Open House and More on Winter Farming
Recently I wrote about a small winter project of Jill’s and pelleted seed.
You know already what ICF farmers do in the winter because we have a year-round CSA: we grow fresh greens, manage our storage crops, and plan for the next summer. Equipment maintenance continues with the purchase of new tractor tires, truck repairs, wood pellet stove repairs, and more. The propagation greenhouse will be opened the week of March 9 and onion seeds will be planted. Before you know it, we’ll be talking about cucumber harvests, zucchini recipes, and pick-your-own crops!
In the meantime, come to the Open House of our high tunnels and our wash-pack facility and see how we grow greens in the winter and wash them for your pick-up. You’ll get to tour the tunnels, see the storage, and talk with farmers during the regular hours of our winter pick-up on both March 12 and 19. Everyone is welcome to take the tour, ongoing from 3:00-6:00.
Then, if you get excited about the idea of fresh, local, organic foods available year round, become a summer share member and sign up now! Our summer share runs for 21 weeks.
If you’d like to see what other farmers on other local farms do in the winter, see the fine article in Seven Days. Our goat cheese supplier, Does’ Leap, is included!