We are ready for the frost. This is what we got covered before we left for the market and we just finished covering the rest with tractor lights on.
Tag: farming
Garlic Planting
This weekend is our garlic planting weekend. We always try and plant around Columbus Day weekend. This year we saved all of our nice big bulbs that we grew this summer (and there were some really nice ones!) for seeds. For those of you who don’t know, you take apart the bulbs and each clove… Continue reading Garlic Planting
Bounty
OK so we have soooo many beans and tomatoes that we are bringing to the market tomorrow. Please come buy them as I don’t really have time to put them up right now!
Yay…………….
25 tons of composted seaweed and crushed clam shells delivered yesterday! Boy is the garden going to be even happier next year!
So many things…
We are thankful for Sadie Jenkins who came to the farmers’ market with her resume looking for work. We hired her one week later. She has been great. Very knowledgeable. We are thankful for discovering Dan Kittridge and the Real Food Campaign classes. We have received so much information from these two classes and have… Continue reading So many things…
Random Shots – July 31, 2012
Look at this huge tomato plant compared to Keith. Nicely weeded beans. Beautiful calendula flowers. And And so many green tomatoes.
Yes!
Today is a great day. We have hired an actual real worker and she started today and was early! What a great feeling it was to leave the house and head to the office knowing that my husband had an experienced farm worker helping him today. We may even be able to pick her brain… Continue reading Yes!
Garlic
Garlic harvesting has begun. We pulled about 25 last week and sold some at the market this year. We’ve grown garlic for many years and this has been the best ever. Nice thick stalks and a lot of big bulbs and cloves. Plenty of seed garlic for next year. Here’s a small portion of what… Continue reading Garlic
B-E-A-N-S
Can you spell B-E-A-N-S? Yep, bumper crop just picked. There’s 20 pounds in this picture. We have a preorder for 7 pounds but the rest will be for sale, for the first time this season, at tomorrow’s farmer’s market, Main Street, Laconia from 3 to 7 p.m. Hope to see some of you there!
