When you hire a farmer…..

You know what you pay the skilled professionals who make your life easier?  An accountant?  Plumber?  Electrician?  Doctor?   This isn’t really a trick question.  We willingly pay these people to do jobs for us that…Continue Reading

Loving those heirlooms

People frequently want to know why we go to the trouble to grow heirloom vegetables. After all, many of the new hybrids are easier to grow and harvest. Today’s hybrids have been ‘improved’ to produce…Continue Reading

Spring planting?!?

So you ARE getting ready for spring, right?   It’s almost mid-October!   Yes, we are cleaning up from last summer, harvesting fall veggies and getting bee hives ready for winter…… And starting spring planting. Now is…Continue Reading

Fall Chores

It’s been great garden weather for the past week.  We’ve had enough rain to break our hot, dry summer weather and … finally…. a cool front!   Sweet relief! So what’s on the garden “to-do” list…Continue Reading