May 12, 2021 Holy moly, there’s a lot going on. So much to do, so much to tell... So far so good, as far as spring transplants go. I...

April 13, 2021 Transplanting has begun. Yesterday we had a full crew on deck—Dan, Steve, Peter, Jen, and Amanda, our newest volunteer—to...

March 16, 2021 Two weeks ago I seeded the first greens of the season—kale, chard, lettuce, parsley, and bok choy. Several days later, a...

February 12, 2021 Just before Christmas, on a whim, I bought a 25 lb. bag of bird seed and poured a pound or two into several ball jars...

January 20, 2021 So apparently this pandemic is putting otherwise even-keeled people at risk of going completely bonkers—from boredom,...

December 21, 2020 Last weekend we hosted our final winter share pickup and farm stand for the season. Rather than cram it all into one...

November 27, 2020 By this time last year, winter had affirmatively arrived. The ground had frozen solid and all of our winter crops were...

On a Friday night in late-September, hours after our crew had completed the season’s final tomato harvest, I emailed the CSA to announce...

by Caroline Fanning September 10, 2020 It’s that time of year when things start getting crowded in and around the Tin House. The wash...

It has been about 20 years since I first tried my hand at growing. I was 22 at the time, and had moved on from college and living at home...