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Farm Happenings at Blue Moon Farm
Farm Happenings for December 18, 2021: Final Pickup of 2021
Happy December!
This Saturday is the LAST pickup for the 2021 Fall Shoulder Share.
Thank you for your generous support.
As the winter approaches, our harvests from the greenhouses get fewer and far between. In the summertime, we can get a harvest every two weeks from a planting of green1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 11, 2021
We've been having wonderful harvest days during this mild December weather. With just a few nights below freezing, the tatsoi, arugula, baby kale, lettuce and red mustard have been going strong. We are working on the second cuttings from many of our salad greens. Second cutting leaves tend to be de1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 4, 2021
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
We have many fresh greens to put on your plate.
We have kale, arugula, collards, salad and spinach in good quantities. Here’s a pic of arugula salad topped with carrots and homemade buttermilk-ranch dressing.
We tried an unusual r1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 20, 2021: Broccoli and Garlic
We found more broccoli to harvest before the upcoming freezes and wanted to give our CSA and Farmstand customers a chance at them.
We also planted our Blue Moon garlic for next year and had some leftover heads that we had saved back. We saved back too many! This is probably your last chance f1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 20, 2021
Thanks for a smooth pickup yesterday at Lincoln Square Mall.
We pulled row covers over the plants in the greenhouses today to protect them from tonight’s freeze. You can see how beautiful they look now, let’s hope they stay that way tomorrow.
We have lots to offer for Thanks1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 3, 2021: Goodbye Summer 2021
Can you believe it's the Last CSA for Summer Season!
We have included some special treats. First Harvest carrots (these will not be super sweet yet, but still delicious), napa cabbage (please make kimchi or at least use napa instead of lettuce in your sandwiches, it's also great in tacos), and tats1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 27, 2021
We focused on getting as many beds of potatoes dug and picked as we could this week. Overall, the weather has been very wet this fall, and we took advantage of the dry week. We called in family reinforcements from Chicago. Only one of them was productive but the smaller workers kept up our spirits.1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 20, 2021
Above is a pic of Sam enjoying beet beauty. One of the farm-workers, Sophie, happens to take great photos.
We are reveling in the fall abundance, though certainly wishing for a dry-out.
You may notice lots of summer fruits available for swap/purchase. I don't have enough to inventory to add them1 read more »
About the farm
At Blue Moon Farm, our goal is simple: Produce the most beautiful, best tasting produce possible using only organic methods. Our 20-acre organic vegetable farm located 10 miles north of Champaign-Urbana grows quality produce for Urbana's farmer's market, grocery stores, our CSA, and local restaurants. We are committed to the collective project of implementing farming practices that promote the health and well-being of the land we grow on and the people who eat our food. Buying locally leads to more accountability between the farmer and the eater and that relationship is important to us.
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