We have not spent much time outdoors on the farm in the past couple of weeks since planting the first round of collards and broccoli. So, since there’s not much to report on that front, today I’m going to dream…
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The first Family Food Garden class of 2016 taught by Jeff Rieves (known around town as “the Renfrow tie-dye guy”) was fun and informative. We had a great turnout and a wonderful group of inquisitive folks who are ready to start sowing seeds!…
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As usual, we are due for a cold snap in the wintertime, and while the daytime temperatures for the current 10-day forecast are not alarming, we will have a few nights dip down into the teens. In preparation, Ruth and I…
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Busy workday with all hands on deck at the farm on Tuesday. Delayed newsletter because I needed to spend as much time working outside before Wednesday’s rain started falling. Ruth, Gaspar and I were extremely thrilled to find the ground…
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Snowy, icy days made for time spent selling sleds and ice melt at hardware store, planning out my flower growing calendar for all of 2016, and watching the Panthers secure their spot in the Super Bowl! I neglected my low tunnels for a…
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My father, David, had a very successful back surgery on Monday. After suffering for over 2 months, he is now free from the pain of a ruptured disc. He has 3-4 weeks of recovery during which he cannot work, but he is excited to be back at the store and healthy in time for “seed season” in the spring!
Produce is finished for the season. This newsletter will be your way of knowing when we have veggies again in the spring.
Matt and I installed two “low tunnels” over some of the flower rows this weekend. The protection that these tunnels will provide is similar to that of a large hoop house or “high tunnel”, but much cheaper and easier to build….
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We have plenty of collards available at the farm stand on Tuesday for New Year’s Day meals! My anemone flowers are blooming up a storm in this warm weather. I honestly do not know how long they will keep this…
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My favorite recipe for horse collar pumpkin (or butternut squash) is provided below. It is a soup perfect for dreary weather. Now this is a Pressly original concoction, but my husband and parents absolutely love it and I loosely based my recipe…
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