Freshman Farmer | New Organic Farms Set Roots

Time flies

July 16th, 2010
Driftwood Farm | Blog

It is hard to believe so much time has passed since our last entry - I guess we must be having fun!

Apart from the continuous rhythm of weeding, watering, seeding, transplanting, and attending the market, a few things have happened. We harvested the garlic - we didn’t have a ton in the scope of things, but it was a pretty big harvest considering that when we planted, we weren’t 100 percent sure we would be selling at the farmers market this year! So now 200 bulbs are hanging in the barn, nearly cured and ready for sale. Interestingly, banana slugs (mascot of coastal redwood forests) have been drawn to the odor (we suppose). Luckily they don’t move quickly, and we’ve caught them mid-meal before much damage is done. Since we generally don’t have problems with banana slugs, we just relocate them whenever we happen to find them.

Right before the garlic harvest, my mom visited and stayed with us for 2 weeks. On her “vacation,” she did so much weeding in our yard that it no longer looks like an abandoned house!

She did finally get in a little bit of relaxing.

We also - just today - added 12 chicks to our flock. They’re peeping away in the brooder. I’ll include photos in the next post.

Tags: garlic, harvest, banana slug

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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	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