It is hard to believe that the Winter Solstice has already happened and Christmas is right around the corner! It is even harder to believe that is has been almost three months since our CSA ended, and close to two months since I cleaned up the garden and seeded a cover crop. Cover crop? Yeah, I think I got that in to late and the early snows and cold weather didn’t help.

So how was our first year as beginning farmers you ask? It was incredible! Our little farm produced a lot of food, 4000 lbs or more, on about 4000 s.f. of growing space. We fed 25 CSA members, provided a variety of produce to the Mountain People’s Co-op, and the Savory Cafe in Nederland, and a little bit to Zamparelli’s Restaurant down the road from the farm. We also sold a modest amount at our farm stand.   Continue reading