I had to leave the farm today to put in some time at my off-farm job, which entailed an extremely early drive to NYC. We finished early, but since I have to work here tomorrow, too, I figured I'd go to the movies or maybe a museum--a rare treat. As I was trying to decide which to do, I realized that what I MOST wanted was to go to sleep! So I took the subway back to my VW and did just that. Must be summer.
Weebly, the program we use to make our website, recently released an iPhone app for updating blogs. I'm hoping this convenience will make it much easier for me to stay on top of updating our blog (at least the photo end).
So here's some snapshots of life lately:
Weebly, the program we use to make our website, recently released an iPhone app for updating blogs. I'm hoping this convenience will make it much easier for me to stay on top of updating our blog (at least the photo end).
So here's some snapshots of life lately:
April just got colder and colder. We had to hustle the plants back inside from the hardening-off table more than once to escape frost. We saw 34 degrees just a few days ago, in mid-May. Not unseasonable, but warm, either!
If we use a beat up lawn mower to move the irrigation reel out to the field, does THAT make it look bigger? There was something embarrassing about using our Murray mower in the field, but once that traveller started doing its thing we forgot all about it. I didn't think our little pump had enough ooomph to push the right pressure all the way up the hill, but we figured we'd try. It JUST BARELY COULD! This is a major victory for Team Quincy! We stuck the old tripod sprinkler in the hay mow for just-in-case.
Cara and Tucker coming in from transplanting. We built this little rack for the gator--it holds 32 transplant flats or up to 24 crates of produce... One little step towards efficiency for a small diverse farm like ours.
Mowing rye down May 14th, a good few weeks earlier than normal. The super warm March didn't do much for veggies, which were all still in the greenhouse, but it really sped up the overwintered cover crops!
That's all we've got for now. We're super excited to be back at market in Glens Falls and Schenectady this coming weekend. The cool weather in late April slowed down some crops, but like always, what we DO have will be GREAT.
We also have a scarce couple CSA shares still available for our Ballston Spa distribution. If you haven't sent in your form, hop to it! Last, those of you who've sent us your emails (and, of course, our CSA members), keep an eye out for our first newsletter in an inbox near you soon!
Your farmers,
Luke (& Cara)
We also have a scarce couple CSA shares still available for our Ballston Spa distribution. If you haven't sent in your form, hop to it! Last, those of you who've sent us your emails (and, of course, our CSA members), keep an eye out for our first newsletter in an inbox near you soon!
Your farmers,
Luke (& Cara)
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