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Farm Happenings at Earth Spring Farm CSA
Farm Happenings for July 26/27, 2024
Hi Everyone,
I swear that I can see the end of this heat. We are almost into August and that means we will soon have cool nights which are great for germinating cool crops. I just tilled up a section behind the greenhouses where we have sprinklers and I will be seeding carrots, beets, b1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 19/20, 2024
Hi Everyone,
Sorry for the late start this week. The walk in cooler went down yesterday during peak heat and I had to load up everthing (all the produce, milk, flowers, eggs etc) and take it to a friends farm (Troy from Big Hill Ciderworks) about 16 miles away. That was stressful but my1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 12/13, 2024
Friends,
Brief note this week - a few new items: red beets, golden beets, cucumbers, shishitos, onions and zucchini.
Lets just get through this heat. Keep your plants watered and I'll do the same.
Farmer Mike read more »
Farm Happenings for July 5/6, 2024
Friends
The heat. The perfect days. The heat. And then perfection again.
Makes it all worth it. Farming will put one in direct communication with the earth.
Sigh.
Zucchinis are coming now. Which means that we will love them and1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 28/29, 2024
Friends
Sorry about the late start this week. I am offering a lot of beautiful new items:
Chives, Mint, thyme, vidalia onions, fennel bulb, and fresh garlic (uncured).
Also, sale on Ethiopian and Sumatran coffees from Elementary Coffee in Harrisburg.
Thanks and see you soon.
Mike
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Farm Happenings for June 21 & 22, 2024
Friends
Couple of admin things here:
Your CSA memberships renewed automatically. Like I wrote a few days ago via email, if you do not want to continue your CSA membership with Earth Spring then you can email the fine folks at Harvie and tell them that you want off this crazy trai1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 14 & 15, 2024
Friends,
It's been a lovely weekend, we celebrated my eldest's birthday and the air quality was 10/10. The plants are beautiful and we are preparing for the coming heat next weekend by watering keeping an eye on the plants for stress. Scallions are back this week as well as red kale and1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 7 & 8, 2024
Friends,
The Drive-By Truckers are touring this year. I just bought tickets for the show in Philly in October.
In other news the plants are moving along. Zucchini plants are almost visibly growing and I am pushing the cucumbers and tomatoes with liquid fertilizer and creative pruning...I want1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 31 & June 1, 2024
Hi Everyone,
With this heat we see a few changes, Water Cress is finally throwing flowers up which means it's getting more bitter than most of our taste buds can appreciate. Now we will clean the creek of it's stems and roots but it will be back in the fall for another harvest.
Romaine lettuce, Fre1 read more »
About the farm
Earth Spring Farm is a sustainable, chemical-free, Non-GMO family farm in Carlisle, PA. Our flexible and customizable CSA serves Central PA, and the D.C. region with convenient weekly pickups, and a wide variety of locally made products like pastured non-GMO eggs, bread, grassfed dairy and meat, farmstead cheese, and more. We specialize in cultivating healthy soil, growing a wide variety of fruits and vegetables naturally, and delivering the best quality produce for you and your family.
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