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Jen V
- Jun 18, 2018
- 1 min
Countdown to Freshness!!
We've been a bit 'missing in action' on our blog posts lately but all for a very good reason. We've been planting. Lots and lots of planting! Last year we doubled the size of our planting area but Mother Nature's extra buckets of rainfall in the Spring of 2017 prevented us from planting the new plot. Fast forward to this year, and Mother Nature has blessed us with far more suitable planting conditions. We have lots of newcomers this year--scallop, straightneck and gray s
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Jen V
- Mar 17, 2018
- 1 min
2018 Simply Local Fresh Farm Summer Vegetable Share Registration NOW OPEN!!
While the weather is still snowy and frigid, there is still work to be done to get ready for the 2018 growing season. This time of year we are prepping our planting plan, sending out sign-up information and ordering materials for the planting season. Registration for the 2018 Simply Local Fresh Farm Summer Vegetable Share is now open. The summer share begins in late June and run 15 weeks through mid-October...Start and End are always dependent on Mother Nature but the share
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Jen V
- Dec 17, 2017
- 1 min
Let's get Growin'!!
The off-season may seem like a good time to kick back and relax, but for us, it's really a time for reflection, learning and planning. Over the winter we read up on sustainable growing practices, plan our seed purchase, plan out the share expansion. It's a busy time for sure getting ready for the growing season. Here's a couple new plans for 2018: Expanded growing plot to extend our variety of vegetables, Member Planting Dates for those members interested in getting in the
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Jen V
- Nov 5, 2017
- 1 min
Mission Possible!!
Today we completed our final field clean out to get the soil ready for Fall and next year's growing season. We picked a whole lot of banana peppers, green peppers, pimento and poblano peppers. And Kale...lots and lots of kale. Our proudest accomplishment this season was our weekly donations of fresh vegetables to the Buffalo City Mission. Tomorrow we will make our last delivery to the Mission for this season! We are excited to continue our commitment to enabling access t
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Jen V
- Nov 5, 2017
- 1 min
Thank You Share Members!!
Mike and I spent the last few weekends getting our fields ready for Fall. The 2017 growing season had a whole lot of new challenges but freshness still prevailed and we were so happy to have a plentiful bounty to share with you! We wanted to thank you all for participating in our 2017 Fresh Vegetable share. We hope you enjoyed eating the fresh veggies as much as we enjoyed growing them for you. Please let us know what you liked and what you didn't like this year...we are c
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Jen V
- Nov 5, 2017
- 1 min
Fall Hustle
All the anticipation that comes with a new growing season, ends with a whole lot of hustle to get the field ready for hibernation. Everything that went into making this a plentiful growing season, now needs to come out. From Tomato cages to plastic row covers and stakes to hoses and sprinklers. Take down, is as much work as set-up! And it's an important time to ficus on the health of our soil. Every year, we are careful to get all tomato plants and rotting tomatoes out o
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Jen V
- Aug 20, 2017
- 1 min
What's Wrong With This Picture?
There's a lot wrong with this picture! Winter squash typically doesn't harvest for about another 3-4 weeks. This weekend we were forced to clear out all of the winter squash due to an aggressive infestation of squash bugs. Squash Bugs eat the vines on any plants in the squash family (ie pumpkins, zucchini, winter squash, etc). By eating the vines, they cut off nutrients to the far branches of the plant, thereby killing the whole plant. They are also fond of eating the squa
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Jen V
- Aug 6, 2017
- 1 min
Please Turn the Faucet Off!
We're a third of the way through the 2017 farm share and we're getting ready to put our late season plants in the ground. Cucumbers are on their way out and will make room for Swiss Chard and maybe a few other fall treats. We've been working double duty staking tomato and pepper plants. Mature plants, weighted down with vegetables, have a difficult time standing tall in the overly wet soils we've had lately. Tomatoes should be turning in the next week or so and the winter
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Jen
- Jun 11, 2017
- 1 min
That's Almost A Wrap...
What a difference a week makes! Two weeks ago, the weather conditions had us wondering if we were going to hit our usual mid-June deadline for planting. Non-stop rain made tilling and laying plastic row covers an impossibility. But, thanks to Mother Nature and a couple consecutive days of sunshine, we were able to begin planting. Definitely not as ideal planting conditions as the 2016 growing season, but the majority of plants and seeds are in the ground. And they're loo
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Jen
- Jun 1, 2017
- 1 min
Ain't no stress, like a farmer's stress!
To say the last few weeks have been a nail biting weather cluster, would be an understatement! All the rain we've had this Spring has made pre-season planning and prep for the planting very challenging. It would be a natural assumption to think rain=good growing conditions. But, the old saying runs true, too much of a good thing can actually turn out to NOT be a good thing! Wet soil not only makes tilling the field a challenge, it also is not a fave for baby plants and se
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Jen
- May 21, 2017
- 1 min
It all starts with the soil...
Tilling the soil is the first step to getting the ground ready for planting. And boy, do we have a lot of soil to till this year! Last year around this time, we removed an epic maple tree in order to expand the planting. The hole that was left behind already swallowed up about 20 yards of organic compost. Rain is a welcome gift when the crops are all planted but excess rain makes finishing all the ground prep work very challenging. This week, we will finish tilling and b
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