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Tag Archives: Madison Creek Farms
Red Mustards…new to the market
There are a few field trials going on this year here at the farm for a few new varieties in vegetables and flowers. One of these new vegetable trials we are growing is Garnet Red Mustard Greens from Johnny Seeds in Maine. A cool weather crop that has really added a shot of color in [...]
Fast Food to Slow Food
We are swinging into our spring season here on the farm and the crops are coming in. We held our Spring CSA gathering for our shareholders here on the farm this last weekend and their first pickup of the season went home with them. Mark and I really enjoyed meeting the new shareholders and sharing [...]
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CSA News & Farm Update
Spring has arrived here at Madison Creek Farms…Our May tulips are all blooming early but they light up the farm with colors only Mother Nature can create. We have been busy planting up a great spring and early summer season in last few weeks. Now we are getting ready to move into planting our [...]
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Compost is king!
Mark Marchetti aka…the manure connoisseur…is all about the composting here on the farm. This week that man was knee deep in his chosen element…the barn yard. It’s clean up time and after a fall and winter of allowing the animals to do their job here on the farm Mark and his farm crew were harvesting [...]
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Sowing up a spring season!
March madness…that is what it feels like during this month. As a farmer or gardener we all know that spring time planting is one of the busiest times of our entire season. The window of opportunity when planting out cool season plants here is very narrow. While I am feeling confident that we have gotten [...]
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Living where you work & working where you live pt.2
There are so many great and positive aspects about being able to live and work in the same location. For me first and foremost is being able to be at home with my young son. Both Mark and I have had the opportunity to spend most very day with Lucca since his birth. This is [...]
Living where you work & Working where you live.
While I have had a little down time on the road touring I tend to work on the logistics of planning the season’s tasks and such for the farm. Being alone in a hotel most of the day before the show that night gives me some time to really think about what needs to be [...]
CSA…gone crazy!
It official the 2011 spring and summer CSA is sold out… Normally we fill up in a couple of weeks to a month once we open the program up for sign ups in January. Last week I sent out our newsletter letting everyone know we were ready to start taking shareholders and we were full [...]
The 2011 CSA Season
Get ready…spring is just around the corner and it’s time here on the farm to start planning ahead for this years CSA season. Our Shareholders are the life blood of this small farm. It is their belief , trust and willingness to ride the seasonal roller coaster with us that keeps this farm open and [...]
FALL CSA Gathering Saturday!