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Farm Happenings at Mad Radish Farm
Summer Share Week 1!
We've made it to Week ONE of the Summer Share! A very warm welcome to our Summer Members!!
It hardly seems like 7 weeks of spring veggies have already passed, and summer is now beginning. We're harvesting more and more delicious veg out of the fields now and it's going to keep getting better as the... read more »
Garlic Scapes, Onion Weeding Party and Shiitake!
This week we're gearing up for another bout of hot weather, which we expect to become a lot more frequent now that we're in the month of June. Garlic scapes are on the brink of harvest right now, so you'll see these on the share list this week. if you don't get them in your box and you'd like them, don't... read more »
Broccoli is in, Peas are on their way!
The last farm note was talking about how dry the field was, and now we're getting another good rain, expected to last most of the weekend. I'm grateful for it, as we do need a bit more. We've been battling pests big and small in the field over this week...many of the beans that we had just seeded were... read more »
Potato, Poe-tah-toe; Tomato, Toe-mah-toe
Last week we hilled and mulched the potatoes - all 3600 feet of them - and I snapped this photo at the beginning of the week. I like to take pictures of the rows periodically to track their growth. It is hard to tell that the plants are growing sometimes when you look at them each day. Tomatoes went... read more »
Summer crops going to the field this week!
Despite cool May temperatures, we're going full speed ahead with summer crop planting this weekend and into the coming week. The field tomatoes spent their first night outside last night. I was definitely a bit uneasy, as tomatoes aren't too keen to go below 45 degrees for very long. But the forecast... read more »
Farm Happenings for May 11, 2021
On the farm this week...
This is always a challenging time of year because it seems that everything needs to be planted, and everything also needs to be weeded. So, we've been chipping away at what feels like an endless to do list, but we're getting there! There's still *one* bed of onions left to go... read more »
Farm Happenings for May 4, 2021
A quick farm happening for this evening as we're exhausted from a very windy day. It's also the night before our markets start tomorrow, so we've spent some time today getting ready. The warm temperatures from this past week are making it feel very spring-like, and crops in the field have been responding... read more »
Farm Happenings for April 27, 2021
It's WEEK ONE of CSA!
Spring is here, and we're so excited that you've joined us for this season! This is your first farm happenings email. In the weekly farm happenings, you can expect a brief update from the farm, a picture or two, usually a recipe or cooking tip, and (this is probably the best part)... read more »
Christmas Tree Share 2020
If you still need a Christmas tree, head out to the farm Monday (12-21), Tuesday (12-22) or Wednesday (12-23) from 2 to 5 pm to cut your own tree!
Text Brittany at 443 643 5684 for assistance when you get to the farm.
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About the farm
Mad Radish is a small diversified farm in Dover PA. We raise organically-grown produce for our CSA, markets and farm store. Our mission is to grow nutritious food for our community while managing the land for soil health, plant vitality, and species diversity. To support this mission, we also raise pastured eggs and chicken and grass-fed lamb.
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