Pigs, Chicks and Skunks!
Whoa! Skunks you may ask? Yes, it has been an interesting week (actually the last two). Pigs do not make very good guard dogs. We have always “trusted” them to be a good deterrent against other critters coming in to the hog house where we also house our baby chicks until they are big enough…
Read MoreGot Bugs?……..
Bugs, bugs, bugs…it’s a bugs life. All this wet weather with lots of stagnant water seems to make perfect conditions for hatching lots and lots of bugs! I even heard earwigs (they are about 3/4″ long with pinchers on their tails) mentioned in the news on my way to market Wednesday. Many people have also…
Read MoreWednesday June 30 Already!
It seems like time goes faster and faster! We missed updating this Tuesday evening. Thank you everyone for picking up your subscription. Pretty standard stuff this past week. Red Norland potatoes, the earliest outdoor red potatoe! Next we will have a different variety for you and likely a different color. Carrots, Green Beans, the first…
Read MoreSunshine after the rain feels good!
Good Evening, We have been blessed with timely rains. This afternoon the propane tank got filled up and the driver quipped that we must not have irrigated much yet. He was so correct. We have not watered outdoor crops much at all. We watered carrots and onions early on to get them established and while…
Read MoreHappy for Sunshine!
It has been a beautiful day and we enjoyed the sunshine as we scurried to catch up on hoeing, and mowing. We started picking strawberries this week and it may very well be the end. With 5-6 inches of rain in the past week, the berries have suffered. First, you may notice that they are…
Read MoreIt rained some more but sunshine is coming!
Greetings, Today felt like a gorgeous day! After so much rain, I was so surprised I could even hoe a little in a couple of places by late afternoon. I am so looking forward to tomorrow. We have a nice selection of vegetables for this week,
Read MoreIt has rained!
Hi Everyone, It has rained often enough this spring that we have been slow to lay out irrigation pipe and drip line. Once in a while I figure if I water it will rain and if I don’t it won’t rain. I like to get an average of 1 inch of water on the vegetables…
Read MoreVisit the Farm
You are invited to visit our farm this Saturday, June 5 from 3 until 5 pm. Practical Farmers of Iowa is hosting a field day at our farm to talk about improving the energy efficiency of walk-in coolers. Even if you don’t care to look at the cooler, come and see how things are doing…
Read MoreMeet us at the Market!
It has been a busy week….where have I heard that before? It is hard to believe that it is already the end of May. It feels as though we have jumped right into Summer, but with those strong Spring winds still following us. We are constantly amazed by the power of the wind and while…
Read MoreEnergy Audit
Just about forgot. I was reminded yesterday that PFI ( Practical Farmers of Iowa) and The Cornucopia are doing a field day June 5. We had a energy evaluation done and made some small adjustments to our coolers. Mid American is going to come and present on Energy.
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