CSA 2019 Week 7 CSA Feb 17Download       Yesterday was a day of heart and soul contentment, engendered by the 7th Annual North Coast Farmers Convergence.  I love this event because it holds space for enjoying the company of people...

     The sun has broken through the clouds, shattering brilliant diamonds as the rays glance off the snow and light up the dim world.  Snow has come to the mountain in a significant manner for the second time in a week. The farm is tucked...

CSA 2019 Week 5 CSA Feb 4Download Imbolc or Imbolg (/ɪˈmɒlɡ/ i-MOLG), also called (Saint) Brigid's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Bríde, Scottish Gaelic: Là Fhèill Brìghde, Manx: Laa'l Breeshey), is a Gaelic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring. It is held on 1...

CSA 2019 Week 4 CSA Jan 28thDownload         One of the things I love about living in Mendocino county is that January often brings a period of mild, sunny weather.  This time arrives after we’ve had significant rainfall,...

CSA 2019 Week 3 CSA Jan 21stDownload As I harvested and washed salad mix in the sleet today, I thought about what it means to farm in the winter. Some things are much easier (no irrigation, less pest pressure, less heat) but some are hard, like the cold, the wet, and...

CSA 2019 Week 2 CSA Jan 14thDownload       We’ve been getting some amazing weather patterns that bring a few days of plentiful precipitation and then some days of warm and glorious sunshine.  The pond is full, the landscape is beginning to return to green as the...

CSA 2019 Week 1 CSA Jan 4thDownload       Well here we are, having arrived in 2019!  We’ve had some glorious weather of late, allowing us to accomplish some much needed infrastructure projects.  We run full tilt during the growing season, and there is not often time...

      As a small child, my father was part of a local construction crew with some of his brothers, friends and neighbors.  The cast rotated a bit during the years, but it was always a group of cheerful, hard workers engaged in a...

        It is important to carve out time for unplugging and reconnecting.  Life is a process of gathering input that is utilized to form a world-view.  This understanding can be made more effective by the opportunity to reflect and...

CSA 2018 week 29 CSA December 19thDownload       Ah, the last newsletter of the year.  It has been a wild ride, both joyous and difficult.  I am looking forward to some crucial downtime over the next ten days, to rest and...