Farming Notes

A hot day in the field involved harvesting beets and celery, battling bugs, taking a lunch break, and mending the fence, with tasks like washing things and managing the fence part. Also, tech jobs...getting and working...are a grind.

16 min read   ·   July 07, 2025   ·   9 visuals

Lots of weeding today because hashtag organic farm. Yellow summer squash are actually rolling around the fields. Basil, scallions, chard...all bountiful.

21 min read   ·   July 02, 2025   ·   9 visuals

We moved the chicken coops and harvested chard in the morning. Then in the afternoon, we harvested basil.

18 min read   ·   July 01, 2025   ·   5 visuals

Today was a pretty typical day on the farm during CSA season with limited crew. Chores, harvesting, bunching, washing and packing of lettuces, radishes, salad turnips, fennel, and scallions. Watered vegetables and cows.

19 min read   ·   June 30, 2025   ·   9 visuals

Today was much cooler than the past two scorchers, so we planted and weeded as much as possible until market load-up.

18 min read   ·   June 26, 2025   ·   5 visuals

It was 90 degrees as we weeded and hoed, but this was much more bearable than yesterday. Napa cabbage harvested, basil pinched, and leeks completely weeded.

18 min read   ·   June 25, 2025   ·   7 visuals

Despite the heat wave, there's always work to do on the farm. In small batches and with plenty of water, seven of us got done what needed to get done.

19 min read   ·   June 24, 2025   ·   8 visuals

Today was the first work day of a record-breaking heat wave in New England. We harvested in short spikes with breaks in between then set up some irrigation lines.

18 min read   ·   June 23, 2025   ·   13 visuals

It was a very hot day after 11am field work. Also...a retrospective about the past week of blogging augmented with Deepseek despite prompt tweaks.

17 min read   ·   June 19, 2025   ·   7 visuals

I harvested and weeded a lot today. I also discussed value-added product strategy with a farmer. This was where I hoped I would be last year, but it took some hard work to get here.

14 min read   ·   June 18, 2025   ·   7 visuals

Activities and topics today were planning activities related to radishes, field, things.

18 min read   ·   June 17, 2025   ·   7 visuals

I had an appointment in the afternoon, so it was only a half day for me. I organized the walk-in, bunched radishes, washed produce, and harvested fennel.

14 min read   ·   June 16, 2025   ·   5 visuals

Aside from the usual harvesting, weeding, and chores, I also got to talk business and needs with the farmer. Very little time to take photos, but I did get a few.

11 min read   ·   June 12, 2025   ·   4 visuals

We weeded, planted, weeded some more, then prepared for deliveries and a CSA pickups. I am also getting better at anticipating what the farmer's priorities will be per day and how the team will be distributed to accomplish what needs to get done.

17 min read   ·   June 11, 2025   ·   8 visuals

I organized the walk-in, washed produce, planted lettuce, weeded, prepared for the CSA pickup, and harvested scallions.

15 min read   ·   June 10, 2025   ·   9 visuals

It was the perfect weather for just about everything on a farm, so we harvested, weeded, washed, and chored.

16 min read   ·   June 09, 2025   ·   7 visuals

With just three of us, on a stormy morning, we processed 48 dozen eggs, harvested and washed more bok choy, kale, and lettuce for the CSA, then planted peppers in the new greenhouse.

8 min read   ·   June 06, 2025   ·   5 visuals

It was a very hot day, so we weeded in the morning, harvested before noon, and seeded under the shade in the afternoon.

13 min read   ·   June 05, 2025   ·   10 visuals

I washed eggs, totes, lettuce, bok choy, broccoli raab, kale, and more.

15 min read   ·   June 03, 2025   ·   6 visuals

We harvested spinach and radishes for Week 1 of the CSA, then trellised tomatoes in the new greenhouse.

12 min read   ·   June 02, 2025   ·   8 visuals