Farm Happenings at Local Color Farm and Fiber
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Farm Happenings at Local Color Farm and Fiber

Farm Happenings for July 1, 2021: Its Brutal Out There

Posted on June 29th, 2021
Wow, are we so glad to make it to this point of the week!  First, sorry for this very late delivery email.  I usually aim for Sunday or Monday morning, but wanted to make sure we would have product available for this week. Then, a delivery truck accidentally took out the internet cable an1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 24, 2021

Posted on June 20th, 2021
Happy Summer Solstice! Both the days and to do list are lengthy this time of year. Summer is definitely back we are busy in the planting, weeding, harvesting cycle. The first fall crops went in the ground last week and we have started mowing down early spring crops that we have been harvesting from1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 17, 2021

Posted on June 14th, 2021
Welcome to Week 4! After a dry and hot spring, we welcomed the atmospheric river yesterday and enjoyed the sound of 2 inches (!) of rain falling while trellising tomatoes. While we irrigate plants when needed, rain really is the best irrigation because it is nitrated (small amounts of dissolved atm1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 10, 2021

Posted on June 7th, 2021
Wow, are we so incredibly grateful for this weekend’s rain! During such a hot week, I pretty much survived on sparkling water, river jumps, and Nuun hydration tablets with caffeine (Spindrift plz sponsor us.) During this time of year, it is light more than it is dark, and the plants gain noti1 read more »