{"id":378,"date":"2013-04-27T16:20:06","date_gmt":"2013-04-27T16:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenfreshveggies.com\/?p=378"},"modified":"2013-04-27T16:20:06","modified_gmt":"2013-04-27T16:20:06","slug":"we-are-now-gopher-knoll-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?p=378","title":{"rendered":"We are now &#8220;Gopher Knoll&#8221; Farm!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And we&#8217;re so excited!! \u00a0We have a NEW NAME and a fresh approach to making our great, chemical free, heirloom veggies available to you all.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a great start in the garden, both in spite of AND because of our quirky spring weather. \u00a0 \u00a0Take a look at the garden as it is toward the end of April:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-378 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=381'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3671-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-381\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-381'>\n\t\t\t\tLate April in the garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=383'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3720-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-383\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-383'>\n\t\t\t\tPotatoes &#8211; purple viking \/ fingerlings\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=379'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3606-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Golden Globe turnips\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-379\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-379'>\n\t\t\t\tGolden Globe turnips\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=380'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3641-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-380\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-380'>\n\t\t\t\t4-seasons lettuce\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=382'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3718-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-382\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-382'>\n\t\t\t\tNew blueberries\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=384'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3721-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-384\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-384'>\n\t\t\t\tBeets &#8211; Chiogga, Golden, Red\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=385'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3722-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-385\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-385'>\n\t\t\t\tCabbage\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=386'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3723-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-386\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-386'>\n\t\t\t\tKale &#8211; Dutch blue &amp; Red Russian\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=387'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3724-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-387\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-387'>\n\t\t\t\tArugula\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=388'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3726-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-388\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-388'>\n\t\t\t\tCrisphead and buttercruch lettuce\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=389'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3728-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-389\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-389'>\n\t\t\t\tCherokee Purple, Black Krim, Gooseberry and Sungold  tomato\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=390'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3730-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-390\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-390'>\n\t\t\t\tTomatoes still protected from the cold.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=391'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3731-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-391\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-391'>\n\t\t\t\tOnions &#8211; Texas sweet, Georgia white, Sweet red\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=392'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3732-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-392\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-392'>\n\t\t\t\tFall onions\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=393'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3733-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-393\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-393'>\n\t\t\t\tSpring mix lettuce\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=394'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3735-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-394\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-394'>\n\t\t\t\tSquash\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=395'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3736-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-395\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-395'>\n\t\t\t\tDragon Tongue &amp; Green beans\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?attachment_id=400'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/img_3649-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-400\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-400'>\n\t\t\t\tMulti-color carrots &amp; leeks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Spring greens are beautiful and delicious &#8211; thanks to our cooler-than-average weather. We&#8217;ll have Swiss Chard, Kale, Lettuces, Bloomsdale Spinach, Mustard, and Arugula. You couldn&#8217;t ask for a sweeter, more flavorful salad mix, along with some new heirloom varieties of radish &#8211; both mild and spicy &#8211; to give it some zip.<\/p>\n<p>We expect some of the cool-season crops (like cabbage and kohlrabi) to continue to mature and be available later in the spring.<\/p>\n<p>New potatoes including Purple Viking and fingerlings should be ready, along with onions from the fall planting. Turnips with beautiful greens, and Chiogga and golden beets.<\/p>\n<p>Find out what other unique veggies will be available later on our &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/gardenfreshveggies.com\/whats-planted-when-its-ready\/\" target=\"_blank\">Is It Ready Yet?<\/a>&#8221; page.<\/p>\n<p>We are being encouraged by friends and customers to consider developing a Community Sponsored Agriculture (CSA) program that would allow customers to subscribe to a &#8216;share&#8217; in whatever the garden is producing and be assured of a box\/bag of mixed, fresh, local veggies every week.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re just testing the waters to see how much interest there is among our customers. \u00a0If you are interested, just respond to the quick survey below. \u00a0We&#8217;ll post follow-up information here and have more available at the Farmer&#8217;s Market on Saturday, May 4. \u00a0 And please share the poll with local friends and family who might be interested.<\/p>\n<p>[polldaddy poll=7065978]<\/p>\n<p>If we go for it, the CSA will likely start with our June harvests.\u00a0Many thanks for your encouragement! 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