by Casey O'Neill | Aug 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
CSA 2018 week 10 August 6th Ah, August, with your fruiting and flowering plants, smoky air and threat of wildfire. The sun is already rising later and tracking lower toward the horizon. We are transitioning out the remains of earlier crops and planting out the last...
by Casey O'Neill | Jul 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
CSA 2018 week 9 July 30th Fire is the ever-present threat during the dry months; it seems to get worse every year. Our hearts go out to those suffering from the current conflagrations. It is hotter and drier, earlier in the season than in the past. We are...
by Casey O'Neill | Jul 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Producing food from the land is a labor of love, a celebration of the conversion of sun into nourishment. Working with soil and plants brings an infinite journey into learning and sharing, experiencing the soul of natural cycle. We continue to edge...
by Casey O'Neill | Jul 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Our farm in summer is a juxtaposition of dusty brown and luscious green. Irrigation makes all the difference in our arid warm-season climate. The profusion of flowers is a welcome explosion of color during the dusty season; the blossoms stand out even during...
by Casey O'Neill | Jul 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Summer farming requires a certain amount of caution; it is very possible to end up with heat stroke trying to work through these long days. I tend to wear a long sleeve cotton button down (old ones can be had for next to nothing at used clothing stores) to keep...
by Casey O'Neill | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Being a farmer means that your work is governed by the length of the days. This time of year, the days are long and so are the work hours of the farmer. It is 9:30 on Sunday night as I sit down to write this newsletter. We have just come in from shifting...
