Veggielution

A mow-mentous occasion!

It was a momentous week on the farm, in more ways than one, but the front page news of the week is that our mower is back in action! After a long series of setbacks, I finally was able to repair it and get some mowing done yesterday for the first time since May. This means it’s go time…

Cilantro comin’ in hot!

We’re closing out this week with some hot weather, throwing the farm crew right back into the summer planting rush after three relaxing days in Pajaro Dunes for our annual staff retreat. The whole Veggielution team was able to step away from our day-to-day work to spend some time…

Put a pep in your step!

We hope you all had a lovely holiday weekend with friends and family (and plenty of good food of course)! After harvesting 150 pounds of garlic this past Saturday, the farm crew spent some time this week clearing out our second garlic bed and hanging up the bounty in the packing shed…

Eastside Explorers

Last fall, a group of 8th grade students from Ocala STEAM Academy visited Veggielution for a farm tour. As I led these…

Tomorrow is FIRST SATURYAY!

The week started out a little intense for the farm crew, with temperatures reaching into the 90s for the first…

Fresh fruits and veggies blown in from the south (plot)!

Our warm, sunny, spring-like weather didn’t last for long and we’re back to rainy days, grey skies, and in today’s case, some serious wind! In addition to harvesting veggies for tomorrow’s Farm Stand, this morning we were working to…

Rain, rain, you’re okay

My typical work rhythm was somewhat disrupted this week as I spent some large chunks of time off the farm, at various meetings in the South Bay and an all-day workshop in Oakland. The rainy weather meant I wasn’t feeling too antsy about not being out in the fields, but nonetheless it is…

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