Summer 2025 Week 2
Farm Update: Things are growing well this week at the farm. We are so thankful for the rain after such a dry spring! I was able to plant two new beds with lettuces, arugula, tatsoi, Hungarian rooted parsley (celeriac), rainbow and little finger carrots, and radishes. Our rhubarb is also enjoying all the moisture; it’s amazing to watch how fast they grow from day to day! The chickens aren’t so sure about the weather and decided to slow their egg production. The are such princesses!
Speaking of princesses, our three girls are out of school enrichment programs for summer and we’ve been catching up on all the 4-H projects. One of the kiddos signed up for the gardening project and has taken over half a row in the market garden. I’m sure she will share some of her yummy produce with you all later on! This week we are headed to our first dairy goat show in Castle Rock, wish us luck!
Our Ag. Practices: We’ve advertised our produce as regeneratively grown, but I don’t think I’ve ever taken time to describe what exactly that means. I came across a video that sums it up perfectly and thought I would share it here:
https://youtu.be/4R7mX6pChSA?feature=shared
For those with less time, the short answer is that regenerative farming focuses on maintaining and improving soil heath. Traditional agricultural practices deplete the soil of nutrients and eventually farmers must use loads of fertilizers to get their fields back into production. So… the short answer is, regenerative agriculture means the produce you get from us uses nutrients from the healthy soil to grow the plants rather than chemicals or natural amendments, you get produce that is more nutrient dense, and you can know that the growing process is sustainable and even helps to rebuild soils that were already depleted by our harsh weather. This is passion project for me and I have learned so much about the amazingly intricate and sophisticated qualities of soil. Fun fact: a single handful of soil contains more living organisms than there are people on the earth!
We hope you are enjoying your produce! The spring greens will only be growing for another couple weeks and then we will get more of the traditional produce (boring but tasty!). Thanks for investing in our farm’s future!
