by Casey O'Neill | Nov 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
CSA 2018 week 23 CSA November 5th The parched land cries out for rain; my soul does too. We’ve been sowing cover crop and prepping for winter, but it won’t germinate without irrigation because everything is too dry. We sucked the pond down so far that the...
by Casey O'Neill | Oct 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
CSA 2018 week 22 CSA October 29th Knocking on November, my the season has flown by! Garlic is done except for a couple of new varieties that will be going into smaller plots. Cover crop is sown under the vast majority of the farm; odds and ends remain as the...
by Casey O'Neill | Oct 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
CSA 2018 week 21 CSA October 22nd Yesterday we drove to San Rafael for a panel on diversified, regenerative farming practices at the Bioneers Conference; there was a direct focus on cannabis as part of the conversation. It was a powerful experience to see the...
by Casey O'Neill | Oct 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
CSA 2018 week 20 October 15th We’re hoping to get garlic planted this week, and we’ve been sowing cover crop like mad. As harvest has gone along we’ve been breaking down cages and pulling the stumps from the beds. Replanting of cover crop and brassica ensures...
by Casey O'Neill | Oct 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
CSA 2018 week 17 Sept 24th Yesterday marked 36 years since the day of my birth. It was the fall Equinox, which Ma says also occurred on the day I was born. It is the first time that I remember by birthday falling on the day of the Equinox, which added an...
by Casey O'Neill | Oct 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
CSA 2018 week 18 October 1st Fall has arrived, and the garden transition is underway. We are sowing a winter cover crop mix of oats, vetch, field peas and fava beans, inoculated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria that will help to enrich the soil while preventing...
