Farm Happenings at Boerson Farm
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Farm Happenings at Boerson Farm

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Posted on August 26th, 2023
This past week was a hot one on the farm, but our family managed to escape the heat for a few days in Newport State Park in Door County, where the wildlife outnumbers the humans.  There is definitely a micro climate that surrounds the peninsula, and we were fortunate enough to experience some1 read more »

Peak Harvest

Posted on August 19th, 2023
Peak harvest is upon us!  We've completed the garlic harvest, are making our way through the onions, just harvested the crop of spaghetti squash, and will be starting on sweet corn within the next week.  (By the way, if you're wondering why it's taking so long for the sweet corn, we plant1 read more »

A few of my favorite things...

Posted on August 12th, 2023
As your farmer, one of my favorite parts of the job is arranging and photographing the food.  Juxtapositions of color, shape and texture stimulate a dopamine release in my brain, so when tomato season rolls around it's all I can do to keep my glee under control.  Cooking and eating the ve1 read more »

No-Till Revolution

Posted on August 5th, 2023
This season marks our 3rd for going no-till with our potato crop.  Instead of disturbing the soil, we're building it!  At planting time, the spuds are placed in a shallow furrow in the bed top and then covered with a thin layer of soil and a thick layer of mulch.  Once the plants eme1 read more »