Monthly Summary– June 2013 Logs reviewed and summary prepared by Rick Morris General Observations: Extreme heat, heavy rains, and several equipment malfunctions interrupted the normal flow of day-to-day work. The rain allowed us to catch up on some administrative tasks, and a big push for planting at the end of the month kept the farm … Read more
Monthly Summary – June 2013
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October 9th, 2013 | Posted by in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary – October 2012)Monthly Summary – October 2012 Posted By: KG Date: 10/08/2012 General Observations: For the most part October 2012 continued the smooth sailing of September, our cold-weather fall crops yielded well and gave us a nice boost in marketable product that helped soften the effect of the tomatoes tapering off. Looking at the data and writing … Read more
Monthly Summary July 2011
July 10th, 2012 | Posted by in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary July 2011)Monthly Summary– July 2011 Logs reviewed and summary prepared by MR, July 10, 2012 General Observations: Just over an inch of rain is recorded for this month, with a Heat Wave noted by mid month. Lightening storms chased the crew from the fields at least twice but the brief showers simply increased the humidity. Early … Read more
Monthly Summary May 2011
May 3rd, 2012 | Posted by in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary May 2011)Monthly Summary – May 2011 Prepared by KG May 3, 2012 General Observations: This May, like 2010, was the second highest in terms of worker hours. That means a busy month. Added to the planting of BGBs and field succession plantings in May are the planting of our field tomatoes and flower successions. On top … Read more
Monthly Summary November 2010
November 3rd, 2011 | Posted by in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary November 2010)Monthly Summary – November 2010 Prepared by KG November 3, 2011 General Observations: By November we are getting late into fall and temperatures are falling below freezing many nights. WWCFM has ended with the exception of their pre-Thanksgiving market, and Summit ends the sunday before Thanksgiving as well leaving only Hopewell after that. November is … Read more
Monthly Summary October 2010
October 5th, 2011 | Posted by in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary October 2010)General Observations: Winter is coming!! That is what was on everyone’s mind this month. All three markets that north slope attended were still in full swing and therefore produce needed to be available. With temperatures dropping crop health was a concern. Measures were taken to regulate crop temperatures in the field and all … Read more
Monthly Summary September 2010
September 8th, 2011 | Posted by in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary September 2010)Monthly Summary – September 2010 Prepared by KG September 7, 2011 Image- Oats planted as cover crop on Veg B mid after bed forming General Observations: September seems to be another month of transition. As May marked the transition from greenhouse production and season preparation to full scale production, September marked a return to the … Read more
Monthly Summary –_July_, 2010 ___RR__: Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 6/30/11 General Observations: When I think of July, I think of sitting on the porch after a long day of with my hand wrapped around a cold drink. And I imagine that’s just what the crew did last July after a long … Read more
Monthly Summary – June 2010 Prepared by Jess on June 14, 2011 General Observations: This month was all about switching everything into full gear. A lot of time spent establishing the grain fields now known as the Madonna field. A large amount of equipment training was given to the crew because of this task. 15 … Read more
Monthly Summary – May 2010 Prepared by KG May 16th 2011 General Observations: May was a very busy month. In worker hours it was the second highest of the year with a total of 1051 hours. Spring is in full swing, the vegetation around the farm is growing heartily and the weather is getting warm enough … Read more