Farm Happenings at Common Ground Farm
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Farm Happenings at Common Ground Farm

Farm Happenings for September 30, 2021

Posted on September 27th, 2021
Our big fall harvest continues this week.  We decided to rent a cooler to help us get the crops in and at the right temperature for October.  This time of year is always challenging with our storage crops fighting with our weekly harvest for space in our barn!  But the weather looks1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 23, 2021

Posted on September 19th, 2021
Despite the warm weather this past week, we are actively planning our larger fall harvests.  We are always squeezed for time and space to get all the crops harvested in the best condition so this past week we did another practice run with our new root harvester.  And this week we will be1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 16, 2021

Posted on September 12th, 2021
Fall is not quite here yet, but we have some amazing cabbage and fall salad mix this week as well as a few other fall favourites like Hakurei turnips and kohlrabi that are worth a try if you haven't already!  This week we also have golden beets and "candy cane" striped beets called "chioggia".1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 9, 2021

Posted on September 5th, 2021
It almost feels like fall on the farm this week. Our sunny days are met with wind and cool mornings, and half of our crew has gone back to school. This is our last big harvest of cantaloupes for 2021, and they're bound to be delicious. We like to stock up and freeze The melon chunks for smoothies!1 read more »