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Farm Happenings at Potomac Vegetable Farms
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 »
Week 15: So Many Goodbyes
Farm Notes is online! This edition is in praise of our favorite things. Enjoy!
We have reached the time of year when all the students leave to go back to school. The end of August is one long farewell—the last potluck, the last flower picking, the last tomatoes, the last beans. For those who1 read more »
Week 14: Winter Squash Arrives in August
We need a new name for winter squash. We plant it in May, we cover it to protect it from bugs and diseases, uncover it when it gets really hot in early July, and then it grows madly until the middle of August when the first fruits start to ripen and we start to harvest. None of this happens in the1 read more »
Week 13: The Halfway Point, Looking Forward to Fall
Farm Notes is online. Generations and history mean so much in farming. In this edition of the newsletter, we talk about a few of those ways it has meaning for us.
With the recent advent of such delicious weather, we are really getting ready for fall. We don't actually want summer back at this1 read more »
Week 12: Planting for the Fall (and You Can Still Order Bulk Tomatoes)
The weather has not been completely easy (why would we ever expect that), but we have been getting our plants in the ground, working around the rain and the intense heat. In truth, good plants really want to live. We might plant them during the worst part of the day, just because that is when we ha1 read more »
Week 11: The Annual Tomato Avalanche! It's Bulk Tomato Time.
There is a new Farm Notes online! Read about eating local and the feeling of summer on the farm.
We have arrived at peak tomatoes, suddenly. This only lasts a few weeks, so we all need to do our solemn duty and eat as many tomatoes as we can in as many ways as we can imagine. Most of you don1 read more »
Week 10: Less Diversity, More Volume
We've had lots of questions about payments lately. Unless you paid in full, you paid for the first 8 weeks up front at registration and then are automatically charged weekly thereafter. This is why many of you have suddenly started seeing charges to your credit card. If you would like to pay1 read more »
Week 9: Steam Heat
We are a family farm, and in this week's Farm Notes we are talking about the children of and childhoods on the farm.
After a relatively mellow May and June, we finally got to the steamy part of July. It is so soggy—air and soil and clothing. First thing in the morning, the dew is thick on eve1 read more »
Week 8:The Halfway Point of the Season
While we are only 1/3 of the way through the CSA season, we are now halfway through the growing season. The onion seeds we planted in mid-February in the greenhouse are now full grown onions (not as big as we had hoped, and not as plentiful, but still delicious) and we will be wrestling them1 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.