Category Archives: Lessons of a Second Year Farmer

2013 Crop Report: Cilantro, Collards, Cucumbers, Flowers

Posted on December 30, 2013 by pgabridge

I’ve been a little distracted by my writing life lately, but I’m back to try to make some progress on the crop report, a few veggies at a time. Cilantro Varieties:  Caribe (Fedco) Amount grown:  4 successions, each of around … Continue reading →

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2013 Crop Report: Beets, Broccoli, Carrots, Chard

Posted on December 1, 2013 by pgabridge

And the crop report continues for 2013, a few veggies at a time: Beets Varieties:  Early Wonder (Fedco), Chiogga Guardsmark (Pelleted, Johnny’s), Bull’s Blood (High Mowing) Amount grown:  Spring succession:  50 ft Early Wonder, 50 ft Chiogga, 70 ft Bull’s … Continue reading →

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2013 Crop Report: Amaranth, Basil, Beans

Posted on November 22, 2013 by pgabridge

Okay, micro farm geeks (and Pen and Pepper fans), I’ve finally got some time to write up the crop report for the year.  We grew a ton of different vegetables, so I’m going to split this up into a few … Continue reading →

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Pen and Pepper’s 2013 Season, by the numbers: overview of projections versus actuals

Posted on November 9, 2013 by pgabridge

Looking at the numbers for the season helps paint a picture of how things really turned out, in a little more detail.  I’m going to post a crop-by-crop report soon (but there are 37 crops, so it takes a while … Continue reading →

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Our 2013 farming season, by the numbers.

Posted on November 6, 2013 by pgabridge

Now that the season is over, I finally have time to work with the spreadsheets and get a good picture of how things went for us during the 2013 growing season.  (Though, who am I kidding, I played with the … Continue reading →

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