This Rubicon has made its way from seed to seedling to young plant. It's ready for transplant.

Broccolini ready for bunching. Once bunched it will be all ready for market tomorrow.

SLO Market in the Madonna Plaza from 8-10:30am! See you there.

Rapini, commonly called broccoli raab, is a green cruciferous vegetable. The edible parts are the leaves, buds, and stems. The buds somewhat resemble broccoli, but do not form a large head.

These posts are for owls to perch on while hunting voles.

 It's the least we can do for our feathered friends.

Rubicon Chinese Cabbage nearing its transplant time. It's amazing to watch food grow.

 2019 strawberry field has been selected.

Now, all we've got to do is make the beds, cover with plastic, plant strawberries and wait! 😀😋😮

Hey-yo! It's Rubicon, Salad Mix, and Cilantro with the cutest seedlings!

Red and Savoy Cabbage getting prepped for market tomorrow!

We hope to see you at farmers' market tomorrow, SLO at Madonna Plaza from 8-10:45am!

We've seeded Rubicon Lettuce, Salad Mix and, Cilantro.

We mix our soil with perlite to improve aeration and modify the soil substructure, keeping it loose, well-draining and defying compaction.

It was all smiles, muddy boots and dirty dogs today while transplanting!

Holy moly! This praying mantis enjoyed receiving our attention as much as we enjoy it eating the insects that eat our crops.

These radishes are ripe for the picking.

 Expect to see them at upcoming LOVOF farmers' markets!

Marathon Broccoli in the early stage of growth. We've got the leaves now we wait for the crown.

November 21st 2018 Weekly Newsletter

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Romaine growing under the row cover.

We are saving our own lettuce seed! How?

We let it flower and go to seed. Once the seeds have matured we pick em', let em' dry and winnow em'.

It takes around 80 days for a watermelon to go from seed to ripe fruit. We've been patient and we are soon to be rewarded. We are cutting it close because watermelon do not like the cold.

Delicata and Butternut Squash. 

Yummy 🤤

Jim is making the furrows where the irrigation lines will lay for his next vegetable field. 

November 8th 2018 Weekly Newsletter

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Here we have lettuce keeping cool under row cover.

What a whopper of a day, 80 degrees. Thank goodness the breeze picked up in the afternoon.

We will have some beautiful heads of broccoli and cauliflower at farmer's market tomorrow. Hope to see you there.

Currently, our greenhouse houses Coastal Star and Adriana, two delicious lettuce varieties.

Do you know your cabbages?

This is Savoy Cabbage.

Here is a fun fact for you about Savoy: it does not turn into mush when cooked. 😮 It has the same flavor and appearance as regular cabbage when cooked but retains a firm texture. Awesome!

There will be CORN at tomorrow's farmers' market, SLO in the Madonna Plaza from 8- 10:30.

Booyay, fist bump, high five, alright!!

October 25th 2018 Weekly Newsletter

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Pok Choi transplants have made the move from the greenhouse to the field and they are looking good!

So here's a quandary: how to eat broccoli AND keep it interesting?

Have you ever tried Broccoli Bisque?

Want some added protein? You can make it creamy with blended cashews.

These gorgeous tomatoes will be making an appearance at tomorrow's farmers' market, SLO in the Madonna Plaza from 8-10:45am.

Hope to see you there!

Coastal Star Lettuce.
Coastal Star is a dark green, tall romaine. Sturdy heads with a firm rib down the center.

Red and Green Butter Lettuce. Hands down, in my humble opinion, the best lettuce ever.

October 11th 2018 Weekly Newsletter

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 Black Summer Pok Choi, a type of Chinese cabbage.

Did you know there are two types of seeds? Monocot and Dicot.

How can you tell the difference? Basically, a dicot is a flowering plant with an embryo that bears two cotyledons (seed leaves).

Which one is Pok Choi? It is a dicot.

This is Spring Raab Rapini Broccoli.

Spring Raab doesn't grow like broccoli most people think of. It doesn't have a central head, but rather clusters of yellow buds. These buds along with tender green leaves are sauteed or used in salads for their rich, unique flavor.

We received nearly half an inch of rain! We are so grateful.

Unfortunately, the berries were unable to cope with the rainfall. Many of our berries succumbed to rot. All the berries in the furrows are discarded fruit (see photo). 

Therefore, we will be attending farmers' market with a scant 2 1/2 trays of berries. We are disappointed and hope you will understand. 

Red and Savoy Cabbage heads beginning to form!

Good ol' Kohlrabi looking purdy and ready for the picking! Look for it at upcoming markets.

Jim tells me, it will be two more weeks before we get our first corn harvest. 😍😋🤗