Farm Happenings at Strawberry Hill Farm
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Farm Happenings at Strawberry Hill Farm

More Berries!

Posted on June 27th, 2023
Strawberry season is over, but this week we have red raspberries, lots of blueberries, plus mixed berries (raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries and currants) for your 4th of July holiday. The season of abundance is beginning at the farm! We have our first fresh-from-the-garden garlic heads, and1 read more »

Berry Time

Posted on June 20th, 2023
We’re into berries at Strawberry Hill Farm! As the strawberries wind down, we have the summer raspberry crop producing, and blueberries just beginning. This week we’re offering pints of strawberries, red raspberries, and mixed berries (raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries). We also ha1 read more »

Yay, Rain!

Posted on June 13th, 2023
After three weeks of drought, including some hot weather, we’re finally getting some rain! We’ve been irrigating the gardens, but there’s nothing like rain to make things grow. The lettuces are loving the cooler weather and moisture. This week on the farm stand we have mini1 read more »

Poor Strawberry Weather

Posted on June 6th, 2023
The strawberries are ripe and delicious, but our crop is small this year thanks to cold weather in the spring and the current drought. Ron has been talking to the plants, encouraging them to do more (along with irrigating them), and they’re trying their best! We have a limited amount of straw1 read more »

Dry Start to Strawberry Season

Posted on May 30th, 2023
It’s getting pretty dry, and Ron has been busy setting up drip irrigation lines for the strawberries and other crops. In the photo you can see black netting pushed to the side of the strawberry plants as he lays down the lines. We’ve had to cover them with netting because of birds picki1 read more »

Radishes This Week

Posted on May 23rd, 2023
The radishes are growing fast due to rain and warm weather, so we decided to open the farm stand again this week. We have both Cherry Belle and French Breakfast radishes available. Other fresh items on the farm stand this week include arugula, a limited amount of salad mix, and herbs. We also still1 read more »

First Salad Greens of the Season

Posted on May 16th, 2023
Our early plantings for this season are just starting to produce! We have arugula and a limited amount of salad mix, spinach, asparagus and rhubarb. Plus tomato, pepper and kale seedlings for your garden. If the warm weather continues, we may be able to start weekly deliveries instead of bi-weekly.1 read more »

Growing Seedlings

Posted on May 2nd, 2023
Well, it’s back to cooler weather again! The up and down weather makes it difficult to harden off our tomato and peppers seedlings, which are growing bigger and bigger. We decided to offer some of the tomato seedlings on the farm stand this week, even though they will need be hardened off&mda1 read more »

Delightful Spring

Posted on April 18th, 2023
Ah, spring! Green grass, blossoming trees, birds singing. We’re enjoying these sights and sounds at the farm. The first seeds have been planted in the early garden, and the seedlings we started indoors are growing well. This delivery we offer the last of our Yukon Gold potatoes. They&rsq1 read more »