2013 – Fall Share 3 December 3, 2013 - FALL SHARE #3 PRODUCE LIST Potatoes Butternut squash Sweet Dumpling squash Goldrush apples Brussel sprouts Leeks Beets Collard greens Kale Popcorn Raw honey Carrots Kohlrabi/Parsnips farmer’s choice Onions FARMER NOTES · On Monday December 16th, I will run my usual route to pick up boxes and to deliver a 4th fall share box for $40… Read More
2013 – Fall Share 2 December 3, 2013 - "We find our path by walking" -Robert Bly So lately in the boxes there has been a lot of carrots, beets, potatoes, squash, and onions. For some people it may be more than you can eat but here are a couple ways that you can put those veggies to good use later on in the… Read More
2013 – Fall Share # 1 November 4, 2013 - Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind. Samuel Taylor Coleridge Fall Share #1 It always amazes me how quickly the summer passes us by. We are happy that you guys have stayed with us for the next 6 weeks as… Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 18 October 23, 2013 - “To everything turn, turn, turn. There is a season turn, turn, turn. And a time to every purpose under heaven.” Pete Seeger from Ecclesiasties Saturday A.M. Ruby’s barking woke me up; the clock said 2:30. A few seconds later I heard the yips and yells of a coyote pack. Man they sound close! I… Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 17 October 16, 2013 - We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone. Ronald Reagan Chickens on the farm Having chickens around the farm is second nature for me. I was talking to my Mom, who will be 94 this month, on Sunday and she said ”Oh, Norman, you have more chickens now than I ever had.” We always… Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 16 October 9, 2013 - Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. Henry Ford I got to the farm on May the 28th so I have been here a little over four months now. Wow! I was thinking about that the other day and how fast time has gone by these last four months. … Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 15 October 2, 2013 - FALL FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY 2-8. Directions are on website How can people trust the harvest, unless they see it sown? - Mary Renault Where is the beef? I often get the impression that many folks believe that raising organic produce for a living goes hand in hand with being a vegetarian. I understand the logic. … Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 14 September 25, 2013 - Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. Martin Luther My name is Jeff and I've been working on the farm for a month now and have learned a lot thus far. It's been a great opportunity to be here and another responsibility I've… Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 13 September 18, 2013 - Autumn is as joyful and sweet as an untimely end.” Remy de Gourmont Season Turning We received a wonderful inch of rain last Saturday during the night time hours. We had not really gotten any substantial moisture for 2 months from mid July – mid September. We are still dry, but may get in on… Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 12 September 11, 2013 - “All truth makes sense once it is discovered, the point is to discover it.” Galileo A reason to celebrate A month from now is our annual harvest celebration here on the farm, Sat. October 5th. It runs from 2:00 in the afternoon until 8 or so in the evening. The agenda is as… Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 11 September 4, 2013 - “Not hammer-strokes, but dance of the water, Sing the pebbles into perfection.” -Rabindranath Tagore Earth Dance Farm Fall Share 2013 We went from 93 degrees to 43 degrees in less than 5 days last week. And it felt mighty wonderful to wake up to those chilly fall temperatures. And now that September has… Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 9 August 21, 2013 - “The bee is domesticated but not tamed.” ―William Longgood Thoughts on Bees The front page headline in Time magazine 2 weeks back was entitled “A World Without Bees.” Much of the factual information to follow comes from that article. Bee pollination accounts for approximately 1/3 of our food Bee pollination increases crop… Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 8 August 14, 2013 - “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” ―Ernest Hemingway Reflections from Norm The 2013 summer CSA season is almost at the midway point, and a fine time to reflect on how it fits with your you and your family, your… Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 7 August 7, 2013 - “A small group of thoughtful people could change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead Update on the farm A few times a year I like to give folks a more thorough sense of how things are going and what we’ve been up to. It goes without… Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 6 July 31, 2013 - “Do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa A multitude of one I snuck away for a much needed little getaway from the farm as soon as I dropped off the last produce box last Thursday. My destination was Oskaloosa, IA. to catch the last two days of RAGBRAI (Registers Annual Great Bike Ride Across… Read More
2013 – Newsletter week 3 July 19, 2013 - Pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Kahlil Gibran Reflections from Norm: As I was driving to and from some neighboring towns last week I was astounded by the farm landscape. We have had an unprecedented spring here in SE Minnesota: 14” of snow on May 2nd, the wettest… Read More
2013 – Newsletter Week 2 July 19, 2013 - "The real voyage consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes" Marel Proust MEMBER TO MEMBER Ideas from Sarah BonVallet Sarah’s top 5 for making a CSA work for you The first year Rob and I did our CSA we were like many before us, lost in a land of… Read More
