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CSA Week 4

May 27th, 2008
Four Frog Farm | Blog

We are now entering week four (of 24) for the CSA.  Today we had our drop-off/pick-up for our 10 monday members.  We have 23 members in all - 10 on Monday and 13 on Wednesday.  We are going to add members when the summer stuff really picks up, but for now, that is our max.

Let’s see what was in the boxes:

Ryan works hard in the sun1 lb Sugar Snap/Snow Peas
Zucchini/Yellow Crookneck Summer Squash
Romaine and Black-Seeded Simpson Lettuce Heads
Broccoli
Basil
Parsley
Radishes
Garlic Scapes
Lacinato Kale
Rainbow Chard

Ryan and I were both very happy about the contents of the boxes.  It went lighter on the greens (ie no lettuce mix nor spring mix) and heavier on new stuff, such as peas and summer squash.  It was our first picking of summer squash and hope that it does its thing from now until mid-november.

We are still working very hard, yet I have learned to take a lot more time off.  Apart from the market this last saturday I didn’t work the rest of the weekend.  It is so rejuvenating to have some time off.

Now we are going to have a very full week planting rows and rows of winter squash, a third planting of corn, more spring mix, radishes, cilantro, beets, tomatoes, peppers eggplants ...it seems my list is on recycle constantly.


First CSA Boxes!

May 11th, 2008
Four Frog Farm | Blog

Whew.  That was a busy week.  I harvested, packed and delivered for 18 families this week, in addition to the madness that is May.

This is prime planting season right now, because the soil has warmed to a suitable 70-75 degrees.  So, now we can direct seed corn, cucumbers, melons, watermelons, basil, squash, winter squash, and a great many other vegetables.

So, throw the CSA into Monday and Wednesday, and planting, and maintenance, and that makes me a busy boy.

We are getting nice, huge heads of broccoli…the early work of prowling for cutworms has payed off!!!  The interesting thing is…the broccoli I planted in March had a lot of cutworm action…the broccoli I planted third week of March got harassed by the birds, but the broccoli planted end of March was problem free and it looks like that planting (about 110 plants) is going to be the best of all.


Onward into Summer

April 28th, 2008
Four Frog Farm | Blog
Well, after the freeze, we haven’t looked back.  We’ve been planting out peppers, eggplant - we even put out zucchini and cucumbers today. We’ve direct-seeded beans, planted out basil.  We’ve just gone to town with the summer stuff, and the cool weather stuff is just maturing. I am pushing the season.  I’m sure this is a classic first-year, wet-behind-the-ears mistake, but it is working so far The tomatoes are growing like gang-busters (assuming “gang-busters”… Read the rest of this article »

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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.

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DeepSeeded Community Farm
Arcata, CA
Driftwood Farm
Fort Bragg, CA
EarthDance Farm
St. Louis, MO
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Goleta, CA
Four Frog Farm
Penn Valley, CA
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Poulsbo, WA
Home Plate Organic Farm
Orleans, CA
Honey in the Heart Farm
Nevada City, CA
Willow Springs Farm
Penn Valley, CA

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Goleta, CA
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Penn Valley, CA
Freestone Family Farm
Vernal, UT
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
Wise Moon Farm
Redding, CA

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