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Farm Happenings at Harvest Tide Organics
Week 12 It's finally raining!
What a reprieve. We're breathing a sigh of relief, and I'm very excited to see our fall crops jump into action over the next week after this glorious rain. I think we're all going to sleep a little better knowing that it'll be a while before we have to haul pipe and pumps around again..1 read more »
Week 12 - Feel that chill in the air....
We are headed into our 12th week of shares here on the farm. We are in week I don't know what of no rain, which means irrigation is heavy on our mind. Lots of our fall crops need a good soaking, and while we are on the Kennebec and we can irrigate, moving water all over the farm is a fe1 read more »
Week 11 - The height of summer, the height of exhaustion....
There is a saying (I don't know if it's especially old), among veggie farmers: don't make any decisions in August. I know farmers who've quit in August (only to be back on the horse in September), we all (only half jokingly) scroll job websites this time of year, dreaming wistfully of 9-5 hou1 read more »
Week 10! It's Melon Season!
Holy Melons! Our first batch of cantaloupe have ripened and are coming on fast! We've got enough melons to feed an army, so fill your shares this week. This first batch of melons is a variety called "Hannah's Choice." Which are lobed and more oblong than our next pla1 read more »