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Farm Happenings at Jade Family Farm
Doin' the wave
Pictured above is our superstar cabbage harvester, Ella, proudly posing in front of her handiwork, the second wave of cabbage. Actually she did have some help-- its a lot of cabbage to harvest by one's self-- but they declined to be in the picture. We have about 10 employees now at the1 read more »
view from the barn roof
Riddle of the week: what do you get when you cross a gourmet chef with a pirate? Keep reading for the answer!
Sometimes I like to sit on the peak of the barn roof for a few hours in the evening and look out over the farm. Gives one a different perspective. Even better is to climb the Tu1 read more »
a midsummer's night dream about peas
Pictured above is a "Tokyo Bekana" cabbage that didn't get harvested in time, now exploding in an unruly riot of growth and color. Pretty, no? Sometimes there is a tension between what we as growers want a plant to do and what the plant wants to do. This wasn't a problem with the1 read more »
a strange sense of calm
Good morning!
It's a bizarre contrast, reading the morning news and seeing the disturbing images contained therein, while at the same time being serenaded by exuberant birdsong (just after dawn) or crickets (nighttime) and enjoying the spectacular sight of fireflies against the darker woods (n1 read more »
which hand has the kohlrabi in it?
Hello!
Well, last week's delivery went better than the first week-- which wasn't hard-- hopefully all the kinks are worked out now. I'm going to write only a very short farm update his week as I am eager-- almost desperate-- to plant the winter squash today, and still need to get the f1 read more »
strange friends, indeed!
Years ago, a good friend of mine wrote a book. It was a dense volume dealing with some arcane matter of jurisprudence, so he didn't expect me to read it, but he was very proud of the introduction, which he had me read twice. Mistakes, he said, were strange friends-- never welcome at the1 read more »
Some Green Things
Here it is-- the first delivery of the season. The above photo is of our pea patch. The peas are about two weeks behind schedule, due to a very cold April and most of May. Will they catch up and yield well? Or will they flower prematurely and give us a short crop? And1 read more »
This is the last delivery of the season
Pictured above is the view from our farm, the lovely Tuscarora mountain in all its fall glory on a misty, drizzly morning. This is probably my favorite time of year, but it does mean, alas, that the growing season is about over and with it Summer's bounty. This week is the last delivery1 read more »
A Few of my Friends
Hello! Now that fall is really here, I thought I might say a bit about some of our new seasonal arrivals. Pictured above is a bunch of salad turnips. They are crispy, juicy and sweet without any of the bitterness most people associate with turnips. The skins are tender-- no1 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.