Fennel Flowers/Plant Files #3
April 7th, 2017 | Posted by in Musings from the Field - (Comments Off on Fennel Flowers/Plant Files #3)ClearSpan Pro “High Tunnel 1” Construction Summary: April 2014 – November 2014
April 8th, 2015 | Posted by in Greenhouse - (Comments Off on ClearSpan Pro “High Tunnel 1” Construction Summary: April 2014 – November 2014)ClearSpan Pro “High Tunnel 1” Construction Summary: April 2014 – November 2014 By JT Type: 30’ x 100’ ClearSpan Pro Solar Star High Tunnel www.clearspan.com Full Photo series: www.flickr.com/northslopefarm/hightunnel1 In the 2014 season, NSF purchased two 30’x100’ high tunnels to expand production and season longevity. In this summary, I’m going to lay out our construction … Read more
Second Year Focus: Crop Care
March 13th, 2015 | Posted by in Crop Care - (Comments Off on Second Year Focus: Crop Care)JT – 3/6/15 Second Year Focus Introduction: Crop Care Crop care is a major element throughout day-to-day life on the farm. Once seeds are sown or seedlings planted, they need attention, care, and tending. As with anything biological, certain conditions produce healthier lives for the living organism, and our crops at North Slope are no … 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
Hoop House Tomatoes
October 6th, 2011 | Posted by in Hoop House Tomatoes - (Comments Off on Hoop House Tomatoes)Special Projects – Hoop House Tomatoes Prepared by ST 10/6/11 Grafted Heirloom tomatoes were trellised with the double leader technique. Each tomato plant’s leaders were pruned except for two which were clipped to its own individual string hanging from the top of the hoop house. This provided adequate airflow for the plants and made it … Read more
Crop Plan Intro 2011 & Third Year Summmary
October 6th, 2011 | Posted by in Planting - (Comments Off on Crop Plan Intro 2011 & Third Year Summmary)Crop Plan Intro 2011 & Third Year Summary Prepared by ST on 10/6/11 The goal of producing the Crop Plan for NSF is to create documents that will aid in planting vegetables for three farmers markets. The plan will be based on the 2010 plan which gave us a good record of what and when vegetables were … 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 April 2010
March 31st, 2011 | Posted by in Monthly Summary - (Comments Off on Monthly Summary April 2010)Monthly Summary – April, 2010 Rita: Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 3/25/11 General Observations: As a new trainee at North Slope Farm, I learned that last April was filled with all sorts of excitement. The weather was interesting as the month started with a sunny heat wave followed by a thunderstorm that led … Read more
Administration – Introduction Office Orientation: Workspaces: Systems Management Desk Computer and Projects Desk Farm Managers Desk Filing Drawers and System Postings, Messages and Chalk Board Time Tracking: (See Time Sheet by Element) Record hours by element, (form on Systems Desk). HalfDay; is any day where you work 4 hours or less. FullDay; if you work … Read more
Monthly Summary – March 2010 Prepared 3/4/11 RCM General Observations: Spring is coming. Looking back on last year’s log reminds me of the somewhat chilly start we had: snow on the grown, freezing nights and some windy wet days. But soon the weather began changing and warm temperatures by the afternoon kept our spirits up … Read more