Dear Community, Spring Solstice has come and gone. The days are getting longer. I think I heard faintly the first brave peepers the other night while watering the greenhouse. The pastures are starting to green up. Lambs are due within two weeks. Chicks are coming. Seeds are being planted. Fields are being cleaned up. Spring […]
Week 8: July 27, 2020
Hi folks. Adam here. Well, we have been working hard to bring you both variety and substance this season, which it seems has been panning out well for the most part. We have a fine crop of beans on the horizon, as well as cherry and slicing tomatoes on the way. If anybody wants a […]
Week 6 & 7: July 20, 2020
Weeks are flying by. Here we are at week 7. Sorry there was no journal last week – things got crazy and so much picking and sleep at night… I am trying to write it between lunch and CSA Monday pickups. So I don’t leave the house after lunch until this is written and eggs are ready […]
Week 5: July 6, 2020
Hi everyone! The journal is a few days late this week – thanks for your patience. We usually write this on Monday during or after lunch and we had a lot more to pick on Monday..here we are at 5:00 am Thursday morning writing to you allJ Reminder CSA deliveries today Thursday and CSA on farm pickup from […]
Week 4: June 29, 2020
Hi everyone! The journal is a few days late this week – thanks for your patience. We usually write this on Monday during or after lunch and Christine had a doctor’s appointment during lunch so..here we are at 5:30 am Thursday morning writing to you allJ We got a bit of rain this week – what […]
Week 3: June 22, 2020
Week 3: Hi everyone! So they say we are breaking records for heat 5 days of 90 plus weather. Ok 2020 – thanks for keeping us all humble and sweaty. We will just keep on pivoting and watering;) Everything is growing well. Some husbands bring bouquets of flowers to their wives. Farmer Adam brought this […]
Week 2: June 15, 2020
Week 2: Hi everyone! We made it through last week – two on farm CSA pickups, CSA deliveries on Thursday to Milton, St Albans, Burlington and Colchester, and 2 farmers markets- whew! We have the best farm team. There was a lot of hustling and starting things back up last week. Thank you everyone for […]
Week 1: June 8, 2020
Week 1: Hi everyone! Welcome to the first pickup of CSA. Thank you and good to see you to our returning members and welcome and we look forward to meeting all of our new members this year. This is week 1 of 18 weeks to come! Our hope is to try to fill you all […]
2019 Weeks 3 & 4
Volume XIV, JOURNAL 3 &4 Blue Heron Farm Journal So what’s happening on the farm this week? (Sorry for no journal last week – computer glitch) Week 3 and 4: Hi Everyone! Wow! Here it is July! What a distant memory, this cool spring is, The nonstop rain for two months. The endless cloudy days […]
2019 Week 2
Volume XIV, JOURNAL 2 Blue Heron Farm Journal So what’s happening on the farm this week? Week 2: Hi Everyone! The peas are here! The peas are here! We picked over 30 lbs on friday night and I think we will be around 60 lbs today when we finally finish picking. These peas are eat […]