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Farm Happenings at Trumpeter Swan Farm
Farm Happenings for June 22, 2021
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Summer, Week 4, June 22
---- Herbs are Starting Up ----
Herbs are here in a big way. This week we started harvesting basil, dill, and cilantro, with more varieties to come. Once again with the hot weather they grew very quick all we had to do was just give them some e1 read more »
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Summer, Week 3, June 13
---- Last of the Asparagus ----
This week will be the last of the asparagus. We usually pick asparagus from mid May to mid June and then we let it grow out for the rest of the year. This allows the plant to expand it's root network and store nutrients that it will need for next spring.
---- Hot and1 read more »
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Summer, Week 2, June 6
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Summer, Week 2, June 6
---- Quail Eggs! ----
Two years ago, Kathy and I bought quail eggs at the San Antonio Farmers Market. What tasty little eggs for mini-fried eggs or hard boiled eggs. We decided to try raising quail. So far, so good. We now have quail eggs1 read more »
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Summer, Week 1, May 30
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Summer, Week 1, May 30
---- It's Summer! ----
Well worth the wait. The timely rains have really helped the early produce like lettuce, spinach and green onions. Asparagus is not so good this year - dry late summer and fall. That's the "fun" of farming, each year its s1 read more »
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Winter, Week 51&52, May 16
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Winter, Week 51&52, May 16
---- Asparagus No Need to Trim ----
Asparagus is here. Its coming slowly, due to the dry weather, but very tasty. Enough for about half the members. When we harvest, we snap the stems, rather than cut with a knife. That insures the spear1 read more »
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Winter, Week 49&50, May 2
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Winter, Week 49&50, May 2
---- First Herbs, Last Bread ----
We are just starting Herbs - chives, oregano and rosemary. A limited quantity to pick from. If you don't see any available this time, more will show up next delivery. And we are finishing up with bread, w1 read more »
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Winter, Week 47&48, Apr 18
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Winter, Week 47&48, Apr 18
---- Green Produce Bags ----
You will notice some produce in green tinted bags. Those are compostable bags. They will decompose in our active compost heap when mixed with chicken manure. As with all our packaging, continue to return it i1 read more »
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Winter, Week 45&46, Apr 4
Trumpeter Swan Farm CSA News - Winter, Week 45&46, Apr 4
---- Hydroponic Produce ----
As you saw on our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Trumpeter-Swan-Farm-104211219703077/wall/the produce in our hydroponic table has grown really well, liking the sunshine and warm temps. We have1 read more »
About the farm
Phil and Kathy, along with our son Ian and other employees, farm 40 acres. We raise fruits and vegetables including asparagus, strawberries, rhubarb, summer squash, cucumbers, peas and beans, tomatoes and peppers, sweet corn, and winter squash. We also have brown eggs produced by our never caged, free range chickens. And honey produced by hives on our farm.
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