HI! There are a couple of things that need to be done here before the February update goes out. First, this monthly update is being posted from the shiny new and somewhat, er, rough shilofarm.com website. So – the big question is “does this work for sending out a status update.” The other question is… Continue reading Early Note about the monthly update…
Author: Doug
--- 'farmer doug' is the planner and heavy lifter for the CSA and the LLC. Loves to teach; "ask him the time, he'll tell you how to make a clock." Always has a new idea to try, some of which work. BTW - if you try and phone call, and you are NOT in his caller ID you will not be answered - just leave a message and you will be called right back.
Planning and Doing
schedule_0124 There is a continued tension between planning and doing. Gardening for a CSA has a peculiarity – there needs to be produce. Every. Week. Produce. The variables that affect the ability to deliver are both those we can control, and those we have to deal with. The schedule for the year is pretty much… Continue reading Planning and Doing
Why we are doing the website
It has frequently occurred to me that our farm is something somewhat unique for people. Statistically, 1.3% of Americans live on a farm. That impacts the entire thought process about food, about nature, about life and death and purpose. FB has done well for spinning episodes of our life here; it has the shortcoming of… Continue reading Why we are doing the website
What’s in a What’s in the box email/post
What’s in the box is a narrative regarding those veggies that are in the current garden, together with opinions and observations of the recent events that strike my fancy that week. There is a table of varieties, and a chance for the members to opt in or out of certain things. A comment might be… Continue reading What’s in a What’s in the box email/post
The CSA, The CSA, we are the CSA…
Perhaps you, oh gentle reader, are curious about becoming assimilated into the Borg of the CSA. Or, at least curious about how that happens. Well. Let us show you the way! You peruse this web site discussion of the CSA; what it is and does. You decide that yes, you want to give it a… Continue reading The CSA, The CSA, we are the CSA…
January 2021 Monthly Update
Current Projects and Tasks: Financial constraints in 2020 caused us to delay seed ordering. It is a major expense for things like potatoes and sweet potatoes, for example. That meant we ran into the great veggie seed panic of 2020 caused by people locked down and digging up the back yard to grow veggies. This… Continue reading January 2021 Monthly Update