Winter Morning Update......well more rain on the way today and tonight. Snow has been nice since it helps insulate the sidewalls of the greenhouses. Salad and spinach are doing fairly well in the houses. Starting to see some fungal diseases in the spinach though. Too much moisture in the new house. Need to put drainage in this spring and shape the permanent raised beds.  New seedling shed is real nice now that the heater is hung up and running. Makes it very pleasant while washing salad.
Soup making is moving ahead this week at the Mad River Food Hub. I have my State approval and am going to start processing for distribution into local stores this week. Keep an eye out for "Joe's Soups".
Our winter CSA is  half over and we have just 5 deliveries left.
Farmer's market has been good this winter, I can't seem to bring enough salad and spinach to market. Next market is Feb. 11th. This is an off date. We had to change dates due to another organization using the Gym at VCFA. Then another market right after that on Feb. 18th.
Speaking of markets........I will be a the Vermont Farm Show this Wend. evening for the first ever Farmer's Market night. There will be 4 farmer's from each county in the state (48 of us) vending our products. I will have soup, pesto, salsa, salad, and marinara. Going to be rolling out my new soup line as well. Should be fun. Hope to see you there.

The new Soup LIne

Winter Sugar Spinach 

# 2 Greenhouse

Here are a few links to my 15 minutes of fame for 2012, the opening ceremony for the Mad River Food Hub... soup and salad is in my future I think...

• WCAX television news video New hub fuels Vt food businesses

• Seven Days' Alice Levitt's Blurt staff blog post: Mad River Food Hub's Grand Opening is a Meaty Matter

• Barre-Montpelier Times Argus write-up, Food hub opens new doors

(wow! I wonder how I ended up with flower bullets.)

Good Morning! Things have been incredibly busy on a personal and farm level. Farmer's Market today from 10-2. We will have plenty of Winter Sugar Spinach, Winter Salad mix. We will also have Sweet Corn Chowder, Chicken Ginger Soup, Winter Tomatillo Salsa, and finally some of our Buley House Vinaigrette. Plenty of good healthy food for the new year.
Still working up at the Mad River Food Hub and trying to get permits, plans, etc in place so that all my soups and sauces will be available at outlets soon. Stay tuned for news on all of that. Here is a photo of the Corn Chowder coming to market today.
Joe