Chard: From seed to plate
How to grow, harvest and prepare chard In our seed to plate series we show you how we grow, harvest and prepare each crop. We provide a sneak peak of…
Scallions: From seed to plate
Feature crop: Scallions In our seed to plate series we show you how we grow, harvest and prepare each crop. We provide a sneak peak of the information included here…
Feature Crop of the Week – Garlic Scapes
A Bonus Crop This week’s feature crop is a bonus crop. Like squash blossoms in the summer, garlic scapes are a crop you are not likely planning for during planting.…
Feature Crop of the Week – Radish
Spring's "hot" item (see what I did there?) Radish is my favorite spring crop. Some of you may be right along with me in that assessment, but I fully appreciate…
Feature Crop of the Week – Arugula
Spring before summer In recent weeks we have been busy sowing seeds and transplanting seedlings at a furious pace. Getting cucumbers, tomatoes and scallions in the ground already has us…
Farm Questions
First market of the year brings a look back on our values Just a few days ago we got our market season kicked off with an indoor event in Green…
A Grower’s Gathering
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Utah Grower’s Gathering in Salt Lake City. Megan Robertson, our rep from Johnny’s Seeds, brought us together for a fun…
Five tips for seed starting success
Getting Started For our first few years of gardening, we relied heavily on purchasing “starts,” or established plants on the verge of fruit production. There was still a fair bit…
Getting Started Upright
Just stick to the plan In past posts we’ve shared some of our plans for the upcoming season. Crop maps, seedling calendars, task lists...we’re going to stay organized this year!…
How to choose chickens for your backyard flock
The chicken selection process Our life as farmers started well before we lived on a farm. We started with a patio garden, which grew to a backyard garden, and eventually…