Tag: farm near latrobe pa
-
5 Vegetables That I Can’t Help But Love To Grow
As I soak in the warm spring sun and enjoy the ever-longer days this time of year, I’m constantly excited about what’s to come. In just a couple of months, my farm will be bursting with life, color, and most importantly, food. This week, I’m taking some time to reflect on the vegetables that are…
-
How to Give Up on Engineering
When folks ask me how long I’ve been farming, I usually first tell them “I used to be an Engineer.” I don’t know whether that information is really necessary to answer a question about how long I’ve been farming, but it feels important to illustrate that I’m not really just a farmer. For most of…
-
What’s New for the 2025 CSA?
Our CSA is back in 2025 and better than ever! After doing some crop planning, analyzing our 2024 feedback, and exploring other successful CSA models, we decided that kicking up our CSA a notch would be a priority this year. We’ve changed a lot to make it even better for you! Here’s an overview of…
-
An Ode To Garlic
In the bitter cold of February, it is the lone brave soul daring to pop out of the ground through the snow and ice. It powers through the spring, always the biggest and greenest member of the garden through May, usually at least a foot higher than all other growth. Then, the relentless heat of…
-
2024 Farm Updates: Final Thoughts on Spring Planting
It’s been a while since our last blog post. Chalk it up to a very busy push to get lots and lots of plants in the ground ahead of the start of market season! Our first CSA shares go out next Friday, and our first Farmers Market (the Ligonier Country Market) opens the day after…
-
My Best Friend the Stirrup Hoe
A heavy rain fell all day yesterday, and this morning the garden beds are speckled with bright green weeds vying for life in my good dirt. A dismaying sight for me, but in situations like this, there’s always someone who has my back. He (yes, he) is always ready for battle, he never takes a…