October 21, 2024
October Trials and Tribulations
by Farmer Derek

We're now down to the final four weeks of our 28-week Main Season CSA. It's an interesting time. Fields are really emptying out now as we officially say goodbye to the last of the summer crops, continuously harvest weekly planted lettuces and greens, and retrieve the last of the various roots and storage crops. Now, we can almost perfectly map out the remaining weeks of CSA distribution, barring any unforeseen strange weather surprises. Though even with that we've taken various precautions, like planning for the last couple of weeks of harvested greens to come out of the protective high/hoop/cat tunnels. With regular watering, crops are thriving.

Last Thursday morning gave us our first widespread frost, heavy enough that we had to delay harvesting until almost 9am, but without any damage to crops. Now we have to deal with highs in the mid-80s. Go figure. No rain is in sight, so this October may be the first calendar month in 16 seasons without any recorded rainfall at the farm.