Farm Happenings at Zilnicki Farms
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Farm Happenings at Zilnicki Farms

Farm Happenings for March 29, 2022

Posted on March 25th, 2022
As the wacky train goes around and around another week is in the books.  This time of year on the farm we fix broken equipment, change oils, order seeds, and it almost seems like a never ending chores list.  The greenhouses are filling up nicely but we put a little pause for a couple days1 read more »

Farm Happenings for March 22, 2022

Posted on March 18th, 2022
I hope you were able to get out and enjoy this absolutely gorgeous Friday!  Its a tease but we loved it!  Greenhouse planting is in full swing already, as we have planted lettuces, flowers, herbs, tomatoes, and more.  That means it is go time and planting outside is right around the1 read more »

Farm Happenings for March 15, 2022

Posted on March 11th, 2022
Happy Early St. Patrick's Day!  I hope you enjoyed your box of goodies last week!  We had some 1st box hiccups last week.  Our bread delivery was late and short 6 loaves of sourdough bread.  Also, when I talk to the vendors Friday they give me a rough estimate of inventory. 1 read more »

Farm Happenings for March 8, 2022

Posted on March 4th, 2022
Hello and guess what?! The first week of our 2022 CSA season is here!  We are excited to get back to bringing you and your families real, local food and goodies! We are excited to bring Riverhead Grown Hydroponic lettuce to you, as well as delicious breads from Newlight Bread and fresh Long Is1 read more »

Farm Happenings for November 23, 2021

Posted on November 19th, 2021
Happy early Thanksgiving!  It is my favorite holiday of the year! There is something about coming to the end of a busy farming season, getting together with family, making a feast from the bounties of our lands, and sharing a laugh with loved ones.  To the members that ordered turkeys, th1 read more »

Farm Happenings for November 16, 2021

Posted on November 12th, 2021
We are halfway through November! Crazy I know!  We washed, graded, packaged, and shipped out about 40,000lbs of potatoes this week, mostly into NYC.  That was a good, busy week for us, and we need to see more weeks like this before farmer Jackie has her baby and my wife has hers! &nb1 read more »

Farm Happenings for November 9, 2021

Posted on November 5th, 2021
First week of November is in the books and we finished digging potatoes this week and it can now officially feel like late fall for us on the farm.  Now we pull the potatoes out of storage, wash them, grade them and ship them out throughout the tri-state area.  Its a labor of love, and ho1 read more »

Farm Happenings for November 2, 2021

Posted on October 29th, 2021
Happy Halloween!  Yup, October is coming to an end and November is here!  We battled through out break downs and almost finished digging potatoes before the big 5 inch rain we got this week.  We got out in the field today and made a push to finish but we got stuck a few times and ran1 read more »

Farm Happenings for October 26, 2021

Posted on October 22nd, 2021
Harvest moon is upon us and the push continues to harvest all our potatoes.  The first half of potato harvest went smooth, and the 2nd half has been a struggle with many break downs and hiccups.  I guess the equipment is as tired as we are.  It is a labor of love that is for sure, bu1 read more »