Does Labor Day mark the unofficial beginning of fall? It usually feels that way to me. The heat waves still happen but the sorghum and corn are done growing and begin drying in the fields....watermelon season wraps up....and the fall greens and squashes start to make their appearance. Seems like everything has been about a week late for us since the spring Equinox, but as we approach the fall equinox I am feeling like we are caught up. Sometimes the hot summer days feel like they never end. Even as we experience a heat wave, there is comfort in the fact that the days are getting shorter. The plants know that and so I look to them for the signs of things to come.
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Farm Happenings for September 5, 2023
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We are a seventh generation family farm, raising certified organic vegetables for CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and Farmers Markets. We also raise pastured chicken, 100% grassfed beef and offer pastured pork. We raise food with the intention of taking care of the land: growing healthy soil, healthy plants, healthy animals, and healthy people. Since we are a seventh generation family farm, caring for the land and soil for our children and the next seven generations is at the forefront of our farming practices. We nourish the soil with compost from our farm, and other natural ways to bring nutrients and minerals back to the land to improve the health of the soil, land and crops. We work to maintain a balanced, healthy soil to help grow healthy plants and food. We see our farm as part of a larger community-- a network of people who are interdependent with each other. We grow healthy food for our family, friends and community.
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