It’s early April and while it may be drizzling outside on this day that the farmers set to work on planting carrots, this is still an ideal time to plant them in raised beds. Farmers Tom and Eliza will walk us through the details of what you need to know to plant your own carrots, covering topics like pelletized vs. raw seeds, length to germination, using row cover, and more.
The chickens are out on pasture right now, eating up grass and bugs and greening the grass behind them.
Written by Tom Prohl, Production Educator for our Teen Ag Program, “Tom Talk” is a weekly feature in our summer CSA newsletter and offers insights on a range of topics regarding our five-acre vegetable plot.
To help those who might be coming to the farm for their very first time, we’ve created a sample itinerary that allows you to have meaningful interactions with food, farming, and nature and fully experience this special place in just a day trip.
A common joke among Teen Ag crew members is that the carrots could be sold for double their standard grocery store price tag, since they were grown in a field overlooking the ocean.
Written by Tom Prohl, Production Educator for our Teen Ag Program, “Tom Talk” is a weekly feature in our summer CSA newsletter and offers insights on a range of topics regarding our five-acre vegetable plot.
Despite the inevitable exhaustion that comes from rising before the sun for milking (Kelly is not a morning person), the moment she’s given opportunity to speak about cows, she immediately lights up.