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Squash Ball Season!

With the transition into the fall season solidly behind us and the “Spooky Season” right ahead, autumn has given us a warm welcome. And with this new season, we’ve officially started one of the most beloved activities to those of us who work at Red Dog: squash harvest. Not only are we excited for the many beautiful types of squash that we now have in our farmstand...

Jack-o-Lanterns and Gourds and Pies, Oh My!

Summer: It clung to the air, wrapped around Jefferson County’s shoulders like a wool shawl on a sunny morning, to the point that even the most diehard sun-baskers among us could not help but think that maybe a little rain would be nice. And, as if heeding the call of the falling leaves, summer has finally succumbed to the inevitable: the changing of the...

Gourds for the Birds

Thanks to Rod Just Realtor for the photo of Paige with two daikon radishes! It’s official, Fall is in and Summer is out. As we enter the Fall Equinox, it’s time to harvest some gourds! You may remember from last Fall all the tasty edible squash that we had, from red kuri to delicata, but we have a fun new selection this season: ornamental gourds. Although you may...

Five Haikus for small, flying, departing neighbors

Thanks to Rod Just Realtor for the photo! When are you coming?Can we expect you by May?Your call, Spring laughter Now, suddenly, nowDifferent cloud in gray skyParticulate joy Azure wings at dawnBreath of dew made gold and quickRise and chase the day Ruts bear mud for homeTight corners, new blue babiesRemember first home And wheel south once moreCarry these warm days...

Shifting Seasons

As August turns to September, and September carries on swift and chilled, each gilded evening alludes to a shifting. Shifting of the seasons, the cycles, of the land’s slowing and preparation for rest. The trees seem to be quieting, and the animals preparing. The sun has migrated its long-stretched rays to another slice of the world, leaving us with rich evening...

Summer Chats 

Hannah (right) and the field crew are jumping back into mud season during radicchio harvest. This week marks my last week on the farm for this season. This is my sixth season of farming and my current iteration of farm work has been as a part time farmer for the summer. I joke that I have retired to this from being a full-time, full-season farmer. When I first...