Farm Happenings

Weather: We had a wet week here on the farm, front after front rolling through. But we do not complain, or wish for things to be different. The last two years have proved that the weather gods are fickle, so we try hard to be grateful for what we have.

What We Did: We transplanted more crops into the greenhouses, since we couldn’t plant them outside. The tomatoes are very ready to go into the greenhouses, and we are a little bit behind, but we should be caught up by the weekend’s end.

Comings and Goings: Inga Haugen, who grew up on a pasture-based dairy farm just a little bit north and west of here, joined our the crew this week as our harvest foreman. There is a very good chance that we have assembled an excellent crew for the coming season. Chris traveled north to Featherstone Farm in Rushford, where he attended a meeting for a regional produce transportation initiative getting started this year. He also dropped off three thousand celeriac plants that we started in our greenhouse, and brought home a used transplanter to try.