Farm Happenings at Hillcrest Farms
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Farm Happenings at Hillcrest Farms

Farm Happenings for December 23, 2020

Posted on December 20th, 2020
Tomorrow is the Winter Solstice, and the shortest day for daylight (9:01 hrs.) this year. Knowing better than to cross Mother Nature, we will wait to start Spring Planting until Tuesday! We'll start out easy with some perennial herbs, microgreens, and scallions. The week of January 10 we begin1 read more »

Farm Happenings for December 16, 2020

Posted on December 13th, 2020
Today we are down to 9:04 (no growth)  minutes of daylight, and the overnight temps are well below freezing. I have about 3-4 weeks to prepare for Spring planting! Lauren has final exams all week, but Alanna is back from her first (very successful!) semester to help in December,1 read more »

Farm Happenings for December 9, 2020

Posted on December 6th, 2020
Hello!   I have been doing what I do for a while now, and while we are grateful for the strong interest in our produce, I have not seen a surge like this. To compensate, I'll heat the nursery a little warmer, and start replacement greens right after January 1, about 4-6 weeks earlier1 read more »