Farm Happenings at Bayfield Foods
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Farm Happenings at Bayfield Foods

Feb 26 Farm Happenings

Posted on February 25th, 2021
Wow, what a heat wave!  We had temps of 21 below less than a week ago, and some of our neighbors in lower areas had better than 30 below. Makes my face hurt just thinking about it!  As I write this letter to you it is 40 degrees outside, and maple trees are beginning their sap run. What a1 read more »

Feb 12 Farm Happenings

Posted on February 9th, 2021
Well, winter is really here now.  I sure hope you are staying warm!  It's so cold that the outside door to the microgreens room has been frozen completely shut lately, so to get in/out to water I have to use the side door inside the garage!  One of the hoophouse doors has drifted mos1 read more »

Special Valentines Day Box!

Posted on February 5th, 2021
This week we are offering SPECIAL VALENTINES DAY BOXES! Are are utilizing the NEW Farm Stand to assemble these! You can find the direct link to this Farm Stand Store Here: https://www.harvie.farm/farm/bayfield-foods/shop   read more »

Jan 29 Farm Happenings

Posted on January 29th, 2021
It's almost February, can you believe it?  For us here at Great Oak Farm, this means we're less than 6 weeks from firing up the greenhouse. Wow. Springtime is a-comin'.  While it's still been too cold and dark for spinach regrowth from our hoophouses, the microgreen room is cranking full1 read more »

Jan 14 Farm Happenings

Posted on January 14th, 2021
The warm weather we have been having lately has sure been appreciated, and not just by making it easier to do things outside.  The rime ice/frost outside this past week has been just gorgeous, and the new blanket of snow this morning sure does freshen everything up out there.  While the w1 read more »

Jan 1 Farm Happenings

Posted on December 31st, 2020
Happy New Year!  No doubt about it, 2020 will be a year we won't forget.  Here at Great Oak Farm, 2020 will go down in the books as a pretty good production year overall.  With no devastating rainfall events, disease pressure in the crops was refreshingly low, which really helpe1 read more »

December 11 Farm Happenings

Posted on December 10th, 2020
Welcome to the mid December Farm Happenings!  As promised, we'll start things off with Farmer Brian's recipe tip:  Maple Hill Farm rye flour pizza! ¾ cup Maple Hill Farm rye flour, 2 cups all purpose flour, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 package active dry yeast, 1 cup warm water, 2 tab1 read more »

November 27 Farm Happenings

Posted on November 27th, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving!  Thanksgiving is easily my favorite holiday.  No stress of gift giving/getting, dressing up, or any of the other usual holiday rigamarole.  Just make a feast of great food, including plenty of pie, and share with the people you love.  This year of course was1 read more »

November 13 Farm Happenings

Posted on November 12th, 2020
Now that all the root crops are washed and harvested, Farmer Ryan and I have been working hard to make progress on our latest hoophouse construction project.  We got the ground posts in earlier this week, which is always a much bigger project than one might expect.  When my kids complain1 read more »