Farm Happenings at Strawberry Hill Farm
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Farm Happenings at Strawberry Hill Farm

Raspberry Time Again!

Posted on August 29th, 2023
The fall crop of raspberries is in full swing, and the berries are enjoying the sunshine! We have plenty of pints available this week. We also have lots of tomatoes, especially the Damsel regular red tomatoes, which are really producing. They're sweet and just the right size for sandwich slices. Al1 read more »

Tomato Time

Posted on August 22nd, 2023
We still need more sun at the farm, but at least it’s not raining this week! The tomatoes are beginning to produce in earnest, so we have lots of them on the farm stand this week—heirlooms, regular red tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and paste tomatoes. We also have the first red raspberries1 read more »

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Posted on August 15th, 2023
We’ve had so much rain in the past three weeks (10 inches!) that the gardens seem to be permanently soggy. The tomatoes and raspberries are slow to ripen because they need sunshine. And the onions were beginning to rot and had to be harvested early to dry under cover. One crop that’s do1 read more »

First of the Tomatoes

Posted on August 8th, 2023
After 15 years of looking for the best regular red tomato for us to grow, Ron may have finally found it. This year, “Damsel” has shown good disease resistance, high production, and excellent taste. It’s sweet and not crunchy. We’ll see what happens as the season progresses,1 read more »

New Potatoes

Posted on August 1st, 2023
Despite having lots of rain in the past week and soggy gardens, Ron has managed to dig some new potatoes from our crop. We have a limited amount of Red Norland and Carola potatoes on the farm stand this week. Because they’re young and thin-skinned, they won’t store for long, so plan to1 read more »