Ken did things here that I never did. Well, I never did them here. When we met in 1990, I had a house in St Paul and I mowed my small level lawn with a push reel mower. I used to joke it took anywhere from a half an hour to three hours – depending on how many of the neighbors stopped to chat. But here Ken mowed. First with a sickle mower attached …
In addition to seeding and planting, this time of year has several maintenance tasks that Ken must attend to on a timely basis. There is mowing the electric fence in the field There putting up the pea fence so the peas can grow straight and picking is easier There is irrigating in greenhouses. Although there has been quite a bit of rain, it does not go into the …
Greetings from the Garden! this week’s CSA box has freshly dug potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, leeks or red onions, garlic, salad and braising greens, winter tomatoes, and herbs. Field Notes. The field is, unfortunately, too wet for Ken to use the tractor to dig the potatoes. So, he is digging some every day by hand. Today you get some freshly dug potatoes – when they taste best. And let us know what you …
