Farming Notes

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

It was just two of us today, so after greenhouse watering and chores we focused on setting up trellis twine for the tomatoes in the new greenhouse

12 min read   ·   May 28, 2025   ·   9 visuals

Two of us washed 43 dozen eggs in about 2 hours, then we planted dahlias and (finally) some tomatoes in the new greenhouse

17 min read   ·   May 27, 2025   ·   4 visuals

Today we prepared for 50mph gusts, I processed 40 dozen eggs, and we cleaned up the barn in prep for power washing next week.

15 min read   ·   May 22, 2025   ·   2 visuals

We planted tomatoes, lettuce, and fennel. We trellised tomatoes using the Florida weave method, and had a coyote encounter.

8 min read   ·   May 21, 2025   ·   5 visuals

We planted peppers, spread the last of the landscaping fabric, staked tomatoes, and celebrated our farmer's birthday

9 min read   ·   May 20, 2025   ·   5 visuals

We cultivated then planted zuchini and summer squash; then we processed eggs.

7 min read   ·   May 19, 2025   ·   11 visuals

I washed eggs while the other four team members covered the pepper field, then we planted.

9 min read   ·   May 15, 2025   ·   4 visuals

Today was mostly planting celery and eggplant, some greenhouse work, and a lesson in hand tool hazards.

12 min read   ·   May 14, 2025   ·   4 visuals

We seeded lettuce, spread black landscaping fabric, hoed in the high tunnel, and planted the last of the onions.

6 min read   ·   May 13, 2025   ·   8 visuals

We washed 83 dozen eggs, hoed in the dry fields, then planted more onions.

8 min read   ·   May 12, 2025   ·   8 visuals