-
July 9th - And Just Like That, Things Change
We planted winter squash, harvested basil and cilantro, and prepared for market. And I got to drive the John Deere 1140 tractor for the first time.
-
July 8th - The Broad Spectrum You Use is What You Deserve
We harvested swiss chard, basil, cilantro, and lettuce. We weeded, hoed, fixed irrigation lines, and seeded trays. It was another 95 degree, mostly sunny day with less wind than yesterday. The bugs were worse. The conversation was real.
-
July 7th - How to Beet the Heat with the Best of Them
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.
-
July 2nd - Schrödinger's Courgette
Lots of weeding today because hashtag organic farm. Yellow summer squash are actually rolling around the fields. Basil, scallions, chard...all bountiful.
-
July 1st - Moving Coops on a Hot Day
We moved the chicken coops and harvested chard in the morning. Then in the afternoon, we harvested basil.