Tag Archives: disaster
why farmers don’t vacation, part II
Farmflash: New York mixes art, ag, and parties — The Times, of course, is there. Sonoma County farmers weigh in on California’s Proposition Two, which would ban veal, sow, and egg operations it deems inhumane. (I’ll dive into this hot-button … Continue reading
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mysterious moonlight diggers
I can’t think of many things more devastating than leaving your happy, healthy plants in the evening and finding them destroyed the next morning. Destruction can come in many forms: a swarm of cucumber beetles, a broken water pipe, a … Continue reading
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heirloom failures
So by now you know that Emmett and I handily killed $300 worth of seeds. (Well, it was really Emmett’s doing, but solidarity, you know.) When I arrived on scene, I suggested that we plant more tomatoes — even though … Continue reading
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the fate of the squash
The squash are our hope for the future: we have hundreds and hundreds of them planted. Delicata, acorn, kuri, butternut, various varieties of pumpkins, not to mention our zucchini, yellow crooknecks, canteloupes and melons. We went big on the winter … Continue reading
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expect the unexpected
Saturday morning offered proof-positive that farming is very much an Old Testament endeavor, complete with Noachian flood. But before we get to the exciting bit, first the antediluvian build-up: Friday was the Fourth of July. (Happy fourth, everyone.) While barbecues, … Continue reading
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the first disaster
The first disaster came early. Our farming attempt started out hopefully – what can be more hopeful, after all, than tiny green things poking out of dark earth, the first sign of life (not to mention the potential for our … Continue reading
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