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Farm Happenings at Potomac Vegetable Farms
Week 25: The Last Week of the Season
November usually feels like a good time to stop picking and packing vegetables, and with the change of weather this week, it does feel like a logical end point. We have just about put the farms to bed, with just a few fields still in production.
The Winter CSA starts up on both farms on the w1 read more »
Week 24 (of 25): Carrots, Carrots, Carrots
After an October that felt like November—frigid and blustery—we find ourselves in this unexpected period of beautiful weather and warm, calm November afternoons that feel like October. And the best part is that the carrots are so gorgeous that we feel like we will never get tired1 read more »
Week 23: Potlucks Every Week
Farm Notes is online! We are musing about October... and farm tours!
For many years now, we have had weekly potluck lunches on both farms. Always on Friday in Vienna because Friday is the day when most of us are at work together, and we have a shared task of getting the market loads ready. In Loudo1 read more »
Week 22: Into the Tunnels Again
Towards the end of October, we go back into the high tunnels. These are structures made of a row of strong metal hoops that are about 13' feet tall at their highest point. The tunnels, also called hoop houses, are 100 to 150 feet long, depending on how much ground we decided to use when we built th1 read more »
Week 21: Moving Through the October Checklist
This week in Farm Notes we are talking about SOUP... And winter CSA!
Even though every week is much like the last one, we are always getting ready for something—a holiday on a Wednesday, a big rain that will stay for the whole weekend, a frosty night. We keep on picking, we keep on washing an1 read more »
Week 20: Breaking New Ground
While we are focused on the daily tasks of picking leafy greens, pulling beets, and finding the last tiny eggplant of the season, others on our team are working on projects that will make next year even better.
For the last ten years or so, we have put half of our fields in a long rotation of cover1 read more »
Week 19: Thinking About Winter
This week in Farm Notes, hc interviews Casey Gustowarow about cover crops, and it's actually really interesting. I promise!
It's October now, so it's time to think about winter. We just got past the autumnal equinox, but farmers need to think two or three months into the future (or more). We are en1 read more »
Week 18: Harassing Groundhogs, Defending the Kale
We planted tiny kale and kohlrabi and cabbage plants in early August. They got a pretty good start, with enough rain and good soil to keep them alive during the hot weeks. We tackled the weeds as they came up, mostly with a tractor, and we didn't pay a lot of attention to those fields. They looked1 read more »
Week 17: Butternut, Butterscotch, Butterkin, Honeyboat
This week we're keeping it light... Farm Notes is all about farm fashion and our favorite farm wear... and we have lots of tips, tricks, and opinions!
A little reminder: It is just one big, long vegetable season this year! Now is about the time when veteran members are trained to wonder when the su1 read more »
About the farm
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Our farm has been in operation since 1962 and is owned and managed by three women farmers (with lots of help). We have two farms in Northern Virginia -- the hub is in Fairfax County and the larger production farm is in Loudoun County. We grow our vegetables ecoganically (focusing on soil health, human health and long term sustainability) and sell them at seven farmers markets, our two roadside stands, and through the CSA.
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Our farm has been in operation since 1962 and is owned and managed by three women farmers (with lots of help). We have two farms in Northern Virginia -- the hub is in Fairfax County and the larger production farm is in Loudoun County. We grow our vegetables ecoganically (focusing on soil health, human health and long term sustainability) and sell them at seven farmers markets, our two roadside stands, and through the CSA.