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Gadgets in the Greenhouse

I’ve been lucky enough to spend my spring in one of my favorite areas on the farm, the propagation greenhouses! As a greenhouse helper, I get to watch plants grow from seed and care for them until they are strong enough to be planted outside. All of the plant starts you see at our farmstand and market booth have been lovingly tended by our team for many months, and...

Maintaining the Farm

Thanks to Mae Wolfe for the photo of Jon! No two days are ever the same when you’re working as a Maintenance Manager of Red Dog Farm. Each morning starts with a hot cup of coffee and a list of things that need attention. Around here, the equipment works just as hard as the people do: the tractors get up early, the irrigation timers don’t clock out, and even...

Time to Bolt

When you drive by the farm, you might notice a row or two or eight of yellow flowers towering above luscious leafy greens. I hope you enjoy this little trip through time to tell the story of why there are so many yellow flowers across our fields. We grow brassicas throughout the year – all the crunchy, delightful plants in the kale family, including broccoli,...

Song of the Farm

The day often begins with good mornings and conversation with beautiful smiles. Music floats through the air in all directions coming from the packshed, greenhouse, and fields. It’s a nice rotation of pop, rock, folk, disco and just about everything in between. A beautiful thing about being here is that there is music everywhere. You’ll catch a melody just about...

A Day in the Life of Garlic

As far as harvest goes on the farm, Spring is my favorite time! Especially April and May. The fields start to look lush with green as the plants are shaking off their winter slumber and bursting to life. We are entering that exciting time of year where every week we have new crops ready to harvest and enjoy. And perfect timing too, as our winter crops begin to...

Tulip Mania!

April is one of my favorite months at Red Dog! I love seeing baby plants pop up all over the farm and watching green tulips come into their arrays of colors. While the rest of the year we are working hard to bring a lot of food to the tables of our community, tulip season is a moment for appreciating inedible beauty. I’ve learned a lot about tulips in my three...