Spring is farm improvement time.
Concrete pad and pallet wall. Keeping fertility on the farm. Or, as we joked when we were putting it together, this wall is to keep manure in – not to keep people out.
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Produce For Sale
Our current crop of black beans, heirloom corn, and hard red winter wheat is currently available.
Farm Photos
Somebody from the aerial applicator called to say they’re going to spray the neighbor’s field right next to the @bikeabee beehives. Tried to trap them in the hives but failed on 2 bearding hives that got mad and stung me. #whyimnotarealbeekeeper #janawouldhavedoneitbetter #wishicouldrentthatfieldShiny new guards and teeth! #johndeere #combine #grainplatform #shinygreen #thanksneighborsOats: still milky, not ready for harvest. I think they also have some serious rust issues. 😬 #organicfarming #oats #wetspring #milkstageFreshly-cultivated soybeans are looking healthy under heavy skies. Forecast shows a high of 97 most days this week. 🥵 #organic #soybeans #blueriverhybrids #22dc6 #cultivation #summerishereSunflowers 🌻. Guess we need to invest in some sunflower-specific plates for our vac planter to avoid all this bunching. (We planted with the “small corn” plates we had on our JD7200 since this was just a test, but the book says to use popcorn plates.) #organic #sunflowers #bigscienceexperiment #newcrops #climatechangeprep #learningallthetimeWhen you don’t know whether you can trust the weather forecast, the tractor stays out in the field at all hours. #organicfarming #cultivating #nightworker #nightlifeAnswer to yesterday’s riddle. 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 #organic #sunflowers #bigscienceexperiment #biodiversity #options #climatechangepreparation #nativeplants #nativefoods #oilseedsNew planter operator today! It was our friend/farmhand Emmet’s first time running the row planter, and he had a great time planting a test batch of a crop that neither of us know much about. Can you guess what it is? (Answer tomorrow!) #organicfarming #johndeere #julyplanting #newcrop #bigscienceexperiment #andbybigimeananacreandahalf #chicagofoodies #nativecrops #localfoodNews Briefs
Events
Our annual Farm Tour & Tea is cancelled for 2019 due to an extremely wet planting season (we expect that some things might not be planted by the last week in June). We hope to host a potluck party on the farm later in the season instead. As soon as we have set a date, we’ll let you know here and via social media.
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