It’s flower season here at the farm. We don’t actually sell flowers — while they’re included as a free PYO perk for our CSA Members, the role flowers play at Good Heart is one of pollination and beauty. The mix of cultivated and wild flowers on the farm provide homes and food for pollinators like …
Hello all! It’s raining now, but did you see next week’s forecast? Sun! And 70º on Monday! The seedlings are popping up and we’re already blooming inside 🙂 Speaking of blooming…I’m really excited about this year’s PYO flower plot. We’ve got a few new beautiful varieties that I know you’ll love. We’re expanding the space …
And that’s what we’re after: to celebrate this land, to celebrate this community, to come together over food, which is the thread that holds us to the soil.
Birthdays, Brassicas and Succession Planting CSA Pick-Up July 28-31 Our little boy turned 1 on Sunday, and as we celebrated with family and friends, it was a great reminder of all the life bursting around us this time of year. Onions are bulbing, new potatoes are ready to dig, and tomatoes are beginning to ripen. …
CSA Member Picnic and Fresh Chicken CSA Pick-Up July 14-18 I know it might get old or seem superficial to some, but for farmers, the weather is always a valid conversation topic. As I sit here writing this afternoon, the rain gently soaks into the soil, and after a week of hot weather, I’m thankful …
Many exciting things coming from the farm! PASTURE-RAISED HERITAGE CHICKEN will be ready on July 20th~pre-order now to secure your bird. $5.95/lb, or $5.50 when you order 10 or more chickens. also, FLOWERS! Beautiful zinnia bouquet below, and many more flowers coming out of the fields now. Sign up for a flower CSA to …
Flower Shares Begin! CSA Pick-Up July 7-11 What a great growing week we had! Between the hot sunny days and cooling thunder storms in the late afternoons, we have four new seedbeds happily germinated, plus many more rejuvenated crops. That also means the weeds have shot up, but we have plans for them this …
If you didn’t guess from the header, we’ve been pretty into falafel this week. Our friends the Rooftop Rebels sell homemade falafel at the Barre Farmers Market, and they’ve inspired us to make our own. Going off of Mark Bittman’s recipe, Edge has put a farm fresh twist on this chickpea dish, and even after …
Winter has been strong this year, delivering the arctic air and snow that we yearn for in the dark months. But the recent thaw has brought on thoughts of spring, of starting seeds and setting out transplants, and I allow myself small daydreams of flowers and soil working its way into the creases of my …
As winter settles in and holiday decorations pop up all over, the thought of summer flowers is far from most people’s minds. Maybe some are still looking out at tucked in gardens and reminiscing about the previous season, but many of us are wishing for snow and a nice winter day to put on our …