Farm Happenings at Willow Haven Farm
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Farm Happenings at Willow Haven Farm

Tomatoes, Sweet & Sour Cherries this week, Pizza Night & Flower tour dates.

Posted on June 27th, 2020
Tomatoes are available for extra purchase.  These are early, certified organic, red tomatoes grown by Leroy Sauder.  The tomatoes on our farm won't be ready for a few weeks but we decided to make this special purchase of the first farm grown tomatoes of the season available to our members1 read more »

What's next? new veggies, cherries, pizza and flowers!

Posted on June 20th, 2020
I know you'd love to know what we're going to harvest next. You've had a lot of greens and I know you are enjoying them but it's time to start to change with the seasons. Summer Squash/zucchini is being picked this week and will go in many of your boxes. In the next week or two the cucumbers, cabba1 read more »

Teacher Farm Hand

Posted on June 16th, 2020
Meet our high school teacher turned farm hand. Charal contacted Farmer Reuben about a summer job over the winter because she wanted to learn how to farm her own land.   Then when her school in Allentown closed, she was suddenly available to work for us right away this spring. Her first days we1 read more »

What is a Garlic Scape and what should I do with it?

Posted on June 12th, 2020
Garlic scapes are a fun vegetable to get to know for new members and a favorite with past members.  Hard neck and soft neck are two types of garlic. The hard neck type grows a stem in late spring while the soft neck type does not. This stem of the hard neck garlic is often called the GARLIC SC1 read more »

Farmer learns how to save veggies from the bugs

Posted on June 6th, 2020
Farmer Reuben texted me from the field.  "You gotta get out here and see this."  I grabbed my phone and met him in the nearest field that we call the truck patch.  "Last week these collard greens had flea beatles all over them and they were devouring the leaves. I called my consultan1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 6, 2020

Posted on June 2nd, 2020
The first week of a great season of eating vegetables from Willow Haven Farm is finally here! It was worth the wait. You'll be eating great this week! The vegetables are growing beautifully and we can't wait to pick them for you.  CUSTOMIZE OR NOT?We would like Saturday Farm Pick up members to1 read more »