Saturday’s 18th annual Solstice Celebration was alive with joy and excitement. It was probably one of the best attended, judging by the circle of people that just kept growing and growing, winding in all directions around several pot-luck tables of delicious and carefully prepared food. The weather was beautiful and everyone who attended, especially [...]
Saturday, June 29th 10:00AM - 3:00PM CSA Members ONLY Apricot U-Harvest Apricots are here, and ripening fast. The next 2-3 weeks the Blenheims will be our focus of attention. It’s important to not fall behind since the ripe fruit tends to drop to the ground. Every share and extra fruit option will receive a portion [...]
The apricot crop is at the verge of being ripe, and I enjoy walking the orchards and sampling the fruit to assess when to start the harvest. Ridge top Apricot orchard There are three apricot orchards on the farm, each maturing at slightly different rates due to their different exposures in the landscape, [...]
Join us Saturday, June 22nd from 2:00 PM till Dark "From you I receive, to you I give, together we share, and so we live." - Herbalist Song quoted from "The Apple Grower" by Michael Phillips. You know the start of Summer is just around the corner when you open your shares this week and [...]
(Pencil in the possible pick-your own dates noted below. Active CSA members can soon order through our Web Store.) I guess you can’t expect royalty on a “peasant farm” every year. After three years of no Royal Blenheim Apricot harvests, this year’s crop, due to dry spring weather, is abundant and about 2 weeks away [...]
Just like mashed potatoes. Trim the leaves off the bulb, slice it into two or four pieces and steam or boil until tender (about 15 min.) Mash kohlrabi into a puree, add a little milk, or butter, some salt and dip your finger into puree to taste. Yum!! Most people I have asked how they [...]
It is 5:30am, and we are enjoying another clear fogless morning. Clemente, who’s in charge of irrigation, is up early to water the crops. With a flick of a switch he turns on the main well pump and it doesn’t take long for the water, stored in the aquifer 400 feet below, to gush to [...]
Between apple blossom and apple fruit, a tree is never left unattended and there is lots going on behind the scenes. After the enchanting springtime apple bloom it is now time to thin. Thinning apples Thinning an organic apple orchard is mostly done by hand, and takes a lot of time. Under ideal [...]
While cultivating in the field with the old “International” a couple of weeks ago my cellphone fell off the tractor, disappearing under the running blades of a rototiller. With my cellphone shredded, I couldn’t stop myself from cursing out loud, standing in the middle of the field, with no one around, surrounded by rows of [...]
Chiogga Beets Beets are back! Red Ace or the Sweet Chioggas, with their pink concentric rings, will be in your shares this week. Both have wonderful greens. To make the most of this often overlooked but amazing root, see Debbie’s Tips & Techniques for beets for a comprehensive overview of what your culinary [...]
