Author Archives: Joy

Boy oh Boy, today is our biggest celebratory fundraiser of the year, PestoFesto!  We’ve already had teams of fabulous volunteers come to clean basil, set up tables, cook pasta– and we’ve got more to come!  This year we are anticipating over … Continue reading →

Our cucumbers are starting to roll off the plants! We have quite the nice crew of cucumbers this year: Suyo Long (Asian Cucumber), Boothby Blonde (Yellow/ Lemon Cucumber), and General Lee (English Cucumber).  The Suyo Long cucumber has a spiny … Continue reading →

Happy National Volunteer Week!  This week is a commemoration of all the beautiful volunteers that accomplish great things in our communities and fuel the fire behind local nonprofits.  The altruistic  act of volunteering, of doing something for the benefit of … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year when we have to start to say farewell to our 2014-2015 Farm Apprentices.  Casey and Hallie will have their final Sunday harvest and market tomorrow at Sweetwater.  They both are headed to an organic farm … Continue reading →

Our summer squashes are digging the rising temperatures this week.  Our first wave of zucchinis have already started to grow their fruit. We hope to play squash games very soon. Squash Games (skwäSH ɡāms): An elaborate betting game played by … Continue reading →

Observe, plan, rework, observe, plan, rework as you work, work, work.  That’s the cycle we are continually working through as a farm.  This week’s photo is an image of our field lay-out. Our farm team uses this as they discuss … Continue reading →

The lettuces are gorgeous!  We have had an awesome turn out of a variety of lettuces this month.  Not only does fresh lettuce make for the best salads you can create but it also gives us a wide range of … Continue reading →

Did you know that March is National Nutrition Month?  As part of our farm’s educational programming, we know you can’t just teach kids “where their food comes from” without talking in tandem about “where good health comes from.”  The topic … Continue reading →

We’re feeling fancy.  There are two rather elegant crops making their way into the CSA share this week— Romaneso and Radicchio.  Romanesco is a variety of cauliflower in the Brassica family that looks like a vegetable Salvador Dali dreamt up.  … Continue reading →

In terms of farming in the USA– Florida is weird.  Or maybe it is just generally weird.  Either way– we are basically on the complete opposite of the country in terms of our seasons.  Just as we are putting the … Continue reading →