Farm News
Sunshine 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.
Read MoreThe first Sioux Center Subscription 2010 is delivered!
Greetings, After a long snowy winter we are eagerly looking forward tobringing you the first tastes of spring. We will bedelivering the first two shares in the evening on May 12 &19. Starting on May 26, we will be at the Sioux CenterFarmer’s Market on Wednesday mornings from 8 – noon whereyou may pick up…
Read MoreGentle rain
There is a nice gentle rain falling right now. We have some things seeded outside, are tunnels are full and ready for some picking for Saturday’s market in Sioux Falls. We have 3600 plants ready to be planted as soon as the ground is dry enough for soil preparation, and then 100’s more as soon…
Read MorePotatoes are Planted!
I just needed to tell everyone that this past Saturday with help from some amazing kids/young adults we got all our potatoes for the main season planted. I’ll have to look in notebooks but I think it is the earliest ever. Now today we tackle the seeds for carrots and spinach I hope we get…
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