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Farm Happenings at Sungrounded Farm
We've got tassels!
On our corn, that is. Sweet corn is coming! Although you may have reached the point where you think corn should be on your plate, it just isn't so in central Oregon, but it is on it's way. We don't grow a lot of corn because it's a space hog on our small farm, but we love it and w1 read more »
Frost in July, of course!
Believe it or not, in the midst of the everlasting hot summer, we had a frost this past week on the farm. How does this happen, you may ask. It's not that uncommon to get a light frost midsummer here, it's happened before. According to the farmer's almanac, we actually have now fr1 read more »
A plague of giant caterpillars...
In the past week, I believe the crew has removed over 50 hornworm caterpillars from our tomato plants. I'm not really sure, thankfully the days they do greenhouse work are my Market and Delivery days, so I've been mostly spared from the task. Hornworms are the early life stage of a Hawk1 read more »
The bounty continues
We've officially reached the busiest part of our season. This time of year, we're still sowing and planting lots of crops for fall, and we're also at peak harvest. This past week the crew pulled almost all of the garlic and brought it into cure, about 2500 heads! We also had a tra1 read more »
Meet our Crew
Hey all,
It's been a busy week on the farm, with the heat sapping a lot of our energy, and yet still having so much to get done. There's truly no stopping this time of year with constant harvest and irrigation, so I'm going to keep this email short and sweet. Thanks to the lovely Amanda1 read more »
About the farm
We are a market farm dedicated to soil, community and environment. We grow all produce using organic practices and emphasize soil health for strong, nutritious plants. Check out our website at www.sungrounded.com to learn more about our farm.
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