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Farm Happenings at Farmer Joe's Gardens
[CSA Update] Welcome to week 12
Growing food on a small scale is a challenge, no matter which way you tackle it. Weather is out of your control, but you can water. Weeds seem to grow overnight, but you can battle them. The wind whips in and tosses everything around, and you can work a knife around the battered bits and make a ca1 read more »
[CSA Update] Welcome to week 13
According to the USDA, food waste is estimated at between 30-40 percent of the food supply in the United States. The US has a goal for 2030 to reduce our nation's food waste by 50%. Around the farm, we are working every day to minimize food waste because we know how much goes into producing every c1 read more »
[CSA Update] Welcome to week 14
Just looking for a breeze as the heatwave wraps around us this week. I am thankful that I'm not covered in feathers - that's it, look for the positive! 90s in the fields stunts plant development and browns out new growth, and it sets us back some. Since 1994, water conservation is an ever-p1 read more »
[CSA Update] Welcome to week 15
It's been a gentle and sunny week on the farm this past week, the farm where I grew up out there on the edge of the city. The picture with everyone smiling from under their masks is a bit of a celebration for the farm team. We are a couple of weeks in and feeling good with the routine. 1 read more »
[CSA Update] Welcome to week 16
It's been a humid and sunny week on the farm this past week, the farm where I grew up out there on the edge of the city. My boys are counting down the days until they finish with distance learning. At the end of the school year, I would typically expect to see bulging backpacks coming home not to1 read more »
[CSA Update] Welcome to week 17
Whether you are counting down the days for school or end or counting down the days to return to work - summer is coming. I talk with a lot of farmers around the state, and we are one of the very few farms harvesting. I estimate the cool, cloudy, and wet days of spring are delaying most crops by tw1 read more »
[CSA Update] Welcome to week 18
Get excited about your first basket! I am encouraged by the growth in the fields. We are going to have a great basket and be on schedule. I hope you are thrilled with the options in the basket this week - with nationwide seed shortages, many folks haven't been able to have their own potted pl1 read more »
[CSA Update] May check in
It is time for a check-in with your farmer.
We had snow and a killing freeze hit our fields this week. The spinach field was hit the hardest when we dropped into the low 20s and will not grow out of it.
I am watching the fields with cold greens like lettuce, kale, Swiss chard, and others as temper1 read more »
[CSA Update] Last week of 2019 CSA
It's been a quiet week on the farm, where I am doing more tractor work these days to prepare the fields for winter and beyond. Over the past six weeks, you have eaten your way through farm-fresh vegetables and fruits, and the entire farm team has focused on bringing those to you. The custom program1 read more »