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Farm Happenings at Boerson Farm
A Head of our Time
This fall marks our 13th harvest, and if there is anything that we have learned, it is that we do better when we get out of the way of nature. There is a high level of complexity in the overlapping systems that make up the farm, from the soil to the plants and finally, the animals. When1 read more »
Tomato Tear-Down
Here it is, already the second week of October. Fall jobs are popping up around every corner of the growing space. Some are bigger than others, but nothing quite matches the Tomato Tear-Down. Removing the tomato vines is a pretty epic process, so we always have to work up to it a1 read more »
Still Life with Veggies
If someone had told me when I was in high school that I would grow up to become a farmer, living and working in Green Lake county, I would have laughed. No way, no how. I had things to do, places to go, people to meet. How would I have ever guessed that I would come to love growin1 read more »
The Faces Behind the Food: Ed the Builder (AKA: Diamond E)
What does a mobile chicken coop, a giant salad spinner, a covered harvest wagon, a walk-in cooler, an 8' barrel style root washer, an outhouse, and a germination chamber all have in common? All are tools and infrastructure that the farm depends on day in and day out. Each one of these p1 read more »
LOVE is the Answer
Life on the farm is busy, but there is always time to think. The big question that I have been asking myself a lot lately is where is humanity heading?? Fear, anger, violence, and disease dominate the news. People are angry. People are scared. We are collectively stres1 read more »
Full Circle
Growing potatoes is pretty standard fare on farms and in gardens all over the world. We clear vegetation, open furrows, drop seed potato pieces every 8 inches, cover with soil and hope for rain. As our grand parents did, we pick potato bugs off the leaves as the plants grow and hill the1 read more »
Under the Corn Moon
Early in September, the full moon cast its glow across our field of food, urging the ears of corn to plump and sweeten and the tender pods of beans to swell. Under the light of the Corn Moon, I held my breath, anticipating the readiness of so much fall food, including some pretty decent looki1 read more »
Skipping Town
This past week, with the help and encouragement of an amazing crew, we managed to disappear for a few days and catch our breath. For the four of us, this was a pretty big deal. Leaving the farm for any length of time during the growing season is a feat, so the fact that we accomplished1 read more »
Hay, Man
This past week was a busy one around the farm. As the summer heat rolls on and the dust kicks up for lack of rain, we have been irrigating like crazy. The veggies are hanging in there, but the rest of the farm is starting to look thirsty. A month without rain feels like a lemon,1 read more »
About the farm
Boerson Farm is a 69 acre diversified family farm in rural Green Lake County, located 30 minutes southwest of Oshkosh. We are USDA Certified Organic and grow over 60 varieties of vegetables. We also rotationally graze our grass fed beef herd of Red Devon cows, maintain a flock of laying hens for pasture raised chicken eggs, and work together with a local bee-keeper to manage a modest apiary. We've been dedicated to growing for our local community since 2008 and are committed to providing the highest quality produce, beef, eggs and honey possible using ecologically friendly practices. We love what we do and we want to be your farmers!
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