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Farm Happenings at Bayfield Foods

April 16 Farm Happenings

Posted on April 15th, 2021
Welcome to another bountiful week of spring Farmstand boxes!  I know I have said it before, but what a difference a few days can make.  Going from 35 degrees and snow/raining outside to sunshine and 50 is just what we farmers needed.  Even working in hoophouses when the weather is so1 read more »

April 9 Happenings

Posted on April 8th, 2021
Happy Mud Season!  I know, I know, it's not my favorite season either, just be sure to keep those rubber boots handy.  Tulips Shares begin this week!  In addition to a host of meats and value added goods, all homegrown and handmade by the farmers and food producers in our Cooperative1 read more »

April 2 Farm Happenings

Posted on April 1st, 2021
Spring greetings, and happy holidays!  A few logistics to start things off: First of all, we had some requests last week for lower minimum order amounts for these Farmstand boxes. I am happy to announce that the new minimum order size is $49.  Thank you for the feedback! Secondly, we've a1 read more »

March 26 Farm Happenings

Posted on March 25th, 2021
Spring has sprung!  Round 2 of mud season comes along in full force as well, but that's to be expected.  Not necessarily appreciated (especially when living on a dirt road, with a gravel driveway) but we need the moisture this year, and it's just part of the living where we do.  When1 read more »

Farm Happenings for March 17, 2021

Posted on March 8th, 2021
Happy Spring, and here's to the LAST box of the 2020-21 Winter CSA season! This past Monday, farmers Alex, Ryan, and I officially started the seeding for the 2021 summer growing season.  We filled the greenhouse with flats and flats of freshly seeded chard, beets, collards, tomatoes, peppers,1 read more »

Feb 26 Farm Happenings

Posted on February 25th, 2021
Wow, what a heat wave!  We had temps of 21 below less than a week ago, and some of our neighbors in lower areas had better than 30 below. Makes my face hurt just thinking about it!  As I write this letter to you it is 40 degrees outside, and maple trees are beginning their sap run. What a1 read more »

Feb 12 Farm Happenings

Posted on February 9th, 2021
Well, winter is really here now.  I sure hope you are staying warm!  It's so cold that the outside door to the microgreens room has been frozen completely shut lately, so to get in/out to water I have to use the side door inside the garage!  One of the hoophouse doors has drifted mos1 read more »

Special Valentines Day Box!

Posted on February 5th, 2021
This week we are offering SPECIAL VALENTINES DAY BOXES! Are are utilizing the NEW Farm Stand to assemble these! You can find the direct link to this Farm Stand Store Here: https://www.harvie.farm/farm/bayfield-foods/shop   read more »

Jan 29 Farm Happenings

Posted on January 29th, 2021
It's almost February, can you believe it?  For us here at Great Oak Farm, this means we're less than 6 weeks from firing up the greenhouse. Wow. Springtime is a-comin'.  While it's still been too cold and dark for spinach regrowth from our hoophouses, the microgreen room is cranking full1 read more »