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Farm Happenings at Heritage Family Gardens
Onion Harvest
Did you know, onions grow nice and tall with their straight green stalks and then, over a fairly short period of time, the stalks all fall over. This is how you know that they're ready for curing. We've had the early onions so far this season with the stalks still attached, but we've noticed that s1 read more »
Halfway through summer
This is week #7 and we're halfway through our summer season. And this is when it starts getting exciting because everything starts ripening at once! This week we get to add beets, rutabaga, tomatillos, and basil, plus Mason's going to whip up some yummy green salsa too. We were so1 read more »
**Almost** tomato time!
We're getting so close!! We've been able to harvest a handful of snacking tomatoes this week and will have a couple of tils for sale at the Farmers Market tomorrow. If all goes as it should, they should be in your Farm Shares next week or the week after at the very latest. Sometim1 read more »
Toads in the Tomatoes
It's been a really fun year in that we have lots of toads in the garden! Unfortunately we have a lot of insect pests in the garden this year, which is challenging, but mother nature has answered with an extra measure of toads to help out! We generally see a few every day, hopping here and there - l1 read more »
Toads and snakes in the garden
Although they always seem to make us squeal because they take us by surprise, we love having toads and snakes in our garden. They are on pest control and we need all the help we can get! We found this guy earlier this week... And can you tell that this girl loves animals of all ki1 read more »
Tomato Trellising - dirty but colorful work
It's the time of year for tomato trellising! We'd always used tomato cages in the past, but when we started this business and did the math, we realized that we would need almost $10,000 worth of cages!! That would make for some pricey tomatoes!! So we've tried many different ways to trel1 read more »
The waiting is the hardest part....
Last week I talked about what was on deck for our summer shares, and I neglected a few key crops! Peas, carrots and cucumbers!! This is always a challenging time of year because it's too hot for a lot of the cool season crops but it hasn't been warm long enough yet for the summer crops.1 read more »
Happy Summer!
It is ALMOST officially summer! By the time we see you on Weds or Thurs, summer will be here. It's hard to believe we've already made it around the sun again this quickly, but here we are! And we've got zucchini and summer squash this week to celebrate! Hopefully the cucumbe1 read more »
Nearly Summer and Strawberry Spinach
Our last week of spring shares! We thank you so much for joining us for this unusual spring! Several things went very well - we think every other week is much better in many ways - but because of the late winter, we didn't get broccoli, cauliflower, or a number of other crops in... But we tha1 read more »
About the farm
We left the hustle and bustle of city life to raise our children in the country. Getting into agriculture is a decision we've never regretted! Now we lovingly grow fresh food together as a family on our small farm. It's food we trust, and you can too! We want to feed our children the best we can, so we grow high-quality fruits, vegetables, and meats - everything from Arugula to Zucchini; Chicken and pork! - all free of chemicals, synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. We'd love to share what we grow with you!
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