Monthly Archives: May 2016

And just like that nature turns on the heat at Memorial Day. The humidity never fails to surprise me and sap the energy out of walking the fields. It means summer is here for good, no more light frosts at … Continue reading →

The irony of last weekend’s abundance of beautiful waving spinach leaves. No rain equals slow growth. This season was much drier than last year. Once it rains, all weed seeds grow at such amazing rate where the entire field will … Continue reading →

It is always exciting and reassuring when the first vegetables become harvestable. It means the seedlot was good, seeding machine worked, planting time was right, temperature/rain combination was right, seedlings preservered over the weeds, planting rows properly marked, tractor wheels … Continue reading →

A small shallow ditch Lies in wait abiding time For its tractor friend Everyone is safe, but the tractor operator (Dan) learned a valuable lesson that has been passed down through the farming community for eons – stay far away … Continue reading →