The last day of summer.........

Well the 22nd of Sept. was the last day of summer and the 23rd was the last pickup from my CSA this season. A warm sincere thank you to all my CSA members this year. What a great bunch of people. Nice getting to know you and I very much enjoyed the conversation each week.

The farm is winding down from summer and trying to get geared up for my winter season. Chickens are molting and the feathers are everywhere. Soup is being made, and outside beds tilled under and cover cropped. Overall a very solid summer season. Late plantings are in and under remay in high hopes that they will be ready for Thanksgiving into December. Tomatoes are almost all gone. A few more to tear out over the next week as well as the last of the basil. "Sugar Spinach" is being planted with even more being put in outdoors and all of one of my greenhouses will be devoted to it. Hope to see you at market this weekend.

Good Morning Farm Fans,

Winding down one set of seasons and gearing up for the next round. Winter planting is going. Need to get quite a few more flats started for the greenhouses. This is the nerve wracking time of year where I have to gamble on what fall weather is going to be like. To warm too long causes bolting and things to come in too early. If we have a cloudy wet cool October then things are slow and late to come in. Ah the fun of it all. Well forgot to vent the greenhouses on last Saturday and cooked alot of the tomatoes. Time to tear them out anyhow. Going to keep a few late ones in just to stretch them out and get a few more BLT's in before winter. Time to break out the remay and get after things. Hope to see you at market this weekend. Thanks Joe

Hello out there. Well things are in a weird spot. Lot's to do, too much actually. Late blight in the canning tomatoes as well. Greenhouses are cranking and things are getting ploughed under and reseeded with fall/winter lettuce and spinach. Trying to process like crazy and get things put by to make soup with and just to eat this winter. Did 50 chickens yesterday plan on doing about 100 more about mid-october, mostly old stewing hens. Supposed to have a crop mob out here on Oct. 10th. I will keep you posted on that one. Lot's of planting and tidying on that day with the extra helping hands. I will be providing lunch. Not sure if it's going to be soup,salad, and bread or just what. It will be tasty though.

Summer market continues to stump me this year. Invisible?,down economy,great home gardening season and not enough wierd stuff?, Ah well really looking forward to winter this year.

Talk to ya soon, Joe