Farm Happenings

Weather: We mark the official start of winter when the fields get too wet to do any more tractor work, and that finally happened on Tuesday this week with snow, wind, freezing rain, rain, sleet, and just general downright nastiness. A hard freeze on Monday withered many of the perennial weeds that were still hanging on, such as the burdock and some thistles (not in the field!). Last week was actually quite nice for much of the week.

What We Did: We took advantage of last week’s nice weather to harvest the very last of our winter crops, namely, parsnips and Brussels sprouts. Everybody took time off on Tuesday morning to vote. We snuck in moving our mobile greenhouses last Wednesday, just before the weather turned grey and rainy on Thursday; Don from Don’s Towing came out to winch the two 30-foot by 100-foot structures over the standing spinach crop. Chris wrapped up recruiting presenters for February’s MOSES Organic Farming Conference, scheduled the fifty-some-odd workshops, and wrote up all of the descriptions. Six-year-old Isabel went with Chris on deliveries on Friday, impressing the produce people and getting free juice just about everywhere she went in. This week we have focused on cleanup around the farm, and prepping crops for the CSA boxes.

Comings and Goings: Several members of our summer crew returned this weekend for an herb-clamshell labeling fest as we gear up for the Thanksgiving herb rush next week.