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

Summer Share: Week 10

Posted on July 31st, 2020
Peak summer produce! Watermelon, tomatoes, sweet corn. Watermelon harvest usually happens in a trickle. This year, all of our watermelons were ready at once! Thankfully, they hold well at 50-59 degrees, and we plan to have them in the shares for the next couple of weeks. This week, the watermelons1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 9

Posted on July 25th, 2020
It is hard to believe that August is right around the corner! If we need convinced that August is almost here, we just need to take a walk around the farm. The garlic is harvested and curing in the greenhouse. We will be harvesting sweet corn and watermelons for week 10's shares. Some of our early1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 8

Posted on July 18th, 2020
This week brings many new crops - new potatoes, summer carrots, cabbage, torpedo onions, celery. We are picking the first of the cherry tomatoes, and we hope to have some in week 8's shares. We dug the first bed of summer carrots this week. They are sweet, petite, and tender. Next week, we'll be di1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 7

Posted on July 11th, 2020
The farm looks (and feels) pretty summer-y these days. The tasseling sweet corn and tomato plants full of green fruit enjoyed the heat wave. We are thankful for a break from the 90 degree weather. On Thursday, the farm received almost 3 inches of rain. More than we needed! There was no immediate da1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 6

Posted on July 4th, 2020
Good morning, and happy 4th of July!  We have had another full, sweaty week. The second succession of carrots enjoyed a thorough hand weeding, and Craig spent some time cultivating and cleaning up the fields. Sweet corn is way past knee high and beginning to tassel. Planting continues, with mo1 read more »