday’s Farm Share will most likely include: Salad Mix, Carrots, Scallions, Green Tomatoes, Green Sweet Peppers (like Bell Peppers but shaped...
View ArticleCSA & (indoor!) Market for 11.26.2016
This is the last Saturday/Monday pick up for Farm Share this season. Thank you so much for enjoying our vegetables this year! Please sign up to join our CSA again for 2017. Sign up is limited to...
View ArticleCSA for 11.30.2016 – FINAL Farm Share
This Wednesday’s Farm Share will most likely include: Salad Mix, Hearty Greens Mix, Carrots, Turnips, Arugula, Sweet Miniature Peppers Plus: Optional Jalapenos This is the FINAL Farm Share for the...
View ArticleA Single Carrot…plus CSA & Mkt 12.3.2016
“The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.” So says Paul Cezanne. We’d like to think a Hakurei Turnip could have the same impact. If that be true, think what...
View ArticleVeggie-Strong…for 12.10.2016
We’ve made a mad dash to harvest all the veggies that we can before the cold weather forecasted for this weekend. We’re still picking Salad Mix, Carrots, Turnips, Bok Choy, Kale, Radishes, Collards,...
View ArticleWith a Low of 14, Veggies Still! …plus mkt 12.17.2016
It’s going down to 14 degrees tonight. That will mean the end of any plants that are still in our fields. In the greenhouses, however, it stays vibrant: The photo below, and the recipe that goes with...
View ArticleChristmas Eve Market…for 12.24.2016
Images from the farm this past week: These greens and roots are growing in our greenhouses. The photo below is of something we rarely have time for in the main growing season: Turning our compost pile!...
View ArticleCommunity Supported Agriculture…& mkt 1.7.2017
Happy 2017! We’re enjoying reflection and waxing poetic around here this season of the new year. We moved here 10 years ago, thinking that the greater Richmond area, and western Chesterfield...
View ArticleThe Multiplicative Effect…& mkt for 1.14.2017
We had the pleasure of attending our statewide organic farming conference this week. The VABF and Virginia State put on a quality annual conference, bringing together almost 500 people from around the...
View ArticleOne Month after Winter Solstice…& mkt 1.21.2017
Around here we make a big deal about July 21, one month after the Summer Solstice. Statistically, it is the hottest day of the year. Therefore, we look forward to the slide toward cooler in the days...
View ArticleVegetables & mkt for 1.28.2017
It’s an interesting winter here. Folks were sweating while picking spinach in the greenhouse today. However, spinach was the only thing in the greenhouse available for picking since the zero-degree...
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