Two Feet in the Dirt

We’ve been feeling incredibly lucky over the past week as numerous severe storms have bypassed us. On Sunday, a storm tracking from west to east dropped large hail about 15 minutes both west and east of us, but we only got heavy rain. For about the last month, I’ve nervously watched as multiple storms with threats of hail, high winds, and even tornadoes have moved through our area. I’ve never seen such consistent severe weather, especially this early in the year. Weather is by far the most stressful part of farming. It’s something we have absolutely no control over and can do nothing to affect. We just have to wait and watch and hope for the best.

Fortunately, we’ve also had the privilege this spring of watching something more enjoyable than severe storms. As you can probably tell from our farm name, both Mike and I share a fascination with red-tailed hawks. These birds can live in extremely diverse environments, so we’ve been able to enjoy them at pretty much every place we’ve lived and worked from the city to the suburbs to our now rural setting. This year, we’re lucky enough to have a pair of red-tailed hawks nesting in the woods directly across the street from us and the air over our farm seems to be their highway for nest-building supplies and food. Multiple times a day we get to watch the hawks soar back and forth over the farm as they go about their day.

This week, one of the most popular spring crops is finally making it’s debut. The snap peas are in! Check out below for this week’s full harvest list and we’ll see you this weekend!

Farmers Katie & Mike

This week at the market:

• Salad mix
• Arugula
• Baby kale
• Snap peas
• Spring onions
• Garlic Scapes
• Radishes
• Lettuce heads
• Green garlic
• Hakurei turnips
• Kale
• Collard greens
• Rainbow chard
• Carrots
• Beets