Category Archives: harvesting

Market Day #2

Posted on July 12, 2013 by pgabridge

We didn’t have a market on the 4th of July, so yesterday was our second farmer’s market day of the season.  We’re starting to hit the mid-season slump, where the spring crops are petering out but the summer stuff (tomatoes, … Continue reading →

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Lessons of a First Year Farmer: Tomatoes

Posted on December 14, 2012 by pgabridge

My plan for this series is to go through each crop we grew, and figure out what we did right, what we did wrong, and what we can do better next year.  Tomatoes seem like the logical place to start, … Continue reading →

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Still plugging away

Posted on September 19, 2012 by pgabridge

We’re past the middle of September now, but we’ve still got pretty full fields.  Where the cucumbers have come out, I’ve planted spinach seeds.  The snow peas are up where we used to have beans and early beets.  But the … Continue reading →

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September Arrives

Posted on September 4, 2012 by pgabridge

September has arrived, with slightly cooler weather and lots (and lots) of tomatoes.  Hard as it may be to believe, we’re still planting new seedlings.  This weekend, we planted starts for cabbage, lettuce, and mustard, and seeds for spinach, snow … Continue reading →

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A busy week (the week of August 16)

Posted on August 18, 2012 by pgabridge

This was a busy week (as always) at the farm.  We made deliveries of tomatoes, hot peppers, and chard to the World PEAS CSA.  And we brought LOTS of veggies to the Thursday market (and Tracy was able to be … Continue reading →

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Field Report–August 9

Posted on August 11, 2012 by pgabridge

We spent a lot of time at the farm this week, making World Peas CSA deliveries of kale, heirloom tomatoes and beets.  Plus we harvested for the Thursday farmer’s market.  Noah will be glad for a week off at his … Continue reading →

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Field Report, August 1

Posted on August 2, 2012 by pgabridge

Hard to believe it’s August already.  The farm is going strong right now.  We’ve gotten mostly caught up on the weeding, just in time for lots and lots of harvesting.  Noah, our 12-year-old son, is done with camp and still … Continue reading →

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Field Report – July 9

Posted on July 11, 2012 by pgabridge

On Sunday, Tracy and the kids came with me up to the farm, for a lot more weeding and working.  I’ve got a two-week workshop of my new play, Flight, with the Huntington Theatre Company that started today, so it … Continue reading →

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Field Report: July 1

Posted on July 2, 2012 by pgabridge

We’ve been working hard in the fields over the past week, trying to get caught up.  The heat and rain helped our plants grow, but they also gave a huge boost to the weeds.  Combine that with a busy week … Continue reading →

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First Chard Harvest

Posted on June 21, 2012 by pgabridge

On Monday, I got up to the farm to harvest our first chard delivery for the World PEAS CSA–25 bunches.  The weather was cool and overcast which made spending almost 4 hours in the field quite pleasant.  Yep, I’m still … Continue reading →

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