Author: Rebecca
Week 11: August 13, 2016
Farm Progress This summer, it seems like whenever it rains, it pours. Literally. It poured on Thursday morning! We received over four inches in just a few hours. Walking around the field that morning, we were amazed at how much of the garden was underwater or a in a river. One of the town road Continue reading >>
Week 10: August 6, 2016
THE HALFWAY POINT Variety is the spice of life. Trying new things keeps life interesting. In the depths of winter, as we mull over our seed list, we contemplate every variety we plan to grow in the coming season. We consider the previous year’s results, we take into account what other farmers recommend and also Continue reading >>
Week 9: July 30, 2016
MAKING CONNECTIONS This week we had a group of high school kids from Prentice come and tour our farm. They are part of a summer gardening class lead by Mr. Quan Banh. We’ve heard of the renowned Mr. Banh from others in our journey to try and integrate our farm into our own school district Continue reading >>
Week 8: July 23, 2016
TRADING TOMATOES Two subjects come to mind we would like to share this week. The first concerns our friends at Red Door Family Farm in Athens who suffered a great loss Thursday morning when high winds destroyed their three high tunnels and a majority of the crops within and adjacent. What a tragedy! As we Continue reading >>
Week 7: July 16, 2016
LIFE’S SURPRISES As our returning members are aware, garlic is an important crop for our farm for several reasons. We sell a lot of garlic at our market stand which equals income, we include it in our CSA shares as much as possible which means more tasteful meals for you, and it is a staple Continue reading >>
Week 6: July 9, 2016
HEALTHY SOIL Entering week six, we are getting excited about all the up and coming produce. The fresh garlic bulbs, green beans, red potatoes, tomatoes… the list goes on. Things are growing so much better than they were in 2015, we are elated with every small success. We actually have too much of some things! Continue reading >>
Week 5: July 2, 2016
BEING A FAMILY FARM It was a pleasantly quiet week at We Grow with pigs staying in their new enclosure on pasture, volunteers heartily tackling weeds every day and no major break downs. We’ve been taking time to reassess what is growing and planning the next few weeks of planting with fall harvests in mind. Continue reading >>
Week 4: June 25, 2016
WRONG SIDE OF THE FENCE The pigs have landed and so the fun begins. We couldn’t possibly get new little pigs home without them getting out their very first night. So at 9:00 Wednesday night the whole family was trying to round up two little pigs who slipped right through their electric fence. We have Continue reading >>
Sauteed Rainbow Chard
Garlic, chile, and lemon zest add a kick to garden-fresh chard. Serves 6 to 8 Ingredients 2 pounds rainbow chard ⅓ cup olive oil 5 tablespoons butter 6 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced 1 small red chile, thinly sliced zest and juice of 1 organic lemon sea salt and white pepper, to taste Directions Continue reading >>
Week 3: June 18, 2016
TRIALING SWINE With a dry weather outlook for the next several days, Mr. Farmer has been called to the fields to cut hay. Helping a neighbor cut for their beef cattle operation and then cutting our own which amounts to about eleven acres this first round. Then bailing it all! Some of this hay will Continue reading >>
Week 2: June 11, 2016
FINDING BALANCE We were startled by something in the grass at the end of the cat tunnel this evening. It was brown. Assumed it might be a bunny. Went after it. It was a toad. The biggest toad ever seen on our farm. The same adjective can be used for the garter snake we see Continue reading >>
Week 1: June 4, 2016
EMBRACE SALAD SEASON Here we go – our second year. To our returning CSA members, “welcome back!” New folks, please bear with us as we learn the names and faces of our new members. Please read through your newsletter each week for important information about items in your share and coming up next week. The Continue reading >>
Tomato Basil Pasta
This recipe was shared by farm member Kerri in 2015, our first season! She has always been awesome enough to share good finds and this is no exception. Ingredients 2 cups diced tomatoes 1 small onion, finely chopped 6 tablespoons olive oil 2 cloves crushed garlic 6 leaves fresh basil, torn 10 ounces fusilli pasta Continue reading >>
Week 19: October 10, 2015
LOOKING AHEAD The end of our growing season is here. Despite the hot, beautiful weather Mother Nature is giving us this weekend, the garden is officially done! We have started removing all the plastic mulch, irrigation lines and weeds in preparation for next spring. While we get the groundwork done, we are also setting some Continue reading >>
Week 18: October 3, 2015
THE MESSAGE The message is loud and clear: People want more from We Grow!! With much excitement we are getting things tucked away in the garden in preparation for winter. Not to mention getting a few of those spring crops planted for overwintering. You’ve really got us wound up to move forward! We have big Continue reading >>