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A Community Work Party

June 10th, 2009
EarthDance Farm | Blog

Last Monday we had our 1st Community Work Party on the farm, and it was wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. Not only did we have the help of about 12 apprentices and a few significant others, but many other friends and strangers alike showed up, ready to lend a hand. The biggest task on our plate was our sugar snap pea harvest. The plants were full of them and wanted to be lightened up in a major way.

I wish I knew exactly how many pounds we picked (and then sold out of at market!), but it was at least a few large coolers full. We also installed some tomato stakes, planted some basil, and weeded, weeded, weeded.

Afterwards, a small group of us went to the Whistle Stop, a frozen custard shop in Ferguson, for dessert. Mayor Fletcher (the mayor of Ferguson) was there and asked how the farm was doing. It feels good when your mayor is checking in on your farm. And it feels really good knowing that about 20 pairs of hands were just working on it.

Special thanks to Emily Hemeyer, for taking these great photos at the work party!

Tags: community, markets, sugar snap peas

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Sugar Snap Peas

March 24th, 2009
EarthDance Farm | Blog

Today Julie and I met at the farm to try to get the peas in before the rain hit. The weatherman had us believing a big storm was coming in.. so we were eager to get them planted so that the rain could just water them in.
It didn’t rain today.. was windy, but no rain.
We got over 500 ft of sugar snap peas in, and have one more lb of seed to plant. I remember last year picking the sugar snap peas past their prime because it heated up so quickly.. I was just picking them for myself at that point - John (the farmer I was working with) wouldn’t sell them because they weren’t sweet enough!

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Melons and Corn

August 7th, 2008
Four Frog Farm | Blog

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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Retooling

April 16th, 2008
Four Frog Farm | Blog

About 15 or so people have committed to the CSA by paying me. Up until yesterday I was dilligently working to get that number up to 30. However, yesterday it occurred to me that I was feeling quite a bit of pressure to feed 30 families, so I’m going to start the season with about 15, and accept more members as we roll on into June, when the abundance of summer starts to flood in. I feel better. Financially, this probably isn’t a wise move. I don’t care. It feels better to… Read the rest of this article »

Tags: broccoli, CSA, finances, members, potatoes, sugar snap peas, tomatoes

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