I’m not gonna lie, it was a little stressful preparing for the farmer's markets this week. I was excited to have microgreens to bring, and we had lettuce ready as well. Great news. but it meant that it had to be harvested too. My micro containers came in but our stamp...
Our Experience Articles
Behind The Scenes As New Market Gardeners: June 2 – 8, 2021
Now that I think of it, I don't think I have introduced myself in any of our behind-the-scenes articles, so I am going to do that now! My name is Kathy and my husband Jon and I have started a market garden this year (2021). We both have minimal experience when it...
Behind The Scenes As New Market Gardeners Update May 26 – June 1, 2021
Another week down, and I still feel way behind schedule. Being at the mercy of Mother Earth is really hard to accept. You would think that there is plenty of water to be had, but no, there is not. At least not easily accessible water. And the fact that we are still...
Behind The Scenes As New Market Gardeners Update May 19 – 25, 2021
Nobody asked for it, but here it is, our market farm update for the week of May 19th to 25th. For the last week or so, Jon has been busy building beds in our finally ploughed field! He wanted to rototill the tarped portion, which has been on for a couple of weeks to...
Our Experience As New Market Gardeners: The First Few Months
Ok, so I am not even sure I should be writing this. After all, we are trying to start a SUCCESSFUL market farm, and writing about our pitfalls as new market gardeners does not exactly exude success. However, I want to be as transparent as possible so that those who...
Why We Have Weekly Meetings When Planning Our Market Farm
You’ve probably heard people complain (or maybe you are this person) about meetings being a waste of time, and that whatever was said could have been put into an email instead. While that may be the case in some instances, when you are starting a business (yes, market...