Farm Happenings at Zilnicki Farms
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Farm Happenings at Zilnicki Farms

Farm Happenings for May 11, 2021

Posted on May 7th, 2021
Happy Mother's Day to all the Mama's out there!  Without you mom's I don't know where we would be!  We hope you have a great weekend! You know what mom's like.. flowers! Stop on by our farmstand and pick up some flowers! We have a limited amount of our very own tulip bouquets for Mothers1 read more »

Farm Happenings for May 4, 2021

Posted on April 30th, 2021
Yup May is here already! The days are long this time of year and they fly by!  It's my favorite time of year, seeing all the tulips, daffodils, and other flowering bushes and trees show off their bright colors.  We are almost done planting all our potatoes, about 15 more acres to go. 1 read more »

Farm Happenings for April 27, 2021

Posted on April 23rd, 2021
Another week is in the books!  We got 5 acres of red potatoes planted, as well as 5 acres of 'superiors', which are an early white potato.  As long as mother nature cooperates, and the old equipment, we should finish up later in the week.   We have had a few cold windy nights th1 read more »

Farm Happenings for April 20, 2021

Posted on April 16th, 2021
Another week is in the books!  We have plowed some more fields, and prepped ground that will be where we plant our delicious tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants.  We will be planting potatoes this coming week, which will keep us very busy.  Long Island used to have over 30,000 acres of1 read more »

Farm Happenings for April 13, 2021

Posted on April 9th, 2021
Time is flying by for us on the farm and I'm sure it is for you as well! We have been blessed with some above average temps and we are taking advantage of it!  We planted our first sweet corn of the season this week! Yes.. my mouth watered thinking of fresh sweet corn!  Our greenhouses ar1 read more »

Farm Happenings for April 6, 2021

Posted on April 2nd, 2021
Happy Easter!! Yes its Easter already!  Mother nature is giving us a little chilly weather that has us on the edge of our seats.  Tonight's temps will touch 27 degrees F and plants don't like these temps.  We have our greenhouses buttoned up and recommend if you have bought any plant1 read more »

Farm Happenings for March 30, 2021

Posted on March 26th, 2021
We have officaly made it to the end of March!  It has been a wild month, as we had some snow, wind, and now above average temps that are really making the greenhouses pop with growth!  Just finished building a new greenhouse to hold more plants that will be transplanted in the fields soon1 read more »

Farm Happenings for March 23, 2021

Posted on March 19th, 2021
Happy belated St. Patty's Day and hello the first official days of spring!  It's always an exciting time of year and even more so with our daughter Daisy turning 3 on 3/20! Crazy thing is my wife 2 or other sisters also had a kid on 3/20!  Wild I know! So, some sad news from the farm.&nbs1 read more »

Farm Happenings for March 16, 2021

Posted on March 12th, 2021
Howdy members!  I hope you got outside this week and enjoyed this gorgeous weather!  I want to thank you guys for being understanding and companionate as we work out our growing pains and find faults in our systems.  As we are building this powerful local food economy, we have come a1 read more »