Category Archives: Weekly CSA Newsletters

Just about three years ago, I wrote something in our weekly newsletter answering the question, “What does a farm baby eat?” It was a good opportunity to explore the concept of “baby led weaning” and feeding children in general. Dottie … Continue reading →

The ingredients we put into the farm are seemingly simple and finite: fertility, water, seeds, time and labor … One might think that, as with many industries, you could look at such inputs and predict the “outputs.” Certainly, to some … Continue reading →

Wow — this weekend. Wow — this week. Wow — this spring!!! Warm. That is the word of the day, week, season. And dry. Oh, how the island buzzed with activity all weekend long — tractors running all hours because … Continue reading →

If you had to guess, what would you say is the most critical ingredient in farm success? Fertility? Appropriate tractor use? Pest control? Irrigation? This is a trick question, because the answer probably falls into a slightly different category of … Continue reading →

There are certainly times of year when we have more sweet things in our fields — late summer is a cornucopia of sweet fruits: sweet corn, sweet peppers, apples, cherry tomatoes, melons, plums, blackberries. But, spring is sweet too, in … Continue reading →

Our second (and final) calf of the season was born this Saturday! Her mom, Poppy, was a first-timer, so we were relieved that the birth was easy-peasy. Just as with Spring, our calf born three weeks ago, we walked out … Continue reading →

The kids have both been sick lately. The parents out there will read that one sentence and sigh knowingly. For those of you who don’t know what this means, I’ll make it more explicit. When the kids are sick, we … Continue reading →

It’s my job to build fires for our house, and a couple weeks back, I noticed this year’s firewood supply was getting perilously low. Right now we only have enough seasoned, split wood for about half a dozen more good … Continue reading →

Oh, what a gift this late winter has been! Spring officially begins this week, and yet it has felt like spring off and on for weeks here on the farm. We’ve had so many extended dry, relatively warm spells already … Continue reading →