Friday, March 31, 2017

The absolute, best, perfect way to store your strawberries:

1. Get a clean and dry plastic tupperware container
2. Line the bottom with a paper towel
3. Place a single row of berries, unwashed, on the paper towel
4. Layer paper towel over berries and add more berries. I never do more than 2 rows. Make sure you put a paper towel over the top row. Close lid and store in refrigerator. Your berries will last one week.


I'm quite the seasoned strawberry expert so here are a few strawberry eating tips for you:

1. Never eat a cold strawberry. It's just not the same.
2. When you wash make sure you let it dry completely. 
3. When you are storing your berries look at them. Look at the levels of ripeness and if you see one that is perfectly ripe and will only decline from there - eat it!!


Wednesday, March 29, 2017

March 30th 2017 Weekly Newsletter

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Friday, March 24, 2017

It's starting!!! Strawberries!!

We'll have 6 baskets of strawberries for market tomorrow. :)

We are asking $5 a basket and we will be having a 1 basket maximum (till production picks up which should be in 4-5 weeks).

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Friday, March 17, 2017

Tomato transplanting underway!

What are the wooden stakes for? For trellising!!

The peppers are next to come and then eggplant!

And then I think some Ratatouille is called for, right? :)



Wednesday, March 15, 2017

March 16th 2017 Weekly Newsletter

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Tomatoes and Peppers are companions on and off the field. They are what's known as companion plants. Growing tomatoes near peppers helps to shade the soil, and can offer the peppers some protection from the sun in the hottest parts of the day. Plus, salsa!



Monday, March 13, 2017



 Let the transplanting begin! We have red and green lettuces and Napa cabbage. With so much more to come. :)

See the white on the beds? That is Gypsum. It will help amend calcium deficient soil.

Beautiful but hot hot day today. Spring begins next Monday. Hmm, I think we got our seasons mixed up this year.

Sunday, March 12, 2017

These two pictures are seemingly the same but vastly different. One has been mowed and the other has been mowed and tilled. We mow to keep the voles away and to chop up all the cover crop so that it's easier for the land to digest. And of course, we till to incorporate the cover crop into the ground. Phew, my point being this land is being prepared for planting.

Yesterday this land was formed into beds and today was all hands on deck for TRANSPLANTING!



Thursday, March 9, 2017

Strawberry plants for sale!! We are selling these at $2 a pop. This particular variety is June Bearing which means they yield all of their fruit over a few months.

Did you know that you could receive anywhere from a 1/2 lb to a full pound of fruit??

Come and pick one of these up at Saturday's market. :)


Did you know what we planted 7000 strawberry plants!!!
Out in the field we have berries of varying ripeness. The five stages of fruit are flower, green fruit, white fruit, pink fruit and red fruit.

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

March 9th 2017 Weekly Newsletter

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Crosby is such a good boy. He knows not to run in the strawberry beds, well, most of the time. :)

Thursday, March 2, 2017

First up we have, Mei Qing Choi, a flat, pale, misty green stem which forms thick, broad base leaves with a rich green color. Intrigued? Oh yeah!! Unfortunately there's nothing new here, you've probably already eaten it once or twice in your life. It's common name is Baby Bok Choy!!

Endive is a member of the chicory family, which includes radicchio, escarole, frisee and curly endive. It has a crisp texture and a sweet, nutty flavor with a pleasantly mild bitterness. Bring on the bitter. :)




Wednesday, March 1, 2017

March 2nd 2017 Weekly Newsletter

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