Posted in Home on Jul 4th, 2010 No Comments »
For Owosso folks please note we will have regular pick-up on July 5 even though I know lots of people have the day off. Vegetables know nothing of holidays! Also Owosso folks make note that Lynn Bowden and her fabulous artisan breads will be on the farm for purchase on July 5 ( and again three [...]
Posted in Home on Jun 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Hello and welcome to week #4.
In a radical move last weekend we did not go to the Meridian Farmers Market. It was a very difficult decision for us and we apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused anyone. Basically we didn’t have any produce to sell; the rains from mid-May to early June kept [...]
Posted in Home on Jun 6th, 2010 No Comments »
This week beginning on Monday June 7 is the first pickup for the 2010 season!!
Remember Monday, June 7 the pickup for the Owosso folks, at the farm (3378 Mason Rd) from 5:00-7:00 PM.
Wednesday June 9 for the Okemos/ East Lansing folks (4919 VanAtta Rd.) from 5:00-6:00PM
I sent everyone an e-mail about the first week pickup date. If you [...]
Posted in Home on Apr 14th, 2010 No Comments »
baby plants growing
The weather has been great except for all that rain we got here in Shiawassee County a week ago. We are waiting for dry ground. We have some peas and beets outside and lots planted in the greenhouses. Untill we dry we are busy in the greenhouses with all the baby plants.
The deadline for signing up [...]
Posted in Home on Mar 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
Hello again,
For all loyal CSA members and new inquiries look for your 2010 brochure in the mail this week. Notice a few new things! We are planning an extended share this season running from the week of October 10 to November 22 on an every other week delivery schedule. We will not be taking money for [...]
Posted in Home on Jan 31st, 2010 1 Comment »
Hello All,
The 2010 growing season has begun! On this chilly January day the kitchen table is covered in seed catalogs. The pictures of heirloom tomatoes, radishes, red butter crunch lettuce and summer squash delight the senses. The excitement and anticipation is high for this season; we growers all agree it can only be better than 2009 because [...]
Posted in Home on Jul 20th, 2009 No Comments »
Wow, what a crazy growing season. This recent chilly weather continues to set the season back. It was 49 degrees last Thursday morning. The cool weather crops like this weather but the tomatoes and peppers just don’t know what to do. On the good side this keeps some insects at bay, but the plants [...]
Posted in Home on Jul 8th, 2009 No Comments »
It’s hard to believe that we are already into week #5. As most of you know from our complaints, this season has been particularly slow in coming. All the area farmers (and even a farm I follow in Vermont) have been concerned with how long it has taken for crops to yield. We are [...]
Posted in Home on Jun 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
Summer has really arrived: the heat, the rains and the weeds! We are still accessing the damage from last weeks rain. We got a total of 5″ for the week and with our heavy clay soil that is just too much for the ground to handle. As of today we know we lost a [...]
Posted in Home on Jun 8th, 2009 No Comments »
We are here. It is finally time for the 2009 CSA season to begin. Pick-up starts today, June 8 for the Owosso/farm. Pick-up is from 5:00 to 7:00pm. And Wednesday, June 10 from5:00 to 6:00 pm for the East Lansing/Okemos pick-up at 4919 Van Atta Rd.
See you all there!!!!!!