A Warm End to Summer

FARM NEWS

Summer is winding down, but it’s still warm on the farm – temps in the low 90s continue. I stood on a dirt road between my winter squash and leek fields talking on my cell phone. The sun was baking the ground, and the protection provided by my wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses was not doing much against the energy that was radiating off of the dry, reflective soil. Finally, the conversation ended, and I could focus on looking at the progress of my two slowest-growing crops.

What's Your Jam?

Because we work with local farms, we offer an array of delicious jams and preserves, from Laura Ann's Blackberry Bay Leaf Jam to our very own Capay Organic Aprium Jam. But other than adding a dollop to your morning toast, a lot of people aren’t sure what to do with it. Well, do not fret, we have a few scrumptious recipes featuring this sweet treat that will spark your creativity and have you thinking of jam as an ingredient to kick your recipes up a notch.

Darn Weeds

FARM NEWS

There are not many things that are more beautiful to me than the sight of a clean field populated with healthy crops - absent of weeds. Planting equipment is always linear, planting straight and evenly spaced lines of seeds or transplants on a bed of soil. This makes it really easy to see the crop we planted. If everything is beautiful, then my carrots, which are six lines to a bed, can be seen as six, evenly spaced, green lines, separated by a few inches of dirt that varies in color from light brown to black, depending upon how long ago the sprinklers ran.