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Did someone say arugula?
Did someone say arugula? No, I don't think anybody did. Nonetheless we have some available this week. And many other things as well. This is the first "pop up" style ordering and delivery we have done. I hope it goes well. If you are having difficulties, please c1 read more »
This is the final regular delivery of the season
Has it really been 22 weeks since we started? I'm afraid the calendar says yes! Can this really be the end? Yes and no. I'm planning on an as- yet- to- be- determined number of "pop up" deliveries up until Thanksgiving, possibly even mid December, as weather and my produce s1 read more »
Not really domestic livestock
Hello!
The above picture, of Evelyns' cat Misti Pokey, has nothing to do with agriculture. She barely even catches mice. But we see her every day, both in the house at 5 A. M. when she thinks its time for breakfast, and outdoors, where there are lots of little things for a k1 read more »
frosty!
We had a good hard frost on Sunday morning, as you can see from the above picture of some broccolis wondering what happened to Summer. We spent much of the day Friday and Saturday harvesting all the tomatoes and peppers that we could, in anticipation. Most of the tomatoes weren't fully1 read more »
Don't even point at it!!
I was striding purposefully through the fields with manly gait one day, as is my habit, when I chanced upon this lovely specimen. What otherworldly beauty! Such exquisite flowers, and such spiky fruit! Everything about it looks lovely and very poisonous. How can something "l1 read more »
les faux amis
Hello! I've been feeling very flat and lifeless since my mother died, which I guess isn't surprising, but it's unusual for me and not all that pleasant. Then the thought struck me the other day that what I needed to do to restore my elan-- or dare I say, joie d vivre- was to learn Frenc1 read more »
My Ninth Grade Geometry Project,Part One
Pictured above is a pan full of perfectly cooked shishito peppers. As you can see from the photo, shishitos are different than other peppers in that it is not necessary, nor even slightly desirable, to remove the seeds and pith before cooking and eating. Simply wash the peppers to your1 read more »
In Memoriam
The above photo was taken about nine years ago, when my mother and father were a spry 69 and 71 years old, respectively, and Evelyn was a feisty 9. My mother passed gently into the next world this last Thursday, from complications arising from pancreatic cancer. It has been my good fort1 read more »
the price I pay
There is a story associated with these chickens which will be quite amusing in a few months or years, but I'm afraid it will have to wait. read more »
About the farm
Jade Family Farm is a certified organic farm at the foot of the Tuscarora
Mountain in Juniata county, Pennsylvania. We grow a wide range of vegetables and
fruitson about 10 acres, with the balance of the 120 acre farm in pasture, hayfields, ad
woodlands. We sell our produce chiefly through a Community supported Agriculture
program serving the State College and Harrisburg areas, as well as several area farmers'
markets. We are a rue family farm, with three generations and several branches of the
family directly involved in day to day operations.
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Mountain in Juniata county, Pennsylvania. We grow a wide range of vegetables and
fruitson about 10 acres, with the balance of the 120 acre farm in pasture, hayfields, ad
woodlands. We sell our produce chiefly through a Community supported Agriculture
program serving the State College and Harrisburg areas, as well as several area farmers'
markets. We are a rue family farm, with three generations and several branches of the
family directly involved in day to day operations.