Thanks to our CSA shareholders, this year, we were able to plant our first blueberry field here at Hunts Brook Farm! On our CSA program application, there are always two opportunities for our members to contribute in other ways to … Continue reading
Farm Tour and Seedling Sale: Saturday & Sunday May 18 & 19 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.!! Seedlings all ready to be transplanted into your garden. Select from head lettuce, kale (Red Russian or Lacinato), Swiss chard, spinach, cucumbers, summer squash, … Continue reading
Along the river, over the hills, in the ground, in the sky, spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm, new life, new beauty, unfolding, unrolling in glorious exuberant extravagance, – new birds in their nests, new winged creatures in the … Continue reading
“She had only to stand in the orchard, to put her hand on a little crab tree and look up at the apples, to make you feel the goodness of planting and tending and harvesting at last.” - Willa Cather Here’s what … Continue reading
October already? That’s what we’ve been thinking a lot lately as we’ve been cleaning up the fields, preparing for the 2013 season and continuing to harvest fall foods. It’s a time filled with mixed emotions: sad for the season to … Continue reading
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A word (or a few) from farmer Alex: “Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields…Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.” ~ Mary Oliver After experiencing … Continue reading
One word: Tomatoes! We’re picking almost everyday and hardly have enough room for them! So, now’s the time to be making your homemade salsa, tomato sauce, puree and whole peeled tomatoes. If you’re interested, we have perfect seconds for just … Continue reading
We can’t believe it’s August already! Our first plantings of the cucumbers and summer squash are slowing down (no worries, a third is planted and ready to grow!), but the green beans are in, tomatoes are in full force and … Continue reading
The first taste of a ripe tomato is perhaps among one of the most memorable sense memories we have as eaters and advocates of healthful, beautiful food. As farmers, we have a strong connection to all of our crops; tomatoes … Continue reading
Hello, everyone! Sorry we missed you last week… Apparently we were too hot and tired to remember the blog! We’ve been braving the heat and reaping the season’s bounty: early field tomatoes and peppers, eggplants, potatoes, onions, carrots, beets and … Continue reading
