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Farmer John Writes: Encounters with Shareholders
Harvest Week 16, October 6th – 12th, 2020 Pumpkin Run We have had quite the run on pumpkins this fall–nothing like last spring’s Covid-induced raids of the box stores of toilet paper and hand...
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Farmer John Writes: Controlling the Weather (Sort of)
Harvest Week 17, October 13th – 19th, 2020 Angelic Organics farmyard. Photo by friend and resident artist Eddaviel. What to do About the Weather? For those of you who have been with us prior to this...
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Farmer John Writes: A Bountiful Crop Report
Harvest Week 18, October 20th – 26th, 2020 Fall Crops In this Week’s Farm News, I will update you on the fall crops. Overall, the crops look the best that they have ever looked at this time in October....
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Farmer John Writes: The Most Important Thing is Not a Thing
Harvest Week 19, October 27th – November 2nd, 2020 For Some Shareholders, this is Last Week of Deliveries If you receive an every-other-week share of vegetables, and you receive a share this week, and...
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Farmer John Writes: Believe It Or Not
Harvest Week 20, November 3rd – 9th, 2020 End of the Main Season This week (November 3rd – 9th) is the last week of our main 20-week season. If you are not signed up for an extended season share, this...
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Farmer John Writes: Still Growing
Extended Season Week 1, November 8th – 14th, 2020 Welcome to Our Extended Season This week (November 8th – 14th) marks the first week of our Extended Season deliveries. If you are not signed up for an...
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Farmer John Writes: Do Things Work Out?
Extended Season Week 2, November 15th – 21st, 2020 We Have Many Kind and Lovely Shareholders In last week’s Farm News, Still Growing, I acknowledged the contributions to the farm made by our pack...
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Farmer John Writes: What is the Farm to You?
Extended Season Week 3, November 22nd – 28th, 2020 The Season is Winding Down This is the third week of our four-week extended season. If you have a two-week extended season share, and you receive a...
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Farmer John Writes: Is It Time?
Extended Season Week 4, November 29th – December 5th, 2020 Now This week (November 29th – December 5th) is the final week of our four-week Extended Season, and the final week of our 2020 deliveries....
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Farmer John Writes: The Thaw, My Sister, and Your Share
It’s time for an update from Angelic Organics–maybe past time, but my stellar year-round crew of four and I have been so busy since the last season ended, I haven’t found time to properly stay in touch...
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Farmer John Writes: Roundup and the Snap of the Shank
Spring Greetings It’s time to offer an update on the farm. The Season so Far The season so far has been extremely cold, interspersed with 40 to 50 mile-an-hour gales of hot winds. We have a lot of...
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Farmer John Writes: Cold Spring
Delivery Delay Due to Late Frosts I realize that you might be reading this during a heat wave; however, due to extremely cold weather for much of this spring, we need to delay the beginning of CSA...
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Farmer John Writes: More Than Before
Harvest Week 1, June 28th – July 3rd, 2021 Welcome to our 2021 Season, Our First Week of Deliveries Thank you for being with us this year, our 32nd year as a Community Supported Agriculture farm. It’s...
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Farmer John Writes: My Inner World
Harvest Week 2, July 5th – 10th, 2021 Please read Week 1 Farm News, More Than Before, for an introduction to the 2021 season. Radishes Reverence In Farm News, I often report my outer life to you—the...
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Farmer John Writes: In Flux
Harvest Week 3, July 12th – 17th, 2021 The season is underway. Unlike last week, when I shared My Inner World of farming with you, this week I will report on the outer world, the crops—not just the...
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Farmer John Writes: Is a Barn a Child?
Harvest Week 4, July 19th – 24th, 2021 Rain It’s interesting when rain comes, after not coming much for months. Back when it didn’t come, it was often predicted that it would come soon. But it didn’t...
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Farmer John Writes: The Anvil, The Tulip Tree and Grandma Moses
Harvest Week 5, July 26th – 31st, 2021 The Anvil This past May, I installed an anvil—an ancient train car coupling—in concrete near our farm shop. This was part of the project of creating an outdoor...
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Farmer John Writes: But, I’m Farming
Harvest Week 6, August 2nd – 7th, 2021 Last week’s edition of Farm News, The Anvil, The Tulip Tree and Grandma Moses, was about decades of delay in the realization of the installation of an anvil, the...
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Farmer John Writes: Do You Eat Data?
Harvest Week 7, August 9th – 14th, 2021 heaps of sweet corn Overheard #1) It’s a STEM school. #2) What’s a STEM school? What’s STEM stand for? #1) Science, technology, engineering and math. #2) You are...
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Farmer John Writes: Lost and Foundered
Harvest Week 8, August 16th – 21st, 2021 The U-Pick Garden is Ready for You Shareholders–come out to our U-Pick Garden west of the barns for green beans, flowers and herbs (notably thyme and sage)....
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