Category Archives: From the Veggie Fields

Peaceful Greetings This year we started the lettuce seeds later in the season in order to avoid bolting (early flowering in response to heat), and early fall aphid attacks. Right now the lettuce is growing very healthy and happy in … Continue reading →

Peaceful Greetings: We had a great first week of the harvest season, wonderful weather and lots of nice people. Thanks to all who came out to help us harvest and wash vegetables, your help is very necessary and appreciated. Every … Continue reading →

To me, it seems as though the summer has flown by.  But ask one of our hardworking farmers about their summer, and they’ll tell  you it was one of the longest.  Thankfully, all of their hard work is about to … Continue reading →

Sweetwater’s season starts the first week of November and this week we sold the final remaining shares to renewing members.  Today the Sweetwater community celebrates the start of our season with our Planter’s Ball starting at 6:00 pm.  We hope … Continue reading →

This season will be an especially interesting and challenging one for Sweetwater.  With the addition of our new farm at The Children’s Home, we will be growing food and harvesting from three distinctly different locations.  With the cut-back in the … Continue reading →

The Farmers are covered in soil and sweat, the fields are a mix of green, brown, and yellow, and the greenhouse is full of life again.  It’s October, and the hint of cooler weather reminds us that the start of … Continue reading →

Over the last 15 years, Sweetwater Organic Community Farm has provided local, seasonal vegetables direct from the farmer to our community. Sweetwater grew from humble beginnings in 1993, where one of the six CSA members recalls, “back then if you … Continue reading →

We have come to the end of another great season at Sweetwater.  Our Farming community continues to grow as we expand our operations this summer to our new Children’s Home Farm and our member and volunteer family grows with it.  … Continue reading →

Summer is here, which means our growing season at Sweetwater is almost over for now. Thank you all for supporting another season of community agriculture. We have had a great season and are grateful to each and every person involved … Continue reading →