Full Belly Farm

This week’s News from the Farm is a long-anticipated announcement – we have a new look! We’ve just completed a refresh of our website, and along with that, an update to our CSA member space, our online store, and the appearance of this weekly newsletter and other CSA communication that you receive. We’re so excited to share

June is the eye of the storm between April and May’s frenetic transplanting, weeding, harvesting activities and July, the busiest month of the year when we’re essentially only harvesting (and irrigating). Mothers Day flowers and all the spring lettuce are behind us and we have an avalanche of melons and tomatoes, plus all the other hallmarks of summer, just over the horiz...

June is the eye of the storm between April and May’s frenetic transplanting, weeding, harvesting activities and July, the busiest month of the year when we’re essentially only harvesting (and irrigating). Mothers Day flowers and all the spring lettuce are behind us and we have an avalanche of melons and tomatoes, plus all the other hallmarks of summer, just over the horiz...

Photo Credit: Ella Galaty

It’s a bit of a joke that farmers always chat about the weather, but it’s true. At any gathering, farmers will inevitably turn to chatting about, and likely complaining about, the weather. We did have a surprise thunderstorm on Tuesday, plus more rain on Wednesday and Thursday (we ended up getting 1.5” in all), and as tempting ...

May is a big month for transplanting and planting. The past month or so, basically any summer crop we grow has been planted: tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, summer squash, basil, leeks, flowers, onions, and more. Plus we even transplanted some new asparagus to replace a field that’s being taken out of production (you can watch a video of the last time we did it