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Farm Happenings at Earth Spring Farm CSA
Week 10 Summer Bounty!
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When we were at the farmer's market yesterday in Mt. Pleasant it occurred to us that we need to add more tables to accommodate the variety of items that we have now. And more are coming! Tomatoes and some of the early peppers will make an appearance this week. For now I will lab1 read more »
Week 9, ESF CSA Update
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Working on the farm has been hot the past few weeks, and the best solution for that is lots of water and good hat. And keeping busy - which is not a problem around here. The picture this week is one of my daughter Harper helping me in the greenhouse to prepare cuttings fr1 read more »
Week 8 ESF Update
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Hard to belive but we are heading into week 8 already! I was just up at the tomato house this morning, hoping, but more like gauging how much time I'll need tomorrow to prune and clip the plants. The entire crop is trellised in our newest house, which is a 30' x 96' structure. W1 read more »
Farm Happenings July 13, 2018 + Drop Point Accuracy
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Yesterday's Deliveries to DC and MD were not as smooth as I would have liked. We were short on eggs at Mt. Rainier and it's on us. I have been doing the deliveries myself thus far but am out of town this weekend and there was a mixup....obviously. I am very sorry and we wi1 read more »
This is Growing Weather!
I was talking with an old farmer recently and we looked over his massive fields on a hot and humid day - and he remarked, "This is growing weather!"
I know it's terribly hot for us right now - blazing sun, almost no wind or breeze and long days. It's an annual heat wave and this year is excep1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 29, 2018
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Hard to believe that we are headed into Week 4 of the CSA. I hope that you are enjoying the variety and know that I too am looking forward to melon, pepper and tomato season. The cabbages are also putting heads on now. We have 2 more varieties of kale that will make appea1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 22, 2018
I'm finding that I enjoy writing to you on a Sunday morning when there's no pressure. I actually slept in today - and then was woken up by a chattering 7 year old Harper who just had to tell me all about her dream, which involved a Hollywood level of excitement. After that she and I headed out to t1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 15, 2018
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I hope that you are enjoying working with the new Harvie platform this year - it's a dream come true for us, especially after last year...ahem. If you need help please reach out to us through email or review the instructions that were sent to you. But don't call me because I'm sti1 read more »
About the farm
Earth Spring Farm is a sustainable, chemical-free, Non-GMO family farm in Carlisle, PA. Our flexible and customizable CSA serves Central PA, and the D.C. region with convenient weekly pickups, and a wide variety of locally made products like pastured non-GMO eggs, bread, grassfed dairy and meat, farmstead cheese, and more. We specialize in cultivating healthy soil, growing a wide variety of fruits and vegetables naturally, and delivering the best quality produce for you and your family.
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