Farm Happenings at Crisp Country Acres
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Farm Happenings at Crisp Country Acres

Last week of the winter CSA!

Posted on April 9th, 2020
Hello everyone! Hope you all are doing well!  The sunshine & warmer temperatures have been wonderful this past week.  We have gotten so much field work done!  Peas, spinach, lettuce, kale, carrots, onions & radishes have all been planted and then covered with the frost cloth.1 read more »

Keep on Planting

Posted on April 2nd, 2020
Hello CSA Friends! Hope that this email finds you healthy & well. While it seems like much of the world around us has stopped we keep on going.  Spring is a very busy time at the farm.  The greenhouse is filling up fast with plants that will shortly be heading to the field.  We a1 read more »

Farm Happenings for March 31, 2020

Posted on March 26th, 2020
Hello everyone! Hope you all are doing well.  Peas were planted last week and we are getting ready to plant potatoes & onions in the field maybe today!  Tractors are getting serviced and equipment ready to go.  We are ready for spring! Have you joined the CSA group?  Here is1 read more »

Happy Spring!

Posted on March 19th, 2020
Well, friends.  It has been a crazy week.  I just want to say thank you to each of you that have reached out and asked how we were doing or sent us a note of encouragement. Thank you for  understanding as we were figuring out CSA pick up location changes.  We appreciate each &am1 read more »

Who is ready for fresh broccoli & Cauliflower?

Posted on March 12th, 2020
While it will be a few months before broccoli & cauliflower are ready we did plant the first seeds this week!  The peppers also were transplanted into larger containers this week.  The pepper plants will grow in the greenhouse until we are ready for them to head to the field.  Ty1 read more »

Getting ready for summer.

Posted on March 5th, 2020
We are moving full force towards spring this week.  Chard, collards, kale, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce all for the field will be started next week.  I planted the first patch of celery yesterday and the first patch of field tomatoes will be planted tomorrow. What an excitin1 read more »

Tomatoes are Planted!

Posted on February 27th, 2020
So excited to tell you that all of the greenhouse tomatoes are now planted!  We planted the cherry tomatoes a few weeks ago and they are full of blossoms.  The slicing tomatoes were planted this week and are not far behind!  This is a huge project and we are super excited to have it1 read more »

Here come the peppers!

Posted on February 20th, 2020
Hello everyone! It was a pretty quiet week.  The first patch of sweet bell peppers for the field.  The hot peppers are just starting to come up.  Some crops come up right away and some require more patience.  Hot peppers is one of the more patience ones. :)    Eve1 read more »

Dreaming about summer peppers!

Posted on February 13th, 2020
We planted the first peppers this week!  Think salsa with these peppers... the first jalapeno, Habanero & cherry bomb pepper seeds are in the dirt and growing! The sweet bell peppers are on the list for next week.  The onions and leek are up already. It amazes me how quickly the plant1 read more »