Farm Happenings at Rainwater Farms
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Farm Happenings at Rainwater Farms

Farm Happenings for October 5, 2020

Posted on October 2nd, 2020
Hi Friends! It's always amazing to watch the leaves start to turn on the trees this time of year. It brings us a lot of joy even as the days get shorter and colder. We're spending a lot of time in the greenhouse right now seeding our experimental winter crops and taking out the tomatoes for the yea1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 28, 2020

Posted on September 25th, 2020
Hi Friends!  There are lots of greens this week as we head into the last four weeks of the season. Alas, our ripe tomatoes are done for the year but we still have plenty of green ones and tomatillos. We also (finally) have some proper hot peppers if you're feeling like making some green tomato1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 21, 2020

Posted on September 19th, 2020
Hi Friends! Things on the farm are starting to slow down after a very busy season. We're seeding greens for our greenhouse and tunnels for the winter and getting the fields ready for planting garlic in October. This is always a part of the season when we do a lot of reflecting as we start looking a1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 14, 2020

Posted on September 12th, 2020
Hi Friends! Brr, we've had a couple of cold nights on the farm this week. We're enjoying dressing Norah in sweaters for the first time and are looking forward to fall and apple picking season.  This will be the last week for red tomatoes, although we'll have green ones for a couple of weeks st1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 7, 2020

Posted on September 4th, 2020
Hi Friends!  We won't be making any changes to our pick up schedule for Labor day - if you have a conflict during our normal pick up times let me know and we can make alternate arrangements for you. It truly feels like fall this week and we're starting to see the tomatoes slow down significant1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 31, 2020

Posted on August 29th, 2020
Hi all!  We're starting to feel fall creeping towards us in these cool mornings lately, which is great news for lettuce and other greens. We'll still have at least a few more weeks of tomatoes and peppers as we head into September and there will be plenty of onions and garlic through the end o1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 24, 2020

Posted on August 22nd, 2020
Hi Friends!  It's hard to believe that August is almost over and we're approaching the fall. We did an early harvest on some of our winter squash and while we're between successions on zucchini we will have delicatas available in the shares this week. We'll also have a few bonus items this wee1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 17, 2020

Posted on August 14th, 2020
Hi all!  Tomatoes are going strong this week as we're heading into mid-August. No major farm news this week - we're watching the tomatillos and our next round of lettuce closely but both are going to be pushed back another week. We could really use some rain and will be dragging hoses around t1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 10, 2020

Posted on August 8th, 2020
Hi Friends!  We're halfway through the season this week and things are looking pretty good right now. We've been planting cabbages and greens for the fall shares and our next round of baby greens are looking great! They won't be ready for another two weeks but we're so excited about sharing th1 read more »