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Farm Happenings at Springdale Farm
Farm Happenings for October 31/November 1, 2019
Picking potatoes before the next rain.
NON-STOP HARVESTING
We use these last days of October to get as much out of the ground and fields as we can! Potatoes is the crop that we have the most acreage in, but also plenty of beets, and some carrots, and turnips, and leeks, and some br1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 30, 2019
Picking potatoes before the next rain.
NON-STOP HARVESTING
We use these last days of October to get as much out of the ground and fields as we can! Potatoes is the crop that we have the most acreage in, but also plenty of beets, and some carrots, and turnips, and leeks, and some brusse1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 25, 2019
Picking kale at the Farm Day.
REMAINING SCHEDULE
This is a reminder that there are four deliveries left for the season -- the weeks of October 21st, October 28th, November 4th, and November 11th. (Of course, for every-other-week shares you will be picking up on two of those weeks.1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 23, 2019
Picking kale at the Farm Day.
REMAINING SCHEDULE
This is a reminder that there are four deliveries left for the season -- the weeks of October 21st, October 28th, November 4th, and November 11th. (Of course, for every-other-week shares you will be picking up on two of those weeks.1 read more »
Farm happenings for October 18th
Here we are transplanting some greens into a hoophouse (that recently had tomatoes in it). This spinach and lettuce will hopefully be ready in 5-6 weeks, in time perhaps for one of the last deliveries of the season. We like to transplant them because they get off to a faster start than1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 16, 2019
Now we are transplanting some greens into a hoophouse (that recently had tomatoes in it). They would be ready in 5-6 weeks, in time perhaps for one of the last deliveries of the season. We like to transplant them because they get off to a faster start than if we were to put the seeds into the1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 11, 2019
We have a weekly lunch with most of the farm crew.
Farm day rescheduled for October 19th!
Today's winter squash is delicata -- slice in half and bake till soft!
Cold coming -- time to harvest the last of the summer fruiting crops (like tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers), and then begin on all the roo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 8, 2019
We have a weekly lunch together with many of the farm crew.
Farm Day rescheduled to the 19th of October due to predicted rain. Hopefully on the 19th we will have a beautiful sunny day!
The weather forecast is showing some sunshine next week for which we are VERY thankful.
The winter squash of the w1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 2, 2019
Internet down for a while today; cutoff time will be Thursday morning 6 am.
New crop: Brussels sprouts! And fennel is back again for those who love it. Great in soups and salads.
The rain has made it hard to dig the potatoes and sweet potatoes but we are getting them out in between the showers.
A f1 read more »
About the farm
Springdale Farm started out as a CSA in 1988, and now supplies approximately 1200 CSA members, spanning several counties in southeast Wisconsin, with its organic produce. The farm is able to extend its short Wisconsin growing season with the help of over an acre of greenhouses.
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