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Farm Happenings at Wabi Sabi Farm
Farm Happenings for September 5, 2018
Winter Squash season is here! We've been harvesting for the last couple weeks and are anticipating continuing to harvest for 2 more weeks. Then the crop will be dried/cured in our greenhouse to ensure long term storage. This season we are growing 7 different varieties! In th1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 29, 2018
A few weeks ago while harvesting Cinnamon Basil we discovered a Monarch Caterpillar that was starting to form a chrysalis on one of the basil leaves we had harvested. For fun, we taped the leaf to a rafter in our Pack Shed. I honestly didn't think it was going to survive but decided to1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 22, 2018
We can hear both the collective sighs of relief that Summer Squash Season is winding down and the shouts of Joy that Winter Squash season is just beginning! Hopefully no one felt too overwhelmed this season with the new software we are using for the Farm Shares! We noticed, while packin1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 15, 2018
It's starting to feel like Fall on the Farm even though the "official" start is still a month away! We've been busy seeding Fall crops both in the greenhouse and in the field. The oak trees are starting to produce acorns and the birds seem to be starting to form groups in preparation fo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 8, 2018
We had a really exciting Saturday! Around 11:30am a large water main on 4th Street burst open sending tons of water down Court Street while the Farmers' Market was happening! We heard someone yell get your stuff up, water is coming. This isn't that uncommon to hear at Market as so1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 1, 2018
We've been enjoying this cooler weather to work in as this is the busiest time of hear. Harvesting and planting crops in the field while also starting to seed things in the greenhouse for Fall and Winter harvests! Hard to believe that the greenhouse will be filled up again after it set1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 25, 2018
Last week was a busy one for us. Typically we would be digging your potatoes using the tractor. But we found the new potatoes to be very thin skinned this year (most likely due to the dry ground) so we decided to dig them by hand to not scratch the skin. We also wrapped up the 2011 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 18, 2018
We met with the Granger City Council last Wednesday and are happy to report that the meeting could not have gone any better! The City Council seemed very supportive of the farm and wanting to help correct the issues the farm is facing. They appeared to want to meet with the NRCS agent t1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 11, 2018
We hope everyone had a safe and fun Independence Day last week. We sent out an email the previous Saturday stating that we weren't doing a delivery and it sounds like some folks didn't receive it. Could everyone respond to this email just so we know that everyone is seeing them?
We spen1 read more »
About the farm
We are a Certified Organic Fruit, Vegetable, Herb and Transplant farm located in Granger, Iowa. Besides being USDA Certified Organic we are also extremely local being only 22 miles North of Des Moines, Iowa. 2020 marks our 8th year growing season providing the highest quality USDA Certified Organic AND Local produce and plants to Central Iowa!
Our mission is to grow tasty, nutritious, Certified Organic (IDALS) fruits, vegetables, herbs and garden transplants available to all members of the community in the most environmentally, physically and economically sustainable way.
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Our mission is to grow tasty, nutritious, Certified Organic (IDALS) fruits, vegetables, herbs and garden transplants available to all members of the community in the most environmentally, physically and economically sustainable way.