Farm News “Ode” to Crew Nowhere could the adage, “many hands make light work,” be truer than in farming. In the height of the summer, this farm produces vegetables that pass through 26 pairs of hands, including apprentices, field crew, market staff, and cashiers. Any farm that brings in 70 plus crop varieties, but whose…
Farm News During the growing season, sometimes we feel like we are ruled by “the list” of tasks on the barn white boards. In August, the task lists start to tilt a bit more toward harvesting. Last week the big bulk harvest task was to bring in the onions. We’ve come to admit that we…
Farm News This week’s Farm News is brought to you by Hannah Snyder-Samuelson, a Pennsylvania native who has spent quite some time in New England. We are thrilled to have Hannah back for a second season on the farm. Hannah writes: How can it be the end of July already? My second season at Fort…
Farm News The summer is really flying by, and as we approach the end of July, lots of great veggies coming in at the farm. The crew put in some tough hours in the heat last week, so the recent rains and cool, cloudy weather were a welcome relief. With the garlic crop safely…
Farm News Summer is in full swing now at the farm. We’re wrapping up our first big, bulk harvest of the season. We plant just under half an acre of garlic, and last week as the foliage began to brown, we got ready for the harvest. First step is to find a spot to hang…
Farm News July is in full gear, and it’s all hands on deck. We are still transplanting the last of the corn, squash, cukes, and flowers, and weeding like crazy in between down pours. It’s been a challenge to get the cultivating tractors out in between all the rainstorms, since the soil surface needs to…
Farm News We’re trying to get the Farm News out a day early so we can remind everyone that we will be OPEN TODAY, Monday, July 3 from 2:30 to 3:30 pm for all your pre-holiday veggie needs. We will be CLOSED on Tuesday, July 4. We are in the usual July harvest ride, with…
Hello Fort Hill Farm Veggie Eaters, Please note we will have a special MONDAY FARM STAND/CSA Distribution on July 3, 2:30 to 6:30. Lots of Zucs and yellow squash for grilling, plus snap peas and tons of salad fixings. We will be closed on Tuesday, July 4. Have a great holiday! Paul and Rebecca
Farm News It’s been the usual whirlwind of getting the farm up and going, and then presto, it’s almost July. The fields are looking pretty good for this time of year. Most of the big plantings are in the ground and growing well. We’ve got spring broccoli and cabbage looking to head up soon, and…
Farm News June is in some ways the toughest month on our farm. We have the CSA and several farmer’s markets to get up and going, coolers to clean out and start up, and big plantings of seedlings still going out into the fields. To top it off, the weeds start growing like crazy this…
Farm News I am pretty sure that a week ago, it was grey, cloudy, and the thermometer topped out at a fairly chilly 60 degrees. So on Sunday it was quite a jolt for us humans to be sweating it out above 90F heat, without much of a transition, and its not particularly great for…
Farm News Welcome to our 15th season! This was the first year that we attended farmers’ markets year-round, and coupled with the big CSA summer season it seemed like the harvest never stopped. After a mild winter, we’ve had a somewhat slow start to spring with frequent rains and mostly cool temperatures. This has given us…
Spring Update from Fort Hill Farm Spring has sprung! We’re in high gear planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops. Mother Nature has mostly taken care of the irrigation chores this year! Here’s some dates to remember: CSA: the CSA has started! All shareholders were emailed start date info, if you did not get this announcement please…