Farm Happenings at A Rocha Farm
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Farm Happenings at A Rocha Farm

Farm happening, August 4

Posted on July 31st, 2020
Today as our harvest wound down and half the crew started packing CSA boxes, a few of us began transplanting lettuce and spinach.  This area of the garden we were working in had grown a spring crop of herbs and greens, and after a fallow period under a tarp we spread more compost yesterday and1 read more »

Farm Happenings for July 28, 2020

Posted on July 29th, 2020
The Lettuce Gap!  Every year we seed and transplant lettuce weekly from late April until August in order to ensure a consistent supply for you all through the season.  When it all works out we have heads of lettuce enough for everyone consistently from June to October.  Sometimes a s1 read more »

Farm Happenings for July 28, 2020

Posted on July 25th, 2020
The Lettuce Gap!  Every year we seed and transplant lettuce weekly from late April until August in order to ensure a consistent supply for you all through the season.  When it all works out we have heads of lettuce enough for everyone consistently from June to October.  Sometimes a s1 read more »

Farm Happening for July 24

Posted on July 22nd, 2020
The cucurbit family is kicking in!... with loads of Zucchini and now cucumbers are getting started.   Meet 2 of our summer interns  - Brodie and Elliot, attired in gear for washing CSA bins (a never-ending job) and posing in front of some beautiful rows of newly-germinated fall carro1 read more »

Farm Happening for July 24

Posted on July 22nd, 2020
The cucurbit family is kicking in!... with loads of Zucchini and now cucumbers are getting started.   Meet 2 of our summer interns  - Brodie and Elliot, attired in gear for washing CSA bins (a never-ending job) and posing in front of some beautiful rows of newly-germinated fall carro1 read more »

Farm Happenings for July 21, 2020

Posted on July 17th, 2020
The cucurbit family is kicking in!... with loads of Zucchini and now cucumbers are getting started.   Meet 2 of our summer interns  - Brodie and Elliot, attired in gear for washing CSA bins (a never-ending job) and posing in front of some beautiful rows of newly-germinated fall carro1 read more »

Farm Happening for July 17

Posted on July 15th, 2020
I live at Kingfisher Farm, 7 Km down the road from Brooksdale.  Kingfisher is a partner in A Rocha's sustainable agriculture program - we grow an acre of veggies and flowers at Kingfisher, and all the transplants grown for both farms are started at Kingfisher.  Yes, we are still transplan1 read more »

Farm happening, July 11

Posted on July 11th, 2020
I live at Kingfisher Farm, 7 Km down the road from Brooksdale.  Kingfisher is a partner in A Rocha's sustainable agriculture program - we grow an acre of veggies and flowers at Kingfisher, and all the transplants grown for both farms are started at Kingfisher.  Yes, we are still transplan1 read more »

Farm news for July 10

Posted on July 8th, 2020
A new crew of interns arrived at A Rocha and over this past week they have been hard at work on the farm.  Brodie, Laura and Elliot are now getting their hands into your food (don't worry, they wash 'em regularly!) and we are enjoying their super positive and curious attitudes.  As you kn1 read more »