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Looking back on Summer
The heat of Summer has passed and the chill of Fall has arrived.
The last red ripe strawberries and tomatoes were picked several weeks ago.
We enjoyed a great harvest of apples, grapes, blackberries, strawberries, onions, potatoes, sunchokes, tomatoes, chard, kale, cabbage, and much more. Our fig tree we ordered this year from Peacefull Valley gave us a dozen delicious figs.
All the animals on the farm are doing great.
All four Bee Colonies are healthy and thriving. We harvested a few jars of honeycomb and honey from the hives. We left everything else for them to have for the winter. We practice natural beekeeping. We believe it’s healthier for the bees to have honey instead of fed sugar.
Now we are focused on our fall crops. Microgreens are going in the greenhouse. Cilantro, peas, Italian parsley, and other herbs are doing well. Potatoes, onions, garlic, and red shallots have all been planted.
The Earthworm bin has been moved to the greenhouse. We are now focused on cleaning the beds and planting cover crops. Looking forward to the next harvest.
Tags: Wise Moon Farm, summer crops, peacefull valley, bees, honey, honey comb, onions, shallots, chard, kale, garlic, potatoes, harvest
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Last Market finito
I went to the last Tuesday market in Nevada City today. It was a busy market. So many people came out. We haven’t had such a busy market all year. It was nice to end it with plenty of shoppers. For my part, I brought lots of kale, chard, eggplant, peppers, lettuce mix, winter squash, cherry tomatos, peas, basil, celery and broccoli. It was a nice close to the season for me. Although, I have a solid week of work before the season is over for me. Honestly, these last two months have… Read the rest of this article »
Tags: basil, broccoli, celery, chard, cherry tomatoes, eggplant, farmer's market, kale, lettuce mix, peas, peppers, winter squash
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Market Today
Today is Tuesday and I leave for a market in Nevada City in a couple of hours. I wanted to get a few sentences in before I left. Yesterday and today have been heavenly. The temp is around 80, which is so much better than last week when it hit 104 here. I love the fall temperatures, and, although we aren’t in fall yet, it is right around the corner. Not a huge harvest today - some tomatoes, lots of peppers, beets, kale, basil, eggplant. It’s enough to go to market with, which… Read the rest of this article »
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Melons and Corn
The honeydew melons are just beginning to ripen. It is delicious to have a fresh, well-grown honeydew. The sweet corn takes too much water. I wonder if it’s worth it? The days haven’t been too hot here. That means slower ripening, but still a good amount. The tomatoes are still going strong, and I hope they do all the way through October. We’ll see about that. I am planning and planting all of our stuff for late september/october. That includes Kale, Chard, lots of… Read the rest of this article »
Tags: arugula, beets, chard, corn, honeydew, kale, melons, october, radishes, sugar snap peas, tomatoes
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Farm Update
Now we have completed week nine of the CSA. This week we offered: tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, squash, carrots, lettuce mix, turnips, garlic, sweet corn!, kale and bulbing fennel. It was a good week, and next week is looking great also, with potatoes and leeks on the menu. It seems a little out of season to have potatoes and leeks, because I love potato-leek soup a lot, but, hey, those will be ready. Out at the farm, the tomatoes are really productive, yet could be looking better. … Read the rest of this article »
Tags: acorn, Armenian cucumbers, bone meal, Brandywines, bulbing fennel, carrots, corn, cucumbers, delicata, farm update, feather meal, garlic, green beans, heirloom tomatoes, kabocha, kale, leeks, lettuce mix, peppers, potatoes, squash, sweet corn!, tomatoes, turnips
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A Transition
So much has changed in the past 5 months. Of course the physical layout of the farm has changed dramatically…going from virgin meadow to cover crop to intense/intensive vegetable cultivation. Alike, my mind is wrapping around and becoming comfortable with the ever-changing dynamic of the farm. We have completed six weeks of the CSA, a quarter of the season, with 18 more weeks to go. We have had broccoli every week, buy now that we are approaching consistent mid-90 degree temps at… Read the rest of this article »
Tags: basil, broccoli, cucumbers, eggplant, green beans, kale chard, lettuce mix, potatoes, summer squash, tomatoes, yukon gold
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Hello
Just wanted to say hi. The farmers’ market went well today. We keep selling out of food, so that is a good thing. I am so happy that our Saturday Morning Market is so well attended. The people are great - the other growers, shoppers - they are all happy to be a part of the market. And so are we. I think the big hit this week was a toss up: the spring mix, or the lettuce mix. The spring mix has mixed leafy-brassicas - tat soi, arugula, kale, big mustards, mizuna. The lettuce is… Read the rest of this article »
Tags: arugula, big mustards, brassica, farmer's market, garlic, growers, kale, lettuce, lettuce mix, mizuna, people, shoppers, spring mix, tat soi
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Pharm Updayte
The broccoli has been great and in full effect for the last few weeks. We are doing heavy pickings from the main heads and side shoots, with lots more coming. The first two plantings of cauliflower have failed, due to (a) gophers (b) freak super-cold snap at the end of april (c) freak super hot spell (100 degrees for 5 straight days) in mid May, which caused the curds to separate and be no good. The third is looking good and hope to have that. In the future I don’t want to grow… Read the rest of this article »
Tags: april, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, cold snap, cucumbers, daikon, farm update, gophers, kale, may, peppers, potatoes, radish, tomatoes
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CSA Week 4
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: 1 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… Read the rest of this article »
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.
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| 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 |
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| Coyote House Farm Palermo, CA |
| Daily Grace Farms Crescent City, 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 |
| 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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