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Victoria
- Jul 22, 2018
- 2 min
Wedding Season + Farm Stay
This year I have fallen even more in love with cut flowers. I have only a month and a half to go before I design my first ever wedding floral, and I'm so excited and nervous! I'm looking forward to the bride's selection of casual bouquets with sunflowers, zinnias, and Queen Anne's Lace. Extras will be available at roadside. In the meantime, I'm swimming in these absolutely stunning everlasting peas; they begin at this hot pink and fade slowly to periwinkle, then to a mix o
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Victoria
- Jun 21, 2018
- 2 min
Happy Solstice!
We'd like to take a moment to wish everyone a beautiful first day of summer, hopefully with at least a little bit of time outside! The solstice has been one of my favorite holidays for a long time. Today is Chris's last full day of school until September, which means that our whole family can partake in the joy of farming together. Farming is full of uncertainty, and it is a learning experience for both our customers and us. The pole soup beans, which have been a reliable
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Victoria
- May 21, 2018
- 3 min
One month until summer + a few notes on future expansions
The nights are still cool, hovering around 50 degrees, but all of the beautiful spring rain over the weekend has done good things. The first watermelon seedlings have come up, so that means it is only a matter of time for the rest of the cucurbits to show themselves. Corn is starting to really germinate and emerge now. The pepper and eggplant transplants that went in on Friday night are looking good for the most part, although five or so took some slug damage. That's the
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Victoria
- May 14, 2018
- 2 min
Lilac Trio
During our first spring on the farm, in 2016, I remember marveling at the huge lilac bush behind our house. It had the classic lavender-purple blooms, but that year it only had a few flower heads. The lilac was at least 10 feet tall and so overgrown. As the season went on I noticed a much older, more scraggly burgundy lilac close to the creek as well as what I assumed was more young lilacs as a hedge along the south side of the house. Last year, before the lilacs came out
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Victoria
- May 6, 2018
- 2 min
We're on a roll!
Hello there! Who else is overjoyed about the weather we've had recently? This weekend was absolutely beautiful. My sister came up from Pennsylvania to help me prepare the new permanent beds. I can't believe how much we were able to accomplish. Three days, hundreds of seeds, and countless tan lines later, I am basically caught up with our planting schedule. I can't even express how much of a weight has been lifted from my shoulders. Produce will be rolling in fast through
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Victoria
- Apr 13, 2018
- 3 min
Is it spring yet?!
Hello there! This rainy morning seems like a great time to send out some updates on the 2018 growing season. It seems that in the past week we have finally made our way out of an endless and bitter winter. The beauty of seasonal food is that your diet changes as the weather does; however, this can start to feel a bit daunting when all you want to do is get some fresh produce after a winter of rich roasts and stews and storage crops. Mother Nature sometimes has plans of her
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Victoria
- Jun 7, 2017
- 2 min
Peas and Strawberries!
It's that time of year where we start to get more than leafy greens! Those early salads are such a welcome change after the heavy, stick-to-your-ribs meals of winter, but there is something to be said for the addition of more colors, textures, and flavors in late spring and early summer. This is the beauty of seasonal cooking and eating! We're finishing up harvest of the second to last wave of radishes right now, and in another week or two we'll be done with the last one.
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Victoria
- May 23, 2017
- 3 min
Salad Season is Here!
Every day, rain or shine, as long as the baby has an easy time going down for her first nap (between 8 and 9am) I head out with the baby monitor clipped to my pocket and do a walk of the farm. Today I noticed that we have our first few strawberries beginning to grow! This is so exciting because it is a reminder that summer is right around the corner. The rhubarb has been growing and filling in really nicely but a small amount of the stalks have unfortunately suffered some s
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Victoria
- Apr 24, 2017
- 2 min
Harvest starts soon!
I feel like the farm has suddenly come alive in the past week! The grass is lush and green, the daffodils are in bloom, the lilacs have buds coming in, and the fruit trees are all branching. It is so welcome after the winters we get up this way. Our fruit tree supplier had some delays this spring, so we were only able to get one plum and one peach in the orchard. The other two peaches will be here in September and the other plum and all the pears will be here next March or
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