Freshman Farmer | New Organic Farms Set Roots

A little cooler

July 8th, 2009
Four Frog Farm | Blog

This week has been cooler. I have been experiencing some writers block lately, but let me give a brief update.

Our first tomatos have been eaten and they are good. We are heavy into bean, cucumber and squash picking. The chard is going through a strong dose of powdery mildew, but the kale keeps rocking it without any aphid activity. The squash bugs and beetles are gaining a foothold in some of the oldest squash.

We’ve planted about 1.25 acres of winter squash and are starting our potato harvest. I’m happy to have cooler weather.

Tags: cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, potatos, squash bugs, squash beetles

Three farms are starting from scratch.

They are turning the dirt and hoping to be successful enough to turn a profit, and to become a valuable part of their communities as suppliers of organically grown food.

Peaceful Valley is giving them a head start by offering them special pricing as part of this Freshman Farmer program.

The Farm Blogs

Freshman:
New Farms Coming Soon!
Sophomores:
	Daily Grace Farms Crescent City, CA
	Freestone Family Farm Vernal, UT
	Wise Moon Farm Redding, CA
Graduates:
	Coyote House Farm Palermo, CA
	DeepSeeded Community Farm Arcata, CA
	Driftwood Farm Fort Bragg, CA
	EarthDance Farm St. Louis, MO
	Ellwood Canyon Farms Goleta, CA
	Four Frog Farm Penn Valley, CA
	Hand Sown Homegrown Heritage Farm Poulsbo, WA
	Home Plate Organic Farm Orleans, CA
	Honey in the Heart Farm Nevada City, CA
	Willow Springs Farm Penn Valley, CA