Apr 8, 2013 | Auburn & Skaneateles CSA, Binghamton CSA, Farming, Harvest, Homer & Cortand CSA, Ithaca CSA, News, Syracuse CSA
Wow, we’re running the chisel plow through the fields again! Just a few days ago it seemed like it was going to stay a cold, wet spring… Forever! But, as often happens with farming, all of the sudden things have changed. The soil looks perfect, and it now it won’t be...
Jul 15, 2012 | Auburn & Skaneateles CSA, Farming, Harvest, Homer & Cortand CSA, Ithaca CSA, News, Syracuse CSA
The last few weeks have been hot, dusty, and very busy. Besides harvesting three days a week the crew has been hoeing, weeding, setting up irrigation, and planting thousands and thousands of little transplants into the ground. Around 3 acres of fall broccoli,...
Apr 26, 2012 | Auburn & Skaneateles CSA, Farming, Harvest, Ithaca CSA, News, Syracuse CSA
The weather has been a bit strange this spring for sure, one day it’s 80 degrees and the next there’s several inches of wet late April snow. But overall it’s been fairly mild and dry which has let us work our fields early and plant all the season appropriate crops in...
Apr 2, 2012 | Farming, Harvest, News
This spring we’ve been busy building four more new high-tunnels to grow tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers in. When we’re finished we will have three 17’x96’ and six 17’x144’ high-tunnels on our farm, almost a half acre under cover. A high-tunnel is an un-heated...
May 4, 2011 | Farming, Harvest
Planting certainly has been a challenge this spring! In this picture our mud covered crew just finished planting the field behind them with broccoli, kale, collards, Swiss chard, Napa cabbage, and boc choi. They worked all day in the mud and rain and somehow managed...
Apr 18, 2011 | Farming, Harvest
It was time to plant peas, spinach, and radishes – last week already! Getting these cool weather crops in on time is never a sure bet, spring does what it will, and when it’s too wet and cool there’s no point in pushing the land to do what it won’t. Working the soil...
