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Farm Happenings at Earth Spring Farm CSA
Farm Happenings for September 20/21, 2024
Hello Friends,
Couple of quick notes here: We have about 2 weeks left of sweetcorn so if you need to cut and freeze some for the winter then this is it.
Chinese broccoli will be back soon, but in the meantime I have Chinese Mustard greens which are something akin to tall bok choi with a touch of pe1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 13/14, 2024
Friends
Sorry about the late start this week.Adding mustard greens and Asian greens in the form of Chinese stem broccoli.
Also, remember that we have firewood for sale, see details below.
Firewood Available: I had to take down 2 giant honey locust trees on the farm in the past 2 years (11 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 6/7, 2024
Hello Everyone,
At last the greens are back! This week sees the return of lettuce mix, green lettuce heads and fresh cut arugula.
There are a few watermelons left in the cooler and we are picking from our last crop of zucchini and cucumbers over the next couple of weeks.
Hope you all are finding ti1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 30/31, 2024
Friends,
Looks like we will have little more growing weather coming in this week - which means, to a farmer, high temps + high humidity. While this is excellent growing conditions for the plants, it is also great for fungus, bacteria, weeds and insects. But the best part of the season is on hand an1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 23, 2024
Friends,
There's a chill in the air as the days grow shorter and the cool season veges are responding like it's springtime. There's a few things you can still seed directly this time of year such as lettuce mix, radishes, arugula, Asian greens, Asian cabbage and the kales. if you are down in1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 16/17, 2024
Friends,
Just back from vacation out west and it was incredible - sorry for the late CSA opening..there are a few new items available this week!
Sugar Baby water melons - will be delivered seperately from your box, so pull a nice one out of the Blue Bin for yourself if you choose to order one.
Dil1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 9/10, 2024
Friends,
I don't want to jinx it but omg it's looking like some nice weather is headed our way in a few days! (Full disclosure I am out west right now enjoying 2 weeks of driving the family around Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Colorado and the weather out here is mostly hot. I am thinking about m1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 2/3, 2024
Hi Friends
Seeding, Seeding, Seeding, that's what happens in the greenhouses each week but starts in earnest right around the first week of August when the temps start to drop.
Bok Choi, tatsoi, mustard greens, Chinese broccoli, arugula, radishes, turnips, carrots and beets. It is a wonderful time1 read more »
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 »
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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