Wild turkeys wander the farm late fall, early winter. Eating locally grown, in-season vegetables and fruits takes on a whole new meaning in the winter. One becomes aware that crops we took for granted as plentiful a mere few weeks ago -- tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, strawberries, spinach, even lettuce and arugula -- are now [...]
On Saturday morning the first frost of the season blanketed the landscape, a drastic change from the blistering 90 degrees we had earlier in the week. As we come to the end of our regular season it is time to transition once again; to surrender to the inevitable ebb and flow of the seasonal cycles. [...]
Given our relatively mild climate many of our cool weather crops keep growing even during the colder winter months. The key to enjoy a continuous harvest in the winter is to plant early in the fall to give plants time to size up before the cold slows everything down. One of my favorite winter crops, [...]
With Halloween at our doorstep, we are reminded that nature's energy is once again turning inward and our popular summer crops are spent, slowly returning back to the soil. In our culture all too often we promote endless youth and growth, and avoid acknowledging the darker, dying and decomposing aspects of life, which actually hold [...]
Most barns have multiple functions; our redwood barn is no exception. Always abuzz with activity, it is the hub of the farm, where daily harvests are brought in from the fields to be sorted, washed, packed and cooled. It is where all our CSA shares, market loads, webstore and wholesale orders are packed, organized, and [...]
C'mon Down to our 17th Annual Harvest Celebration! Event Details When: this Saturday, Oct 20th 2:00 pm until dark Where: <> For the Celebration, come to the 'upper farm' (172 Litchfield Lane entrance) <> For the Apple U-pick, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (see instructions below), go to the 'lower farm' (1275 Green Valley Road) [...]
Fall is here, a time when Fuji apples are being harvested (come and pick your own this Saturday). Bins of winter squash are being hauled in from the fields as well -- the first type to go in your shares this week are the striped Delicata (pictured at right). With warm weather returning this week [...]
This Friday October 5th we will begin taking signups for both our 2012-13 Winter and 2013 Regular CSA Season. [button link="http://csa.farmigo.com/join/liveearthfarm/fullseason2013"]Sign Up Now![/button] With preparations for late Fall and early Winter underway we are well into planning for next year's 2013 growing season. This is the time when we "plant the seeds" to ensure that [...]
Mark your calendar and come be part of our last farm celebration of the season, our "All about Apples" (and Pumpkins, of course!) 2012 Harvest Celebration, October 20th at 2pm. (Apple U-Pick will start at 10am.) Hope to see you all here on the farm for some serious apple crushing, cider making, apple picking, pumpkin [...]
Lots of tomatoes ripe for the picking sez Tom! Come to the farm this Saturday August 25th and stock up! Here's the skinny: When: Saturday August 25th, 9am - 4pm Where: come to our "Main" Green Valley Entrance (1275 Green Valley Rd. - see pictures below). Follow signs for parking. The U-pick field is just [...]
