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Farm Happenings at Potomac Vegetable Farms
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 »
Week 16: Just-In-Time Rain
While we are not experiencing the drought that has struck New England and even Montgomery County, MD this season, it did start to get dry on our farms in the last few weeks. Dry enough that the ground was hard and crunchy in the carrots, dry enough that we had to relent and start irrigating again.1 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.