Farm Happenings at Frey Family Farm
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Farm Happenings at Frey Family Farm

Flower Share Week 8

Posted on August 29th, 2021
  Hello friends! Here we are with week 8 upon us already! With the lovely cool weather, the flowers are producing like crazy and I can barely keep up with the harvest. Last week you saw a larger helping of dahlias in your shares, and you can expect more of that beauty again this week. I am esp1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 1, 2021

Posted on August 29th, 2021
Good morning everyone! Well, first frost of 2021 happened on August 26th, and another on August 28th.  This is the second year we have experienced frost in August!  We had just set out the hoops with frost protection as a shade lid the week before to get through our second heat wave. The1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 24, 2021

Posted on August 22nd, 2021
Hello friends, and welcome to week SEVEN! Here at Perigee, we are revelling in the absolute height of the flower season- everything is bursting and the field is an absolute riot of color! Dahlia deadheading has become a full time job and almost all of my varieties have started to bloom- it is espec1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 24, 2021

Posted on August 21st, 2021
Good evening everyone! These past two days seem to be a hint of the fall to come!  It has been a nice relief from the heat extremes of the past month. I will repeat part of the newsletter from last week for those who are receiving every other week shares.  Cabbage season is soon upon us!&1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 17, 2021

Posted on August 15th, 2021
Hello Friends, and welcome to WEEK SIX! The smoke and heat have had an effect on everyone here at Perigee Farm- the dogs are spending as much time as possible flat on our cool floors, and the farm animals are all moving a bit slower. My days have been spent keeping the plants and animals watered an1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 17, 2021

Posted on August 15th, 2021
Good evening everyone! We survived the heat, and we hope you did as well.  I am hearing of fires close to some of our homes.  Lets hope they remain under control so no one has to evacuate.  I want to let you know that our broccoli has shown some sign of heat stress.  It is calle1 read more »

Packwood Week 10

Posted on August 12th, 2021
Good morning everyone! I hope everyone is having a great week.  Ack!!! I did not realize that I had not sent the emails for customizing yet!!! I am sorry.  I will leave it open until 8:30 tomorrow am so you have some time to customize as you wish.  We will start green beans in some s1 read more »

flower share week 5

Posted on August 8th, 2021
Hello friends and welcome to week FIVE! We are halfway through our season together and the days are flying by. This week at Perigee we had a little rain, which was desperately needed. While no plants got the nice long drink they needed, the dust has settled and everything, including the sheep and c1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 10, 2021

Posted on August 7th, 2021
Good evening everyone! I hope everyone is having a great week.  I want to let you know that I need to change the customization cut-off time for our shares.  I will be sending you the emails from now on on Fridays, and we will cut off the customization period Monday morning at 6:30. 1 read more »