Farm Happenings at Kilt Farm
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Farm Happenings at Kilt Farm

Week 9 - On the hump of the CSA Season

Posted on August 9th, 2024
    View from the Tractor The week started hot and dry, then finally the weather broke and we actually had a little rain on the farm. Not much rain, but I will take it. As you can see from the photo above, mud was made while we attacked some of our weeding issues around the farm.&nbs1 read more »

Smokey hot like a good BBQ, but for everything else not so much fun - CSA Week 8

Posted on August 2nd, 2024
  View from the Tractor   What a crazy week. Highs hovering around 100 degrees in the fields really stretches us. We have been starting before 7 every day to beat the heat. When the fires started, then came closer, I knew this was going to be a challenging week. We have been taking extra1 read more »

Yay for summer crops - CSA Week 7

Posted on July 26th, 2024
  View from the Tractor   Whew, this has been a hot and smoky week. While we are wilting a little bit from the heat and coughing from the smoke, the crops seem to be handling it quite well. Our summer fruiting crops like the peppers, eggplants and tomatoes are exploding right now. We have1 read more »

Week 6 of the CSA

Posted on July 19th, 2024
  View from the Tractor What a lovely week it has been. The temperatures have moderated and we have even had little bouts of rain. I am thrilled with this change.  This week we have been busy bringing in the bounty from the squash patch and the carrot field. It is always thrilling when yo1 read more »

Hot July brings on summer fruits

Posted on July 12th, 2024
  View from the Tractor   Life is a lot like farming, or is it the other way around. Farming is life with all of its changes, messiness, and unpredictability but you can't forget the beauty and bliss that makes you just step back and say, "It's beautiful and I love it." This time last yea1 read more »

Celebrating Independence with our food choices - Week 4 CSA

Posted on July 5th, 2024
 View from the Tractor I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July filled with food, fun, friends and family.  I started my farming journey almost two decades ago when I realized how much need there was to improve access to high quality food in our mountain communities. As I started to farm he1 read more »

Happy 4th of July - CSA Week 3

Posted on June 28th, 2024
  View from the Tractor Week 3 of the CSA and it is almost July, these are both momentous achievements in the farm season. It is wild to think that we are at the half way point of the 2024 while it feels like there is such a long way to reach the zenith of the farming year. No matter the time1 read more »

Summer arrives in so many ways.

Posted on June 21st, 2024
  View from the Tractor I know every year is different on a farm and as in life. I am so very grateful with the weather and the team that has come together here on the farm. It does feel like a 180 degree swing from the experience I was having a year ago. Even though this may be the case, we d1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 18, 2024

Posted on June 14th, 2024
  Welcome to the 2024 CSA season. The 2024 CSA season is upon us and time sure seems like we are moving fast. As we dive into this coming week with spring in full swing, we are constantly reminded of the power of nature as new crops begin to rise up from the ground. This week, the team has bee1 read more »