Two Feet in the Dirt

This is one of the busiest times on the farm, hence the lack of a blog post last week! We’re heavy into the tomato harvest, which takes up significant amounts of time each week. At the time time, we’re starting to plant the first of the fall crops while also planting the last of the summer crops, so all in all we’ve barely got a minute to call our own!  We grow a variety of tomatoes and you’ll see a varied selection over the course of tomato season. This year, we’re again growing one of our favorite heirlooms- Berkeley Tie Die. This striped slicing tomato is both tasty and beautiful....

It’s been incredibly hot this summer and this week looks like another scorcher. We’re lucky to have the flexibility to work in the morning and evening when it’s less oppressive out for both us and our son, who spends a lot of time on the farm with us during the summer. We try to involve Caleb in the farm as much as he likes and each of the past two years he has had his own small garden inside of the farm where he gets to choose what to grow. This year, along with beans, peas, and potatoes, he is also growing enormous sunflowers whose stalks can grow up to...