Farm News – October 31, 2022
Happy Halloween everyone! I hope you are all enjoying this spooky holiday. We made it through several very cold nights over the weekend with minimal damage to the crops and are looking forward to a week of sunshine and mild temperatures. We are busy here on the farm preparing beds to plant the garlic and digging the last few beds of sweet potatoes. As soon as the last of the sweets are out, we can begin planting our final round of cover crops – winter rye and hairy vetch. These serve to protect the fields from wind erosion over the winter, build organic matter in the soil, and provide straw for mulching other crops next season. (more…)