Our first taste of frost arrived and it is bittersweet. It immediately knocked out our squash and pumpkin vines and stopped them in their tracks. Another freeze is on its way, which means sadly we will not have any winter squash to share this year. We really appreciate all of you that made it out to celebrate with us at our harvest bonfire. You guys bought up all of the pumpkins that were ready and we had a blast snacking, laughing, and enjoying the beautiful weather. Thankfully we still have some sweet potatoes for the final box, but the end is near friends.

As one season ends and another begins, we are starting to get a full picture of what the final weeks of the CSA will hold. Many things are still growing but a few things may not finish and fully ripen on the vine. We have finally pulled all of our potatoes but still have sweet potatoes going strong in our garden section known as Old World. Our winter squash is still chugging away and we hope to have Delicata and Butternut to share (fingers crossed).

We got a much needed break with a few weeks off from pickups and deliveries. Looking forward to cooler temps, bonfires, and leaves changing this fall. As the seasons shift, we are excited to share some new items in the coming weeks including pumpkins and winter squash!

It’s hard not to look around a garden and see the weeds or things that could have been better. If you look at the big picture though, a space has been completely transformed by your hands and your vision. It has become a lush landscape that is home countless organisms and has nourished so many living things, and that is nothing short of amazing.

The transition of seasons is slowly creeping over us on the farm. The days are getting shorter and the nights are cooler, but there is still plenty of gardening tasks and growing ahead. Over the last month or so, we have had a lot of projects, pulled pounds of produce out of our fields, and created almost 50 bouquets! The challenges of pests and vermin still persist but we carry on.

Where has the summer gone!?! We managed to start some final crops for the fall just in the nick of time. Our pumpkins are forming on the vines, corn is just about ready to be harvested, and we are about to be swimming in ripe tomatoes. The weeds seem determined to overtake the garden, but we are still growing/going.

These summer storms have been crazy! We hope you all have been staying safe and enjoying the sunshine and thunderstorms alike. Unfortunately, some of those powerful wind gusts almost pushed a section of our corn over, but fortunately it’s still growing (just on an angle). See this week’s post to learn more about what went out this week!

Summer is here! Garlic is harvested. Corn is shoulder high. Onions are swelling and potatoes are on the cusp of coming out of the ground. The garden is booming but also on the verge of being overrun with weeds this year. Farming really is a full-time job! We hope to welcome some of you to the garden soon for some fun events and volunteer days.

In the last two weeks, we managed to get engaged, host our housewarming AND bring you crates of delicious, organically grown produce and mason jars full of fresh flowers - so we are calling it a WIN! We saw big swells of rain water and mustered our way through a wicked heat wave so things are growing leaps and bounds and forever presenting unique challenges. We are drowning in weeds and fighting off vermin (bunnies and beetles) but thrilled to have some new veggies coming up and new customers to satisfy - LIFE IS GOOD.