Holocene Farm | Olericulture | Food that tells a Story

SouthWinds farm recently said goodbye to an amazing farm intern. One of the best things about this small scale farming lifestyle is getting to meet some of the best people ever as they pass through on their journey. Thanks for all the long days and camaraderie, Becca, you are such an inspiring and smart and hard working person and we already miss you so much!

It’s gotten to that time of year, it’s officially getting hot. Time to start watching for rattlesnakes again! On the days it’s not hot, it’s SUPER windy! The wind here kicks up a lot of dust. Nose and eye protection were the only thing keeping me sane for a couple days. One of these days is exhibited in my third post that shows a patch of invasive Johnson Grass that’s been invading our asparagus field for a few years now. While I was working to dig up the roots, I liked how the grass danced in the super intense wind. It took my mind a little bit off of how the wind was trying to blow off all the row covers in the entire farm which we spent all day periodically re-adjusting. Only 1 or 2 ripped all day. Trust me, that’s impressive. Now there’s been mostly 90 degree days this week inviting many of the cold loving cruciferous vegetables to bolt and grow flowers, making them inedible. Bye bye until next year, Purple Broccoli! We still have lots of heat tolerant beets, kales, carrots, herbs and much more that will continue to produce a while longer. By the time those go, we will be harvesting summer crops! On Friday I planted 700 cucumber seeds. The tomato and pepper seedlings are looking good and gaining strength after a cold beginning to their life that caused some spooky slow germination. Time to flip some beds, and before we know it we’ll be terminating the cover crop in the hightunnels and constructing tomato and cucumber trellises. The heat sucks in the summer, but it’s still my favorite growing season! I can’t help it!