tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42394041476462656182024-02-07T19:57:54.033-04:00Growing A FarmerThe experience of a former entertainment professional on her way to becoming a real farmer. Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748510659406599999noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239404147646265618.post-64682117625865779692015-12-28T12:00:00.000-04:002015-12-28T12:00:57.494-04:00November/December<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The colors are funny here because I wanted to make sure you could see the kitty cats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One frosty morning, fall cover of Oats, Peas and Daikon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breaking out the cold weather gear, for one day.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charles County won the Southern Maryland Young Farmer Olympics! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our farm in gingerbread, at The Pig</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gayle flaming the asparagus beds in hopes of killing the Asparagus Beetles wintering-over</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guineas stared free ranging during the day in November</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This guys was eating all my Lacinato Kale for weeks, not anymore</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ONE PEACH from all that work trying to save the peach tree.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was delicious.</td></tr>
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June in this area of Maryland normally averages just under 4" of rain. This year we got 8-10 according to <a href="http://water.weather.gov/precip/">NOAA</a>. That's double+! What does that mean for the farm? Well, apart from the fact I haven't had dry socks in a month, a few things. Summer crops are all crazy this year. The watermelon will be ready before the tomatoes ripen, the peppers aren't growing at all (they like it hot and dry) and the weeds are even crazier than they normally are this time of year. </div>
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Our Summer Open House on June 13th was a huge success! At about 20 people this was our best summer turn out yet. One of our volunteers, Frank, wrote this lovely letter that was published in the Maryland Independent about the farm and the event. </div>
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We had some of our first fruit tree harvests with sour cherries and plums. </div>
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Weed city! All this rain we've had has really spurred on our plethora of weeds here. Rain followed by heat followed by more rain. June seems to have been full of harvest days and weeding days. I've also been keeping an eye on the summer crops to make sure and catch them when they ripen. There are few I'm checking daily now because they are so close. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grapes- bunches filling out nicely</td></tr>
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A strange thing happened with our shiitake mushroom bolts. I went to soak them and discovered this furry brown stuff coming out of the innoculant holes. I sent some pictures off to a mushroom listsever and took a sample down to the extension office. My fear was that some other fungus had set up camp in the logs. It turns out it's a kind of cocoon created by some sort of invertebrate. There were little tiny caterpillar looking things inside the fur, lots of them. It shouldn't effect the logs or the mushrooms and I was congratulated for creating a habitat for this creature. Who knew? Anyway, shiitakes are back in action. </div>
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We harvested the Garlic in June and set it to cure in the barn. It's an old tobacco barn designed to have good airflow for curing tobacco, so it's perfect. Some of it we hung and some laid on pallets. The idea is to get air flowing around it so that the outer layers dry and it will keep for a while without rotting. We grew four varieties, all from seed that we grew and saved from last year.<br />
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Our CSA started up in June and we completed the first 5 weeks. We ended up with 10 members in DC and 10 in LaPlata which is just what I was hoping for. I'm really psyched to be getting some of this food into the community where it grows. Here are a few of the shares so far:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Peas, Cucumber, Carrots, Hakurei Turnips. Strawberries,<br />
Red Sails Lettuce, Kale, Arugula, Romaine</td></tr>
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Zucchini, Cucumber, Mint</td></tr>
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We also went to our very first market this month, the<a href="https://www.charlescountymd.gov/calendar/la-plata-farmers-market"> LaPlata Farmers Market</a>. It is held in the parking lot of the LaPlata courthouse and we are there each Saturday from 8am-1pm. </div>
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Lets get real for a minute. Being the new vendor at a market is not easy. Market sales can be a very important piece of the business pie. Farmers markets are a place where you can connect directly with the customers who will enjoy the literal fruits of your labor. It can be very very rewarding to have people come back to you week after week appreciating the work you do to keep them in healthy, clean food. However, it takes time to build that customer base and rapport. We are slowly build that base but I'll be honest, the pace is very slow. Our goal in selling at the market is to get more of this good food into this community and also to help get the farm to a break even point now in it's 5th year of existence. I need help getting the word out about what we do to the people of LaPlata and Southern Maryland. If you've read this far and live in the area please spread the word about us. We know there are plenty of people nearby who believe in what we are doing and just don't know about us yet. If you can help by sharing this blog or <a href="http://eatwellnaturalfarm.com/">the website</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EatWellNaturalFarm">Facebook page</a> please do. We would really appreciate it. If you're one of the ones who has already found us at market and been back to see us again, THANK YOU! </div>
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Eating Well</h2>
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We hosted our first cooking class with the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) this month. It was called Beyond Bacon and was taught by Chef Michael Bonk of <a href="http://www.thepigdc.com/">The Pig</a>. It started with a tour of the farm and continued through several courses featuring farm produce and a few choice cuts of pork. We have another one coming up mid July which is, like the first, full. There will be two more in the fall so watch for your <a href="http://www.csmd.edu/communityeducation/">CSM Community Education</a> brochures to come in the mail and sign up fast. This one was part of their Girls Night Out Series and the ladies had a blast.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chef Bonk has them enthralled </td></tr>
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The chickens are doing great and seem to double in size every week. We finally got their bird house done and now just have to get their outdoor pen closed in and find some Guinea Hens. (Check back next month for those cuties!)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lane, that's not a parrot...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was early June. Now they are 4x this big</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last day in their small temporary pen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bird house complete! Now they can stretch their wings! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Both feeder and waterer have been upgraded now<br />
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Things really took off here in May. We had some crazy hot weather with days reaching 90 degrees. That put an end to a lot of our spring crops like the early arugula, broccoli rabe, and choi. Mustard is working its way out and the kale is hanging on by its fingernails (if kale had fingernails). Our summer crops however have been loving the early heat and we already have cucumbers and zucchini in the high tunnel and the field plantings are not far behind. This spring has been much better than last spring with production almost tripled. That has a lot to do with having the use of the protected space in the high tunnel and the fact that this spring was much dryer than last spring (remember all that late snow?) and we were able to work the fields sooner.<br />
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We did some new things this month including a shiitake mushroom class and getting chickens! Check it out...<br />
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Harvest</h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first shiitake flush of the year</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strawberries! At one point we harvested 80 pounds in two days! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite, hakurei turnips</td></tr>
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Production and Cultivation</h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool room partitioned with greenhouse plastic. The front half is cool,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once the cucs and zucs flowered the row cover was removed<br />
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Shiitake Mushroom Class</h2>
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May 30th was our first class with the College of Southern Maryland (CSM). The class was called Organic Mushrooms and the purpose was to teach people how to grow their own Shiitakes at home. It was a hands on experience and they learned by doing. We had 9 students and together inoculated 42 bolts for the farm and they each got one to take home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First step is to drill holes in the log 6" apart along the length<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next you inject the inoculate into the holes with a special tool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We labeled each log with the date and either a student's name<br />
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For more info and to grow your own shiitakes at home check out this useful document from the Northeast SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education)<br />
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<a href="http://www.nesare.org/Dig-Deeper/Useful-resources/Northeast-guides-and-books/Shiitake-Mushrooms">http://www.nesare.org/Dig-Deeper/Useful-resources/Northeast-guides-and-books/Shiitake-Mushrooms</a><br />
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We are getting a small flock of chickens and a family of guinea hens. It started with the idea to get the guineas so that they can free range and help keep the tick and other pest populations under control. We needed to build a place for them to be safe at night which we settled on doing in one of the stable stalls. Since we were already building a bird house we decided to get some laying hens for fun and fresh eggs. </div>
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The chicks were hatched out by a friend and are living in their nursery pen for now. As soon as the room is finished and safe from predators they will have the whole room to roam. Next step will be to build them an outdoor pen. The guineas are still eggs at this point in an incubator with the same friend. </div>
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We finished up some summer transplanting this month. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and tomatillos all went into the field under black landscape fabric. This will serve to preserve moisture in the soil, block weeds and keep them warm. For the tomatoes it helps to keep soil from splashing up on them when it rains since that is one way they get diseased. </div>
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May was all about our restaurants figuring out what to do with all those Strawberries. Here are few of the dishes that I got to sample:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kentucky Buck Cocktail from Grillfish</td></tr>
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Union Kitchen</h3>
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David, Chef Bonk and I took an afternoon trip to <a href="http://unionkitchendc.com/">Union Kitchen</a>. They are an incubator kitchen in DC. What does that mean? They have a huge commercial kitchen facility with all different areas set up for different food preparation. The layouts, equipment and even temperature vary as you move through their huge complex. They sell memberships to small food companies who can't afford their own commercial kitchen. Membership allows them to store food and have stations to prepare it. When we arrived there were food trucks lined up loading their prepared food to take out into the city. We saw everything from salads to dog biscuits to chocolate being prepared inside. And the best part? We got to do a tasting!</div>
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We also sampled corned beef and pastrami (I didn't but the guys said it was the best they had had in the city) from <a href="http://www.singersmeats.com/">Singer's Significant Meats</a>, bitters from <a href="http://embittermentdc.com/">Embitterment</a>, and my favorite, chocolate from <a href="http://www.undonechocolate.com/">Undone Chocolate</a>. </div>
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Field Trip</h2>
The Beddow Montessori School of Waldorf came out for a field trip this month. We did a tour and they picked a pint of strawberries each to take home. Their favorite part was finding the edible herbs and of course sampling the strawberries.<br />
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Puddy Time (and other critters)</h2>
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We had a snapping turtle who got stuck in the bottom of our deer fence. We managed to shuffle her into this tub and then let her lose outside the fence. She didn't seem to know we were trying to help and spent the whole time snapping and lunging at us. These things are intimidating!<br />
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This April saw the end of the hoop house greens and the beginning of the spring harvest of perennials like Asparagus, Rhubarb and herbs. </div>
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Our Chefs spent the day at the farm and cleaned out the Mizuna, Yukina and Spinach from the hoop house. </div>
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The farm came with a peach tree. It's not too big but it has been plagued with problems. For one, each year it sets hundreds of fruit but they are all ruined by Plum Circulio. It is a snout nosed beetle who lays its eggs in the developing fruit. When they hatch the larvae eat the fruit from the inside. All our peaches in the history of the farm have just shriveled up on the tree. Last summer we painstakingly removed all the dead fruit and this year I cut off a bunch of unhealthy looking branches, fed the tree and have been spraying it with <a href="http://www.groworganicapples.com/organic-orcharding-articles/surround-kaolin-clay.php/">Surround</a> to try and get a few of these fruits to be edible this year. Surround is an organic product made of refined kaolin clay (used in pottery). You coat the tree with this clay by mixing it with water and spraying it on. The clay deters pests by creating a very uncomfortable environment for them. </div>
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We finished our raised beds this month by lining the bottoms with chicken wire (to keep out moles and voles) and cardboard (to suppress weeds) and filling them with soil and compost. </div>
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Planting</h3>
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We planted tons of things in April: Radishes, Arugula, Mustard Greens, Broccoli Rabe, Choi, Kale, Heirloom Tomatoes in the hoop house, Lettuce, Chard, Turnips, Carrots, Cucumbers, Squash, Zucchini, Green Beans, Melons, Winter Squash, and many many flowers. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frank, Aida and Gayle taking a well earned break<br />after seeding this entire field of cucurbits</td></tr>
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Eating Well</h2>
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I got to spend a few hours in the kitchen at The Pig hanging out with Chef Bonk. He taught me some knife skills (you should see me dice an onion!) and I got to watch him work with some of my produce.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handmade gnocchi with garlic, cheese and<br />EatWell Natural Farm Asparagus</td></tr>
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I am doing a CSA again this year and still have membership spaces available. The CSA model has been a huge boon to small farms as local food is becoming more in demand. The way it works is that as a member you pay in the spring for a share of the harvest through out the growing season. It helps the farmer by funding their season start up costs. Spring is the most expensive time of year to be a farmer. There are seeds, tools and inputs to be purchased, people to hire, marketing to manage, all things that cost money. For the member the initial investment pays off in the freshest most nutritious produce you can get your hands on because it is coming straight from your local farm at the peak of ripeness. When veggies don't have to be shipped across the country they can be harvested when they are truly ripe and have the best flavor. They will also last longer in your house because they haven't endured days or weeks of travel. It is a great way to support your local farms and farmers. If you want to learn more about CSAs or find one near you (if you're not in DC/Southern Maryland) check out <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/csa/">Local Harvest.</a></div>
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I went to see this exhibit at the United States Botanical Garden. If you are in DC it is a must see. You get to see the underground world of plants. It was eye opening for me. I had seen plenty of drawings but to actually see the whole root systems in person was incredible. As a farmer who cares about soil health everything that goes on below the surface of the soil is invaluable. Those roots support not only the plants above but play into the intricate ecosystem of soil. Don't forget, <a href="http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/en/">2015 is the international year of soils</a>! </div>
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This is an annual event where thousands of people come together in DC to learn about good food and gardening. It is free and there are dozens of local food and gardening companies who bring displays to educate you about their services and there were tons of free classes and hands-on workshops. We set up a table for the farm and talked to lots of folks about what we do. I also got to attend workshops on raised beds and orchards. </div>
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The <a href="http://www.ymcadc.org/">YMCA of DC</a> hosted a food forum as part of their new healthy living initiative. They invite me, <a href="http://www.rocklandsfarmmd.com/">Rocklands Farm</a>, <a href="http://www.polyfacefarms.com/">Polyface Farm</a>,<a href="https://www.relayfoods.com/"> Relay Foods</a> and <a href="http://www.momsorganicmarket.com/">MOM's Organic Market</a> to speak about how and why to eat local in DC. A <a href="http://www.megbollenback.com/2015/03/25/food-forum-recap-how-and-why-to-eat-local-foods/">local blogger Meg Bollenback</a> did a write up on the forum. I felt truly honored to be invited to speak with such a distinguished panel. To be honest, when I heard someone was coming from Polyface I thought "this is way out of my league!" However, the panel was incredibly down to earth and insightful and it was so much more fun than I expected it to be. The audience were mostly people who already had some consciousness about the subject and asked really interesting questions that sparked a lively discussion. Keep an eye on the <a href="http://www.ymcadc.org/">DC Y</a>, they have more of these forums coming up. </div>
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Yes, harvest!!! The hoop house has meant that I had things to harvest in February and March. The greens that had been sitting in there all winter really took off in March when the days got longer and nights got a little less frosty. I was harvesting Spinach, Mizuna, *Yukina, Arugula and Choi. It is a mixed blessing. This time last year I could focus purely on planting. This year I also have to find time to harvest, wash, pack and deliver!!!</div>
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The Spring Open House was March 21st. The weather was gorgeous but the turn out was a bit low. How can I get you all out to the farm? I offer a tour and free lunch in exchange for a little bit of help which ends up being fun and rewarding on its own. I am open to any tips on how to entice people to come out and join us for the day. Seriously, send your tips to <a href="mailto:farm@eatwelldc.com">farm@eatwelldc.com</a>.<br />
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We did get some great things accomplished at the open house. David led a crew feeding the orchard, berries and rhubarb with composted manure and gave them a fresh layer of mulch. We also started building our two raised beds. More on that bellow.<br />
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I have also started direct seeding in the field; sugar snap peas, snow peas, spinach, arugula, choi, turnips, radishes, carrots and onions. </div>
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The greenhouse is packed full of baby plants working up to being big enough to go out into the field. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brassicas hardening off; Spring Raab, Lacinato Kale and Vates Kale</td></tr>
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I am building two raised beds 16'x4' to grow herbs in. I am trying to increase herb production this year and hoping this helps. The advantages to raise beds are that the soil stays warmer, has less weed pressure and is higher off the ground so easier to work in. </div>
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It is that time of year when the end is in sight. The end of short lazy days and long luxurious nights. The end of nails that grow past your fingers and aren't caked with dirt. The end of storing up energy, sleeping in, healing. It is almost time to burst forth with new life. Each spring the plants, the seeds, the farm and the farmer all sprout from their winter hibernation and we hit the ground running. Now is when we see the starting line in the distance. We start our warm-ups, stretch and mentally prepare for the marathon that awaits. </div>
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Still harvesting</h2>
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The beginning of this winter was quite mild and I was harvesting field crops into January with little protection. After a few arctic blasts late January and early February the field crops are done, save a few carrots still in the ground for spring. The hoop house is doing its job too. I am still harvesting rainbow chard, spinach, mizuna, yukina, arugula and choi from inside. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winter harvest, carrots and choi here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winter delivery of roots, greens and brussel sprouts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puddy and spinach, the chard is under an<br />extra layer of protection for warmth</td></tr>
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It's the right time of year for me to get out and promote the farm. This is from the Charles County Legislative Breakfast. It was a chance to connect with our local government representatives, let them know who we are, what we do, and ask questions. It was also a nice opportunity to meet other local farmers and agriculture groups. </div>
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Planning</h2>
Of course all of the cold/windy/rainy/snowy days in the winter looked like this (maybe a bit messier)....<br />
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We have had a bit of everything this winter. Just a few weeks ago I could nearly have worn shorts. Now the wind chill is -3F. We have had severe wind and 8" of snow. Here is how we have fared...<br />
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Perhaps my favorite farm related thing this winter was attending the PASA Conference. PASA is the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture. They put on an incredible conference that people come from all over the country to attend. This year's theme was Nature as Mentor. You can <a href="http://conference.pasafarming.org/" target="_blank">check out the line up here</a>. </div>
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I attended workshops on Cover Crops, No-Till Gardening, Agroecology (complete with science experiments!), Blueberries, Food as Medicine and heard an incredibly moving key note address by Frances Moore Lappe. She is the author of the now famous 'Diet for a Small Planet' and founder of the <a href="http://smallplanet.org/" target="_blank">Small Planet Institute</a>. Surrounded by other like-minded farmer, scientists, specialists, research, and information I left the conference stoked and ready for a new season. </div>
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748510659406599999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239404147646265618.post-9023643664516073162014-08-31T11:16:00.001-04:002014-08-31T11:16:56.718-04:00Dog DaysI know I say this all the time but how in the world did it get to be September?!? Time flies when you're... farming. August has been very kind to the farm this year. We haven't had very many hot days. In fact fall has already hinted at us with some crisp mornings and cool breezes. It's not here yet though, we have several 90+ degree days forecast for this week.<br />
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Summer crops have been coming in strong and some are already done. I did several successions of Cucurbits (Cucumbers, Squash, Zucchini, and Melons) and they all got sick and died around the same time. I do have some more cucumbers coming in the hoop house and a little more zucchini coming on but the melons are done. I also grew some cute little pumpkins called Teddy Bear and they ripened a lot faster than I expected. Luckily they store well and will be ready to eat when people are ready for pumpkin. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Cantaloupe did great this year and are delicious</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We harvested 200lb of Carrots in one day, that was a good day!</td></tr>
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The leaning and lowering of the Heirloom Tomatoes has been going great. We have already more than doubled production from last year. By this time last year the heirlooms had already succumbed to multiple diseases and most of the fruit had bad spots and rot. This year most of the fruits are big and full and beautiful. The only real damage has been from the groundhog who snacked on them for about a week before we caught him. </div>
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You can see below how all of the leaves and shoots have been pruned off the bottom of the plants up to where the fruit is currently ripening. Also notice the angle is more severe as the top of the plant gets moved down the line. I am in love with this technique. I have to feed these guys every week since they are making so much food. I have been fertigating (running fertilizer through the drip irrigation) with a mixture of compost tea, a small amount of 4-3-3 fish emulsion and some 0-0-6 because they need a lot of potassium to make healthy fruit. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Concord Grapes- It was hard to tell when they were ripe but about 2 weeks after this picture they were all dark purple and a robin was eating them. That's when I knew. Sometimes you just have to wait for a sign.</td></tr>
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We had a visit this month from Chef Ben and some folks from Commissary. They helped harvest 200# of carrots and did some major weeding. It was great to have such a helpful visit. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full truck on a Friday delivery. When it's hot I pack<br />as much into the air conditioned cab as possible</td></tr>
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<br />The aforementioned Groundhog who was helping himself to our Heirloom Tomatoes, not anymore...<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puddy thinks they are fascinating</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bottoms of these carrots were "missing" when we harvested them. A mole had a well placed tunnel<br />under the bed and had been eating very well. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This field is particularly pretty right now, fall Brassicas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Praying Mantis in the pole beans, sorry it's not a great pic</td></tr>
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In other news, both Puddy and I have been diagnosed with tick diseases this summer. Puddy had Erlichiosis and I had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. We were both diagnosed with blood tests before showing any serious symptoms, which is luck because both are easily treated with Doxycycline if caught early. A full recover is expected for the two of us but it is frustrating to have to be on antibiotics again after having to take them last year for Lyme Disease. I am still feeling pretty run down but its hard to tell at this time of year if that is because I was sick or because it's July.<br />
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We also got some nice press along with The Pig in DC Eater. <a href="http://dc.eater.com/archives/2014/07/11/the-pigs-josh-hahn-and-michael-bonk-use-catnip-from-the-farm.php" target="_blank">See the article here.</a><br />
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You may remember that two of our hives did not make it through the winter. However, in the process of turning them over our beekeeper harvested 12 pints of honey. The honey is really nice, sweet and complex. Each of the restaurants got some and I am looking forward to seeing what they do with it. </div>
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In the harvest bins the last few weeks: Kale, Radicchio, Rainbow Chard, the last of the spring Mustard Greens, Rainbow Carrots, Yaya Carrots, Dragon Carrots, Zephyr Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Troboncino Squash, the last of the first round of Zucchini, Mexican Sour Gherkins, Marketmore Cucumbers, Baby Bear Pumpkin, Baby Beets, the last of the spring Snow Peas, Green Beans, Heirloom Pole Beans, Herbs, Cherry Tomatoes, Heirloom Tomatoes, Zinnia, Sunflowers, Nasturtium...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2.2# Striped German Tomato from the Hoop House</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer Squashes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Bear Pumpkin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pumpkin, Watermelon (so close to ripe), Cantaloup (not ready yet)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striped German</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Krim</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italian Heirloom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris, Farm Hero, helping weed and harvest on a HOT day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First big tomato harvest</td></tr>
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Production and Cultivation</h2>
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This time of year is a challenge for sure. The weeds (the GRASS!) are growing like crazy and hard to keep up with while simultaneously harvesting a summer bounty, delivering it and planting for the fall. Some areas of the farm have gotten out of control which is hard to see and also hard to avoid. It is a test of my time management and prioritization skills which always feel lacking when there are more things to do than time to do them. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Sample CSA Share</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The long wait for the tomatoes is finally over!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiny baby Mexican Sour Gherkin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mexican Sour Gherkins growing on old deer fencing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fall planting, direct seeded Kale, Mustard, Radishes, Arugula and Choi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heirloom Pole Beans reaching for the sky</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sugar Cherry Tomatoes</td></tr>
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A few shots of the Heirloom Tomatoes in the Hoop House using the leaning and lowering technique...<br />
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Puddy Time</h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ever vigilant, Puddy watching the fence line. </td></tr>
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In the harvest bins this week: Squash, Zucchini, Cucumbers, Heirloom Beans, Peas, Lettuce, Mustard Greens, Kale, Green Beans, Red Ace Beets, Carrots, Rainbow Carrots, Black Raspberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Parsley, Cilantro, Dill, Purslane, Green Onions, Rainbow Chard<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Letting the rain wash the carrots for me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got some much needed rain this week</td></tr>
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Here is an update on the leaning and lowering of the tomatoes for Brianna. The tomato vines keep growing up and up. On Tuesdays after deliveries I have 'Tomato Tuesday' where I spend a few hours pulling off suckers and trellising. In the field tomatoes I add another line on the Florida weave and in the high tunnel I add another clip to keep them growing up the string. The German Johnson variety is the tallest and fastest growing so far and should reach the bamboo supports within a week. We have lots of big beautiful green heirlooms and are just waiting for them to start coloring up. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German Johnson is almost touching the roof</td></tr>
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I got to eat at The Pig this week with family and we LOVED what Chef Bonk did with our Beets and Zucchini!</div>
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Puddy stayed home a few days this week because it was really hot. Then we had company and she wanted to stay home with them. </div>
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How did I get three weeks behind on the blog? It probably has something to do with summer arriving, Squash, Zucchini and Cucumbers coming in, Tomatoes growing strong, two deliveries a week and prepping for fall planting. Since I am so far behind this blog post will be all about pictures and captions. If you have any questions about any of it feel free to ask in the comments section or shoot me an email. Enjoy!<br />
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Let's start with some flowers, shall we?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Neighbor cut the hay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tomatoes are sizing up in the hoop house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of them are as tall as me now</td></tr>
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Harvest</h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harvest is in full swing, I can tell because I have to wash all these bins</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grape leaves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Blueberries</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainbow Chard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noche Zucchini and Benning's Green Patty Pan Squash</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mustard Greens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Russian Kale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lacinato Kale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handy way of brining up the harvest from the lower field and mowing a strip each trip</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Listening to World Cup games on AM radio while washing Carrots</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top: Dill, Thyme, Sage<br />Bottom: Oregano, Savory</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garlic Harvest!!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garlic hanging in the barn to cure</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty Cool, right, it will hang here for a few weeks for the outer layers to dry out and cure</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Cucumber!!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory and Ashley came and hung out for a day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ashley and Luz weeding the Leeks</td></tr>
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Last week Puddy caught this baby groundhog (and killed it). I guess she is full farm dog now. I feel like she should get some sort of medal or promotion even though it was awfully cute and I felt bad for the poor thing. Still, in a few months it would have been a crop eating nightmare. Thanks, Puddy?</div>
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748510659406599999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239404147646265618.post-957940761788693262014-06-08T19:07:00.001-04:002014-06-09T06:14:15.641-04:00June and our first CSA Share<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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It is almost summer and it's starting to feel like it. We had some hot humid days this week. The summer crops are loving it but the spring crops are getting stressed out. They got planted so late because of the cold wet winter that wouldn't quit and now they think it's time for them to be done. I'm stringing them along for as long as I can keep them alive and somewhat happy. Otherwise we will have gotten a very short harvest out of them.<br />
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Speaking of summer, our Summer Solstice Volunteer Day is right around the corner. What better way to mark the longest day of the year than by celebrating the life summer gives at the farm. Join us June 21st at 9am for a farm tour followed by a few hours of working on projects in groups and wrap it up with lunch provided by one of our fine chefs.<br />
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In the harvest bins this week:</div>
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Butter Head Lettuce, Red Bibb Lettuce, Romaine, Red Sails Lettuce, Arugula, Mustard Greens, Kale, Radishes, Strawberries, Grape Leaves, Broccoli Raab, Broccoli DeCiccio, Baby Carrots, Red and Green Choi, Sage, Lavender, Thyme, Oregano, Mint...</div>
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Production and Cultivation</h2>
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We had our first CSA Delivery this week. Luz, a member of the Lost Generation Book Club at The Heights has been volunteering regularly and stenciled the CSA boxes for us.<br />
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In the box this week: Choi, Romaine, Mesclun Mix, Strawberries, Radishes, Kale, Arugula and Herb Bundle<br />
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As I promised last week, here is a look at the leaning and lowering tomato trellising system. For a video of what I am trying to accomplish <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8L_x42RieA" target="_blank">click here</a>. </div>
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The plants are attached to the sting using these plastic clips. As the plants grow I train them to grow along only one main stem. I do this by aggressively pruning all extra growth that is not leaves and flowers. I think it will be exciting to watch this system progress. The plants are very strong and healthy so far and growing fast!<br />
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All of the tomatoes and peppers are now in the ground and covered with a floating row cover. The hope is to exclude the Colorado Potato Beetle and Flea Beetles until the plants are big and strong. I will keep the tomatoes covered until they need to be trellised. </div>
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My dear friend Cynthia came to visit and worked with me all day Friday. For lunch we harvested and enjoyed a hearty salad.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">This week's tasting menu at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pig/233312916727335" target="_blank">The Pig</a> was:</span><br />
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Saturday I went to The Heights to try and sell some extra seedlings and spread the word about the farm and the Summer Volunteer Day. Puddy came along and helped. </div>
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We had an impromptu play date this week with all the neighbor dogs at the farm...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">This picture is a week and a half old and already the farm looks different. Things are really starting to GROW!!!</td></tr>
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Our new field is a bit out of whack nutrient-wise. The phosphorous is off the charts high which makes it difficult for plants to take up the nutrients they need. This is probably a result of years in tobacco production and will take several years to correct. In the meantime I am working to get the plants what they need through fertigation and foliar feeding. Fertigation is just what it sounds like, Fertilizing through Irrigation. I am mostly providing the plants with compost tea, kelp and fish fertilizer. </div>
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EatWell attended the Chef's Best event again this year benefiting <a href="http://www.foodandfriends.org/site/pp.asp?c=ckLSI8NNIdJ2G&b=7565475">Food and Friends</a>. Chef Tate at The Heights featured our kale in his dish.<br />
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What are the restaurants even doing with all those Strawberries? I had to find out. I met some friends on the patio at The Heights and enjoyed a strawberry drink special.</div>
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748510659406599999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239404147646265618.post-81036977084511413292014-05-11T08:40:00.001-04:002014-05-11T08:40:10.777-04:00April Showers bring May<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We got quite a bit of rain the other day. 4.5 inches actually. And another inch or so in the days before and after. The farm held up pretty well; we had some standing water in the lower field and around the bottom edge of the hoop house. Still, with all the April showers we should be seeing some pretty May flowers, and hopefully produce too. The weather is certainly warming up and everything is starting to take off.<br />
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Lost Generation Book Club at The Heights</h2>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Harvests are still pretty meager but at least they are starting to happen. The earliest crops are beginning to come in: Asparagus and Rhubarb are the first perennials of the year. We also have the beginnings of our Kale, radishes and herbs. </span></div>
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So far the small amounts of produce have been used for special events since we don't have quite enough to put in menus yet. Here are the deliveries for the book club and one that went to The Pig to fill out some specials. </div>
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Cultivation and Maintenance</h2>
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The war on Asparagus Beetles Continues. I have been keeping a tub of water by the rows and occasionally walk though and knock them into it. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gayle found this gorgeous earthworm while weeding and mulching the Rhubarb</td></tr>
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This week in the greenhouse... we potted up more tomatoes and peppers and are generally just working to keep it from getting too hot and dry in there. 80 degrees and sunny can mean way too hot in there. In addition to opening all the doors and windows and watering the floor down we had to add a fan this week.<br />
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We have a neighbor with a handsome bamboo stand. I finally got the okay from them to cut some down. This bamboo is now hanging in the Hoop House where it will be used in our tomato trellising system. We are super excited to try <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8L_x42RieA">this leaning and lowering technique</a> which should help us keep the plants healthy and productive.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I check on these guys every few days. They are still sizing up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The grapes are looking great!</td></tr>
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<br />Our Walking Onions are getting ready to take their first steps! They form this top set which looks like it will be a flower but in fact it is more onions. When it gets too heavy for the plant to support it will fall over and re-seed itself, hence the name 'walking' onion. You can harvest the greens to eat as chives, eat the topset or the bulb. The bulbs also divide in the ground so this is a very prolific plant. Read more about them <a href="http://www.egyptianwalkingonion.com/">here.</a><br /><div>
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Our garlic is also looking really good. I gave it a foliar feed with some aggrand fish emulsion fertilizer to help create strong bulbs. If the garlic is successful (so far so good!) then I will save it all for seed for next year. Garlic seed is the actual cloves and organic heirloom seed is expensive so if I can grow my own seed stock I'll be ahead of the game. So far it seems very happy. <br />
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We had to buy new Rosemary plants this year because the old ones did not make it through the winter. So, in the hopes of keeping them going for a few years, I planted them in the warmest spot on the farm. The front of the stables is south facing and the red color soaks up the sun. On a cold day this is the best place to stand to warm up. Here's hoping it keeps the new rosemary safe and warm come next January. </div>
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Heirloom Tomatoes are in the ground! This is a big deal. This week we planted our heirloom tomatoes in the hoop house. I laid the black landscape fabric about a week in advance to warm up the soil. On Thursday I had a volunteer, Luz (who came back for more after her book club visit) and she and I cut holes in the fabric every 18" and carefully transplanted the beauties.<br />
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These seeds were started March 7th in the greenhouse in a mix of 50 cell trays and medium soil blocks. We potted them up into 3" Peat Pots mid April and 3 weeks later their roots were busting through.<br />
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<br />Each bed holds almost 50 plants spaced at 18". We were able to put them so close because of the intensive trellising system we are going to use. Check out the link above. It's gonna be cool. This is perhaps the crop I am most excited about. We also have hybrid slicing tomatoes and cherry tomatoes which are almost ready to go out in the field. I just want them to get a little bigger in the greenhouse.<br /><br />
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Since the last time I wrote we have had 80 degree weather as well as frost. In fact, we had frost 3 nights in a row on April 15, 16, and 17. You'll notice that my calendar said "Last Frost" April 15th. :( </div>
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Harvest</h2>
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Last week The Pig hosted a luncheon with a farm to table theme. The lunch featured pig of course, almost every part of it, and goat cheese from Pipe Dreams Fromage in Greencastle, PA. There was supposed to be a full complement of veggies from our farm but with the late, wet spring I didn't have much to offer. Brad Parker, the cheese maker and I each gave a little talk about our specialties and the advantages of the farm to table model. </div>
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The next bug challenge this spring has been the Asparagus beetle. It is a small bug that is red, black and white and over winters in Asparagus berries. The first sign was these eggs that stick out perpendicular to the Asparagus stalks. They are gray/blue in color. The eggs hatch and the larvae eat the Asparagus from the inside. The adult beetles love to hang out on the top of the spears when it is sunny which makes them easy to pick off. In one day Gayle picked off (and squished) 96 of them. Once the eggs are laid you have to harvest the spear even if it is too small to stop them from hatching and disrupt their life cycle. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was time to move the deer fence down to enclose our new field. We had a gorgeous Saturday and help from Josh and Mara. This involved taking down the old netting which was full of holes. We are not re-using this in the new fence run but we are keeping it for things like trellising and patching holes. Everything on the farm should have at least 2 lives. Next we pulled, wiggled, dug, and otherwise yanked the fence poles and ground posts out of the ground and drove them into their new positions with a sledge hammer. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh holds as Mara drives a ground post in</td></tr>
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Summer plants are coming along and the last of the spring plants are going in the ground. Our first round of tomatoes had to be potted up into larger pots so that they can get a bit bigger and ready to go out into the world. We also started cucumber, zucchini and squash which were fast and furious to germinate and fill our their trays. They are ready to go in the ground after only 2 weeks. </div>
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Chef Bonk got all of Shiitakes at <a href="http://www.thepigdc.com/">The Pig</a> and featured them in a special with a fancy barbecue sauce. He said that they were so rich and meaty they needed their own plate. I wish I had been able to sample it but they didn't last long. </div>
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Happy Spring!!! We are in full on planting mode and our trees and flowers are all waking up and coming into bloom. On Wednesday we had a visit from some of our chefs who came out to get in touch with what is happing at the farm right now. They helped out by prepping some beds in our new field, transplanting and weeding.<br />
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We actually had some things to harvest this week. The last of the over wintered spinach went to The Pig. </div>
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Well, not quite yet. This section will probably start to take shape over the next month as we come into our spring crops and have produce to deliver. As a stand in, enjoy these lovely Spring flowers....</div>
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As the days warm up the Greenhouse is getting a lot of attention. The doors have to be opened every day and closed every night. When it gets really warm it has to be watered two and sometimes three times a day.<br />
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Our chefs spent a few hours doing the thankless job (for which I am incredibly grateful) of raking and pulling rocks out of a few beds in our new field. Here you can see the difference between the rows they did (on the left) and ones that haven't been done yet (on the right).<br />
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We did a whole lot of planting this week. Transplanted 4 varieties of Lettuce, Radicchio, 3 varieties of Kale, Broccoli and Broccoli Raab.</div>
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After the Chef visit, Chef Bonk of <a href="http://www.thepigdc.com/">The Pig</a> created this special using our spinach and wild onions. He also used eggs from Hancock Family Farms to make the pasta. </div>
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Our Spring Volunteer Day was a Huge Success! We had over 30 people come out to play on the farm. We got a lot accomplished, had a great time and a tasty lunch. Thank you to all who came! If you missed it, don't worry, we are going to do it again on the Summer Solstice, June 21st.<br />
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And the tour ended with all of us spending 5 minutes picking up rocks in the new High Tunnel...<br />
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In order to cover the High Tunnel I needed at least 6 people and a very calm day. Any little bit of wind would take this very large piece of plastic up in the air and off into the trees. I couldn't make the call on doing this project until the day of. Luckily, we had plenty of able bodies and the weather cooperated. </div>
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A second crew spent the morning weeding our perennials. They started with the asparagus and moved on to the Rhubarb and Strawberries.</div>
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Our weeders helped with lunch by harvesting Arugula that we enjoyed in a fresh salad. The summer volunteer day will have more options but I was glad we got to enjoy at least one thing off the farm. </div>
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Well, my planting calendar has me starting crops in the fields two weeks ago. However, we keep getting snow which melts and turns the fields into mud. I can not prep muddy fields or plant into them. So, all I have that is on schedule is inside the greenhouse. My first round of Brassicas (Broccoli and Kale) can not wait much longer. They are getting too big for their tiny pots. Luckily, we have some good weather coming up and I should be able to plant them out and get some seeds in the ground next week! Here is what is going on inside the Greenhouse..</div>
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It did thaw and then dry out enough for me to get one pass in with the tiller before it snowed another 6" on Monday. It's a start. Now I have to let it dry out again, do one more pass and then I can start planting.<br />
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We tried something new last weekend at some of our Restaurants in DC. It was an event we called Meet The Farmer. The goal was to introduce our customers to the farm. We want them to know that EatWell DC has a farm and tries to source locally and responsibly. EatWell is very proud of the farm and have put a lot of resources into it and wants to show it off. We also wanted to spread the word about our volunteer day coming up March 22nd.<br />
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At Commissary I handed out baby carrots and planted tomatoes with kids. Several people said "That's the best carrot I've ever had in my life!" It is a great compliment but the same could be said of any truly fresh, clean and local food if you are comparing it to conventional veggies that have been shipped across the country (or around the world).</div>
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Puddy had a lot of company this past week. Tilford came back to visit for a few days...</div>
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And then the two of them kidnapped the neighbor's puppy, Moxie. Luckily Moxie's mom was happy to come over and hang out so that the three of them could play. (But, for real. Puddy and Tilford wandered over to the neighbor's at the farm and came sauntering back, puppy in tow)</div>
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La Plata, MD 20646</div>
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This winter just won't give up. It has been cold, cold, cold here. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">A heated building used for starting seeds and growing plants that need extra protection from the cold. Transplants are started here in containers.</span><br />
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A large tunnel covered in Poly Film that helps to extend the growing season and protect crops from weather extremes. Plants are grown directly in the soil.<br />
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Our greenhouse is 12'x16'. The arches were bent from chain link fence top rail available at your local home improvement store. We bent them using Johnny's Selected Seeds <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-8732-quick-hoops-moveable-caterpillar-tunnel-bender.aspx">Quick Hoop</a>s pipe bender. We used their Caterpillar Tunnel design as a starting point and made some modifications to make it work for our space.<br />
For starters, the site we chose was on a hill (surprise! The whole farm is a hill) so we had to dig into the hill and build a bit of foundation/retaining wall. For this part we enlisted a local handyman who built a beautiful (if overkill) foundation into which we mounted the arches.<br />
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Next we drilled into the top board and mounted the arches directly into it, screwing them into place. The outside arches we mounted to the outside of the wood and into the ground using a wider diameter ground post.<br />
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Once the bones are assembled its time to add the skin! Around the arches we secured the Poly with Wiggle Wire. First step is to mount the channel that the wiggle wire will slip into. The channel comes in 8' sections and bends to the shape of the arch as you screw it in with self tapping tech screws.<br />
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Our greenhouse will have 2 layers of 6mm 4 year greenhouse film. We will use a pump to inflate the space between the two layers in winter for added insulation.<br />
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The next piece of the puzzle was to cover the end walls in plastic and cut out the doors and windows. As of now, the doors are done and functional but the windows will have to wait because we ran out of time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first day we enclosed it was 50 degrees and sunny out. It got up to 110 inside the greenhouse!</td></tr>
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748510659406599999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239404147646265618.post-23135950485848688202014-02-22T00:11:00.001-04:002014-02-22T00:31:08.577-04:00Spring is just around the corner...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A lot has happened since my last post. We got a foot of snow which has since melted and left a muddy mess. Valentine's Day came and went, seeds were ordered, delivered and some even started. We got a load of free wood chips and are moving along with the Greenhouse and High Tunnel construction. Let's go...<br />
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Last week I collected soil samples from the fields and the orchard. I will send them off to a lab and compare the results with the soil tests from three years ago when EatWell bought the farm. I am hoping to see increases in Soil Organic Matter, Cation Exchange Capacity (a measure of how well the soil can hold nutrients where they are available for the plants) and a stabilization of pH. Our soil was slightly acidic which we hope to have made some correction by adding lime. </div>
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To get a representative sample you dig out a little bit from 15-20 different spots randomly though out the field. You then mix all of that together and let the soil dry, mix some more and fill a sample bag with spoonfuls of that mixture. </div>
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All those seed catalogues and crop planning finally led to me placing a seed order and the seeds started arriving within days. It's amazing how you plan so long for something and as soon as you pull the trigger things start to cascade into place. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/">Johnny's</a> was our biggest order and first to arrive</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Followed closely by <a href="http://www.southernexposure.com/">Southern Exposure</a> (on both fronts)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baker Creek came with a flier for a new movie. I love this Quote.</td></tr>
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Starting Seeds Under Grow Lights</h2>
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Greenhouse construction has fallen behind due to weather and other conditions. In the meantime my planting schedule had me starting the first round of Leeks, Broccoli and Kale on February 18th. Luckily I had some spare 8' Fluorescent lights from a home improvement project and was able to fashion some grow lights without spending any money. </div>
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Now that we have somewhere to grow its time to start some seeds. We used two different methods. We needed to start 300 leeks and Gayle wanted to try out her new soil blocker so we did those with the small soil block press. Gayle mixed up a special combination of ingredients just for the small soil blocker and it worked great. She used the recipe from <a href="http://www.fourseasonfarm.com/books/index.html#grower">Elliot Coleman's book The New Organic Grower. </a> It seems that the key is to get the moisture level right and practice, practice, practice. We were able to fit 300 of these in one tray which was really valuable since we are starting under a very limited space with only 16' of grow lights.<br />
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The 12' width of the greenhouse is on a slope that loses 2' over that distance so we have decided to build it into the ground. On the left you see a deep trench. That will be built up with 6x6 lumber and the soil dug out will level the ground inside the house. </div>
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We also spent some time in the garage constructing the remaining tables for the Greenhouse. Here's Gayle working on a 4'x5' table for the center. It will also be covered with wire shelving like the long tables from the last post which will run along the side of the house.<br />
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As you can imagine I was anxious to see what Punxsatawney Phil had to say on Sunday, and not at all surprised with his prediction that winter would continue for another 6 weeks. That may be a good thing for me since getting the greenhouse built keeps being pushed back because the ground is either frozen or muddy. Still, I am building tables and lining up trays and organic seed starting mix and finalizing the seed order. Once the ground is prepared the structure should go up quickly and everything should be ready to move in and get started. </div>
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This week brought some signs of life back to the farm. For one, Priscilla returned from her preventative maintenance at the shop. This means we can start up our composting operation again. It has been on hold since Christmas time. </div>
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Friday Andrew and Gayle came out to help me accept delivery of our Hoop House. This is going to be a 30' long by 72' wide structure. It arrived on a trailer in bundles. The driver slid the bundles off onto the ground. Some of them probably weighed 1,000lb. We had to take the bundles apart and move the pieces into the barn a few pipes at a time. They will wait there until the weather allows us to build in the new field. </div>
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<br />While we anxiously awaited our delivery we cleared some fence line. This simple fence is not deer proof so we have to make some adjustments to it to protect our new field. The first step is to find it! Brambles and weeds have over run this whole fence line. We attacked with pruners and machetes and I rented a Billy Goat for a few hours. It is a walk behind brush hog. It worked great where the brambles weren't too high. <div>
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Where the brambles were shoulder high and taller they would reach out and grab you. In this case they took my hat right off my head! We had to cut those down manually before we could take the Billy Goat through and it would finish the job.<br /><br />
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<dt style="text-align: center;">The bees are stirring--birds are on the wing--</dt>
<dt style="text-align: center;">And Winter slumbering in the open air,</dt>
<dt style="text-align: center;">Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring!</dt>
<dt style="text-align: center;">And I the while, the sole unbusy thing,</dt>
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<dt style="text-align: center;">Bloom, O ye amaranths! bloom for whom ye may,</dt>
<dt style="text-align: center;">For me ye bloom not! Glide, rich streams, away!</dt>
<dt style="text-align: center;">With lips unbrightened, wreathless brow, I stroll:</dt>
<dt style="text-align: center;">And would you learn the spells that drowse my soul?</dt>
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We are hosting a movie night at <a href="http://commissarydc.com/">Commissary</a> this Tuesday January 28th at 9pm. We are showing the documentary <a href="http://www.foodfightthedoc.com/">Food Figh</a>t by Chris Taylor on the big screen. The idea is to help spread the word about the farm and about the local food movement. This movie does a good job of educating and entertaining and it should be a fun night. I hope to see you all there!</div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">We got 4+ inches of snow on Tuesday and here it is Saturday and it's still with us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Thursday I went out to check on the farm and found it blanketed in sparkling white snow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">In the meantime, I'm mostly inside keeping warm and dreaming of spring. Dreaming does not a farm plan however so I'm also spending time analyzing harvest data from last year, going over notes from the Chefs and coming up with a crop plan and planting schedule for the year. I recently started using this garden planner from <a href="http://www.seedsavers.org/">Seed Saver's Exchange</a> which is pretty neat. I have input all of the crop data from the past 3 years and it helps me organize it visually. It also links the past years and helps me with rotation by flashing red at me if I try to plant something in a place it has been recently planted. The goal is to come up with a rotation scheme that allows me to move large areas of crop families around the farm and not to bring them back the same section of field for 3-5 years. Planting the same crops over and over in the same area leads to a build up of pests and disease and also depletes the soil of which ever nutrients that crop feeds on, hence the idea of rotating the crops. This is one of the most valuable tools at an organic farmer's disposal. </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><br /></span>
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The garden planner program is a great tool but some things are just easier to see on paper. I have a stack of catalogues from which I can chose from hundreds of different varieties, a dozen or more for most crops. I also have reference materials that I am constantly referring to.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">― </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Lewis Carroll</span><span style="line-height: 18px;">, </span><i style="line-height: 18px;">Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">― </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">John Steinbeck</span><span style="line-height: 18px;">, </span><i style="line-height: 18px;">Travels with Charley: In Search of America</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">“Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.” </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">― </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Yoko Ono</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;"> -- they generally take place in winter.” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">“Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.” </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">“For me, it was almost like winter didn’t count. Summer was what mattered. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">My whole life was measured in summers.” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">― </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Jenny Han</span><span style="line-height: 18px;">, </span><i style="line-height: 18px;">The Summer I Turned Pretty</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">“Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence.” </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">― </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Antoine de Saint-Exupéry</span><span style="line-height: 18px;">, </span><i style="line-height: 18px;">The Little Prince</i></span><br />
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<span class="bqQuoteLink" style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 26px;">"In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy."</span><br />
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<span class="bqQuoteLink" style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 26px;">"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn."</span></div>
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<span class="bqQuoteLink" style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 26px;">"In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="bodybold" style="line-height: 20px;">Albert Camus</span><span style="line-height: 20px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span class="bqQuoteLink" style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 26px;">"I was never any good at remembering dates, but now I hardly have to. When the first bulb catalogs get delivered and the hens start laying again, that's all the notice I'll need to know that winter has passed."</span></div>
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Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748510659406599999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239404147646265618.post-3964653505102978632014-01-08T11:25:00.002-04:002014-01-09T09:04:09.454-04:00International Foods from my holiday travelsI have been away from the farm for a few weeks visiting my sister in Kyrgystan. I also spent a few days in Istanbul on the way home. Since I don't have photos or anything to report from the farm I thought I would share some of the food I enjoyed while away.<br />
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Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgystan. It is a relatively new Country and City and quite a melting pot. The Kyrgyz people are a mix of ethnic Russian, Mongoloid and Turkic Peoples. Their culture has been nomadic until pretty recent history. It was quite cold while I was there. During the summer they have a wide variety of local produce but in the winter they seem to subsist mostly on meat, bread and storage crops. Of course they do import produce from places like Iran in the winter but like here it suffers from the miles that it travels. <br />
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Here are some highlights from Kyrgystan... (*I am a vegetarian so I am posting photos of meat dishes that Lane or others we were with tried)<br />
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Katie took us to this restaurant which serves traditional Kyrgyz and Central Asian food. </div>
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Check this restaurant out on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293948-d1168114-Reviews-Cafe_Faiza-Bishkek.html">Trip Advisor here</a>.<br />
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They serve honey and local jams with a lot of meals.<br />
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This is Kyrgytan's Dumpling. Most countries have some version of a dumpling. There was an interesting Splendid Table episode about this phenomenon featuring Andrea Nguyen and her book <i>Asian Dumplings: Mastering Gyoza, Spring Rolls, Samosas, and More. </i>Her dumpling dough recipe <a href="http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/basic-dumpling-dough">can be found here</a>.<br />
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Turkish Food restaurant in Bishkek. This was a preview of the delicious salads we would find in Turkey. </div>
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This is a Georgian restaurant in Bishkek. It was so good we went twice. In general the food was very cheap in Kyrgystan but not so for the wine. Still, our bottle of Georgian wine was dry and red and well worth the price. This place is also <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293948-d3599510-Reviews-Mimino_Georgian_Restaurant-Bishkek.html">on Trip Advisor</a>.<br />
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Maybe my favorite find was the Walnut Paste that the Georgians use a lot with vegetables. It is nutty and creamy and a perfect complement to everything I had it with. Does anyone know of a good recipe for this?<br />
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This was a really fancy Kyrgyz restaurant. I wish I had taken more pictures. The point of going here was so that Lane could sample Horse meet. Now, before you judge, remember how arbitrary it is that we can eat a cow (sacred in some cultures) and a pig (incredibly intelligent with strong family structures) and chicken (make great pets) but not Horse. Central Asia is descendent from nomads. They have relied on Horses for their way of life for ages. They used them for transportation, war, milk, and even food. While I could never eat a horse personally I can not stand in judgement of anyone who does. I dare say this horse was probably happier and healthier in his life than 99.9% of American meat across the board. <br />
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And Lane purchased this local staple of fermented mare's milk called Kumis. We read one description by a westerner who said it was like throwing up in someone else's vomit and then drinking it. I did try a sip and found that to be pretty accurate. Lane was more generous and said it tasted like a REALLY strong liquid cheese. He had several gulps before he gave up.<br />
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Another common drink in Istanbul in the winter is Sahlep. It is made from Orchid powder, milk, honey and spices. It is thick, creamy and sweet. You can buy it from any of the half dozen street vendors per block down town. They claim it is medicinal<br />
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<i>"The healing power of salep comes from glucomannan, which heals respiratory problems like bronchitis and cough. It empowers the heart and the mind, stops diarrhea and warms up the body. Especially if it’s consumed with ginger and/or cinnamon, its effect is amplified."</i></div>
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In addition to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Bazaar,_Istanbul">Spice Market</a>, which I neglected to take pictures of, we went to a fish market right on the bank of the Golden Horn. It was all fresh off the boat and practically still swimming.<br />
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Another highlight from Turkey is the Apple Tea. They have a tea culture there. Tea is a part of life, inseparable from many activities. If offered in a shop it is impolite to decline but it does mean you're in for the long sales pitch. Still, its worth it. The people are so friendly and hospitable and sitting and having a warm cup of Apple Tea with a carpet salesman named Nuri (goes by Travolta) is one of the greatest memories I brought home from this trip. If you're ever in Istanbul don't miss a trip his shop, <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/ottomania-oriental-rugs-gallery-istanbul">Ottomania</a>.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this brief tour of Kyrgyz and Turkish food. I highly recommend a trip to both of these countries. Go hungry and Eat Well.<br />
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