You would think after close to nine years (!!) of running a small business, I would much better at self promotion by now, but I still struggle with it. This time of year, most of my ineptitude is due to a lack of time and way too many seedlings to transplant, although I do admit that some of it is just a shy reluctance to toot my own horn.

But I am so honored to be a small part of this project that I have to tell you about it: Continue Reading »

A glorious few days of good weather meant we could finally tackle getting some of the cover crop turned under and get some beds ready to plant. Yeah! Continue Reading »

I made a great trip into the Portland area last weekend–it was a long day, but well worth being exhausted at the end of it.

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Tags: apple trees, friends of family farmers, home orchard society, naomi's organic farm supply, plant starts, trip to the big city

Last Thursday it was unbelievably sunny and warm on the farm.  It felt not just like a spring day, but a summer day–warm enough that standing in the shade felt good. Continue Reading »

Tags: brooke, confusing weather, ryan, scary bunny people, snow day, summer day, too much rain

A day passed, and I couldn’t see any new damage from The Mystery Pest.  When I checked the devastated pea flats, it turned out that there were some survivors from the Night of Carnage, so I consolidated the still viable seeds into new flats, smoothed over the soil of the sweet peas that weren’t too damaged, and risked starting a whole new round of edible peas and beets, plus some nasturtiums.

Feeling a little paranoid, I brought all the newly sowed peas up into our basement plant starting area where we have our heat mats and grow lights set up.  (Yes it does look a bit like a dope growing operation, but much less profitable, believe me.) I left the surviving peas that were beginning to germinate out in the greenhouse, tightly wrapped up in row cover fabric to (hopefully) deter any more midnight snack raids from our local wildlife.

Well, that was a useless strategy. Continue Reading »