After carefully reviewing the following seed catalogs, the 2014 seed order has been placed: Here’s what will we be growing this season, in no particular order: Green beans, sweet corn, snap peas, cucumber, kale, turnips, zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, lettuce, beets, radishes, leeks, onions (green, yellow, red), spinach, arugula, swiss chard, parsley, mizuna, pac choi,…
Supplies for small farmers
Small farmers need equipment and supplies just like large scale growers, but finding the items in the quantities they need at a price that is reasonable can sometimes be difficult. I thought it might be helpful to share the websites of companies we use here for things such as seeds, berry tills, bags, rubber bands, twist…
The age and disappearance of the American Farmer
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for every one farmer under the age of 25, there are 5 farmers who are 75 or older. We are losing farmers faster than we can replace them. It is a rate that is not sustainable. It is very difficult for a young person or family to enter…
We’re now on facebook!
Saltzgiver Family Farm can now be found on Facebook as well as here on wordpress!
November
It is now November 9, 2013, the woods behind our garden are doing a wonderful job of adding organic matter to our soil: Fall leaves truly are a wonderful soil amendment. Trees have a very large, deep, and expansive root system. They bring up nutrients from a layer of the subsoil that vegetable roots have…
Final market day of 2013!
The final Farmers’ Market at Alta Greenhouse is tomorrow, October 12. We will be bringing: Lettuce mix carrots Leaf lettuce radishes and green onions
Fall garden update:
As the shorter days and colder temperatures arrive, we slowly take our beds out of cash crops, and plant winter cover crops. This year, we are doing a winter wheat and winter pea mix. Here are some pictures of these cover crops at various stages of growth: One month old winter wheat Two week…
A wet day for harvesting…
We’re cold and wet, but we harvested the produce that was ready. Today, at the Alta West market, we will have green beans, yellow squash, green onions, yellow onions, kale, carrots, basil, and heads of leaf lettuce. Looking at the weather radar, the rains should be ending soon! -Bruce
Cool weather but still going strong…
The weather has cooled down a bit, but the garden is still in full production. This week at market we will have green beans, yellow onions, green onions, lettuce mix, summer squash, basil, snap peas, cucumbers, and husk cherries. We hope to see you there on this beautiful late summer day! -Bruce
Stop, Thief!
The strawberry thief was caught red handed, unable to resist the combination of fresh sliced strawberries and peanut butter. He was rather calm and accepting of his temporary imprisonment until our dog came to investigate, then he became quite aggressive and vocal. He was released shortly after this at an undisclosed location far away from our…
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