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Farm Happenings at Boerson Farm
Low Impact Spuds
This season we decided to implement a small test of change in the growing space with the intention of accomplishing two goals. First, we needed to increase our potato yield, and second, we were looking for a good no-till strategy to use for growing our potato crop. For several seasons,1 read more »
Tomato Love
If you ask me my favorite vegetable, I'll tell you it's actually a fruit. Tomatoes. Oh how I love tomatoes! Sometimes I wonder if I would be farming at all if it weren't for the promise of ripe summer tomatoes! From the moment I order seeds until the moment I slice into the1 read more »
Pollinator Haiku
Pollinator Haiku
We work together
The bees gather and disperse
Flowers become food
Watching the bees buzz around the farm is a one of my favorite summer pastimes. Once the dandelions begin blooming in May, the food supply kicks in, and from there it unfolds into a colorful buffet of flowering1 read more »
Joyful Noise
A steady stream of planes came and went through the Boerson Farm airspace for this year's EAA gathering, a welcome return to familiar summer sounds after their notable absence last August. The whiz of small planes and the rumble of the old war birds draws our attention skyward, pausing the wo1 read more »