We had our first frost last Friday. It was a light one—barely enough to wilt the peppers—but a frost nonetheless. We knew it was coming...

The farm follows its own seasonal schedule, with no regard to calendar dates, and yet every Labor Day, like clockwork, I can count on...

To say we’ve had a lot of rain would be a gross understatement. One downpour can leave our heavy soil wet for days afterwards, and this...

Mid-summer is upon us. The tomatoes are ripening, the sweet potatoes have vined out, and the onions are starting to flop. With everything...

The past month has been a flurry of transplanting, with thousands of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and winter squash being popped from...

The past few weeks have been a series of ups and downs. In late April, Steve and I were facing a backlog of planting, thanks to spring’s...

35° 33° 26° 36° 38° 39° 40° 48° 40° 37° 44° 46° 38° 35°…… These have been the overnight lows—not what you'd expect mid-April, that's for...

So much for an early spring. February teased us with a week’s worth of balmy weather, but March has us bundled up in wool socks and long...

We’re cruising into the final phase of what has been an ideal winter. There’s been enough snow to satisfy the kids, enough cold to test...

Well, there goes January! Our much-anticipated month of rest is drawing to a close, and while the first seeding is still several weeks...