Week 6: May 14th - May 17th Our farm is split into two main growing areas - the back “main” fields closest to the market, and the front fields, which you pass as you drive in the driveway. And although they are just a few hundred feet apart, we think of these two areas in almost completely different ways as we plan our crop successions for the season. The main fields are closest to everything - our tools, our irrigation, our wash and pack area. Because of that proximity - and

Week 5: May 7th - May 10th Two weeks ago in this newsletter I wrote about the wager we make when we plant crops outside in early Minnesota spring. Last night we rolled snake eyes, as temperatures dipped a full seven degrees below the forecasted lows. Rather than a cold but tolerable 36, our fields hit 29. Ironically, we haven’t seen a lick of frost two out of the last three times there has been a frost advisory for our location over the past week. But last night, with no advi

Week 4: April 30th - May 3rd We love winter spinach. Like, LOVE it. It’s perhaps the quintessential Minnesota vegetable, although it often doesn’t get that deserved credit. Winter spinach is the tastiest spinach you will find, as the plant consolidates sugars in its leaves to ward off frost damage. All winter long, the plant withstands freezing temperatures, only to thaw, sweeter than ever, when the sun returns. And it’s resilient. We plant our winter spinach at the beginning