Category Archives: Farm News
Bittersweet
I resigned my position as Farm Manager at Moraine Farm in early January. My last day at the farm will be February 19. My mother is quite ill and needs more care than I can provide while managing a farm. … Continue reading
2014 Moraine Farm Festival
Saturday was a great Fall Festival day: 80 degree weather, blue sky and lots of fun things happening at the farm. Here are pictures of Moraine Farm’s 4th Annual Fall Festival. Enjoy!
September is here
Wow, time flies. We’ve been nose-to-the-grindstone busy the past few weeks and anticipate more of the same through September. Your farmers continue to successfully juggle the tasks of planting, weeding and harvesting. Each we day do our best to figure … Continue reading
Blue Toms
Our heirloom tomatoes and their foliage are blue and beautiful. We’ve been spraying them with an organically approved fungicide for 4 weeks. We began spraying when we got word from UMass that late blight, a devastating disease of tomatoes and potatoes, … Continue reading
Just another week at the farm
Holy Cow! We had a busy and productive week at Moraine Farm last week. I just sent our farm crew an email listing of some of the major projects we tackled, and, well – wow! I thought some of you … Continue reading
Garlic Harvest
We finished the garlic harvest two weeks ago and now all the garlic is hanging in our greenhouse to dry. We will clip the heads of garlic later, probably in October or November when work in the fields has slowed … Continue reading
Shelter from the Storm
We experienced an unusual pause in our work day yesterday. A tornado warning had us looking for shelter. We found it in the basement of the big Red Barn. Kind of fun to explore this part of the Red Barn. … Continue reading
Farm news. Lots of it.
Time for a farm update. There really hasn’t been time to sit down and fill you in on the details of this farming season until now. Sorry about that. We’ve a little breathing room right now, thanks to our fantastic … Continue reading
Stormy Weather
Sometimes we’re able to work around Mother Nature, and sometimes we just get lucky. Both happened this morning. Your farmers just finished the 4th of July harvest in record time! The threat of heavy rain and lightening may have contributed … Continue reading
Veggies Don’t Take Holidays!
And neither do your farmers! We will be at the farm all week, including the 4th of July, harvesting and distributing farm shares. We’ve got picnic tables and Corn Hole platforms and bags (thanks to volunteer Laurie P!) set up in … Continue reading
Moraine Farm CSA 