Farm Happenings at Meadowlark Community Farm
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Farm Happenings at Meadowlark Community Farm

Fall Share: Week 2

Posted on October 27th, 2020
As we enter November, we're preparing for the last field planting of the year. We'll be planting 2021's garlic crop this week. Each garlic bulb is broken down into cloves. We till the soil and plant each clove (root side down) 9 inches apart. The garlic beds will be mulched with straw. In the sprin1 read more »

Fall Share: Week 1

Posted on October 17th, 2020
Happy first Fall Share delivery! We are slowly adjusting to the cold and are soaking up the sun when it shines. This week has been full of harvest and washing. Winter roots are washed and snuggled in the cooler. Bulk harvests of celeriac and leeks are planned before the temperatures dip into lows i1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 20

Posted on October 10th, 2020
It's the final summer share of the season, and fall color is at it's peak. We've shifted from planting to some final weeding tasks and field cleanup. Harvests continue - with fresh greens for this week's shares and bulk harvests for the coming months. We were happily surprised to find that our fina1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 19

Posted on October 3rd, 2020
Happy October! Friday morning, we received our first frost. We are soaking in the fall color and enjoying the tastes of fall. This week's share is full of fall flavors - pie pumpkins, leeks, carrots, and spinach.  In our kitchen, I've been leaning on soups. We had French onion soup last weeken1 read more »