With the swamp maples and poison ivy coming into their fall
glory around the property, it is clear that the changing of the seasons has
begun. What a funny time to be a
farmer. With so many storage crops in
the share, morning harvests seem to take a little less time than they use to. During the height of the season, a spare
moment meant a chance for us to move a few shovel fulls of the mountain of work
we had before us. There is still plenty
of work to do put each task does not demand our time and attention with the
same urgency.
We are making good progress with our goal of cover cropping
the fields. Rain would be much appreciated
in this effort but the forecast hasn’t been cooperating. So far the rain dances and blood sacrifices have
tempted non from the old pantheons. We
may need to burn down a wood or slaughter a bull soon. Even still, the rye seems to be germinating
under these dry conditions and the winter peas can’t be far behind.
Thanksgiving shares are still available. Pick up your sign up sheet in the share room. If you would like to order pies along with
your Thanksgiving share, please turn in your order form and payment before the
14th of October otherwise you can return your order form and payment
anytime while supplies last.
What’s in the share:
Greens, escarole, chard, collards, kale, onions, beets, potatoes, acorn squash,
spaghetti squash, PYO herbs
What’s new:
Cabbage, broccoli, sugar pumpkins
