Category Archives: From the Veggie Fields

Sweetwater’s growing Season will officially kick off this year on Saturday, October 13th with our 10th Annual Planter’s Ball event. Continue reading →

Welcome new CSA Members for the 2012-2013 Season! The Farmers are busy preparing for another season here at Sweetwater! In the fields we are growing our covercrops, which are Sesbania and Sorghum. Covercrops help to protect the soil from weeds … Continue reading →

It’s been another remarkable season at Sweetwater and we have many, many folks to thank.  (Unfortunately too many to list individually, but you know who you are!)  It takes quite a crew of people to pull together all of the … Continue reading →

Last week of the season! Hope everyone has enjoyed yet another successful season of fresh organic Sweetwater produce and community. We have come a long way this season, having established our new growing site at the Children’s Home, which is … Continue reading →

Last two weeks of harvest and the fields keep on providing. We have been very pleased with the yield and taste of the potato crop this spring. This week we will also have some large ‘Candy’ Onions in the share. … Continue reading →

Potatoes are here and they are delicious! Last week we began digging the ‘Praire Blush’ potatoes, an heirloom variety similar in taste to the Yukon Gold. We also have some ‘King Harry’ white potatoes and some Russet on the way. … Continue reading →

Every year toward the end of season, usually around the first week of May, we get all geared up to have our annual farmer and community celebration.  It’s an “end of season” party, it’s a fundraiser for our vitally important … Continue reading →

It’s almost the end of April with only a handful of weeks remaining in our season.  Staff and farmers are scurrying this way and that, preparing for our big fundraiser, planting the last bed, harvesting the last carrots.  We’re on … Continue reading →

– Wendell Berry Author, farmer, cultural critic. Join the farm community as we enjoy Earth Day with the kids this Sunday.  Rain or shine, we will be here to celebrate Mother Earth. “There would be very little point in my … Continue reading →

We are getting ready to transition into the spring crops. Expect your last shares of cabbage and some broccoli and soon we will be seeing some cukes and summer squash. Also this season we are being gifted with some beautiful … Continue reading →