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Autumnal Kraut

Thanks to David Conklin for the photo of Solomon planting tulips for next spring! October is filled with change – the dramatic dwindling of the sun, cold mornings and hot days and everything in between. All the crops and fields on the farm reflect and respond to these shifts. As a part-time employee, these changes are exaggerated and measurable to me, especially...

Celebrating Equinox

We passed the autumnal equinox last weekend, and just like that, summer has moved into fall! The word “equinox” is derived from the Latin meaning “equal” and “night,” referring to the roughly 12-hour days and 12-hour nights that occur twice each year.  The fall equinox is a time of cultural significance around the world. In the United States, many communities...

Equinox Harvests

At the halfway point between the solstices, just past the Autumnal Equinox, the farm is reflecting the time of year quite nicely. The days start after sunrise and some of the crops that were exploding in July are still stocked in the farmstand, but yielding less in the field. It’s a good time to stop by and check out what is available. Perhaps making a sauce or...

Winter Squash, in Three Haiku

Broad, dark, empty field; Prepared for more in sweet June;Strangers, small green hopes; Together we walk;August fog lifts from morning vine; Where there was nothing; Mid-September rains;Cradle these fruit, wash the mud;  Friends, suddenly here. ~Solomon

Misty Mornings in Chimacum Valley

Thanks to David Conklin for the photo! Happy September! It feels like August flew by here on the farm. Each new month brings new vegetables into season, and as we say hello to our fall crops, we say goodbye to some of our summer fruits and veggies. In August we said goodbye to two of my favorites: raspberries and basil. And as Flynn wrote about last week, all of our...

The Great Onion Harvest of 2024

Weather dictates so much of farming, especially harvests. Last week was one of those weeks where, despite other pressing harvests on the docket, the weather forced our hand and we needed to switch gears and get all hands on deck for the onion harvest before the rains came. Our onion crop this year is pretty hefty – we had about 13 beds of onions...