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Farm Happenings at Springdale Farm

Farm Happenings - July 3, 2020

Posted on June 27th, 2020
Potatoes looking good! This year we got our first planting of potatoes into the ground fairly early, so it looks like we will be able to start harvesting potatoes earlier, too!  Expect new potatoes in 3 or 4 weeks! Broccoli had some early season stresses, so it didn't form the kind of heads we1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 24, 2020

Posted on June 20th, 2020
"Indoor" growing of cukes:  By growing some crops inside the greenhouses, we find we can better provide better, less stressful conditions for the plants.  Here is our next to last planting of cucumbers getting attached to strings to help them grow upward, where it will be easier to harves1 read more »

Welcome to the new season! (June 16, 2020)

Posted on June 15th, 2020
With the periodic downpours, and cooler temperatures, planting has gone slowly, but we are gradually catching up!  We have about 6 different vegetables ready this week, much less than what we will have later on.  (Mushrooms and maple syrup are available, too this week!)  With this e-1 read more »

Welcome to the new season! (June 13, 2020)

Posted on June 12th, 2020
With all the rain, and cooler temperatures, planting has gone slowly, but we are gradually catching up!  We have about 6 different vegetables ready this week, much less than what we will have later on.  (Mushrooms and maple syrup are available, too this week!)  With this e-mail you s1 read more »

Last call for sign-ups!

Posted on April 14th, 2020
Spring planting, as usual, on the farm!   Greetings! This is our final email sent out to our 2019 members. Our sports are filling up quickly, so if you would like to join, do so within the next week! If you have already joined, many thanks; and great to have you aboard! The Seely Family   read more »

Farm Happenings for March 25, 2020

Posted on March 24th, 2020
Greetings all! All well at the farm, though we do have items that we can no longer sell to restaurants (since they are closed), and the farmers markets (since they have been canceled), so we are happy to make them available to you. We are using the Harvie platform to help with taking the orders,&nb1 read more »

Farm Happenings for December 9, 2019

Posted on December 4th, 2019
OUT WITH THE OLD, AND PREPARE FOR THE NEW! Caleb here, along with Jenn, Justin, and Josh, clearing out some nice indoor space to get ready for a spinach planting.  If the sun comes out, it can easily reach the 50's or 60's in the greenhouse, though if cloudy, the difference in inside and outsi1 read more »

Farm Happenings for November 20 and 22, 2019

Posted on November 15th, 2019
Getting the last of the beets out of the ground!   CUSTOMIZING OF YOUR THANKSGIVING SHARE For those who will be picking up on Friday, please note the cutoff period for customizing your share ends on Monday night (the 18th).  That is earlier than usual! We combined both packing days into a1 read more »