Odds and Ends: Germination, Spring, Supplies, and a Mulch Layer!
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Hartwood Farm
Search our vegetable blog by crop to learn more about the veggies, how we grow them, and how to prepare them:
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May 2022
- May 15, 2022 Mean Storms and the Frustration of Resilience May 15, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 7, 2022 The Hopeful Blog of Tiny Farming Infrastructure Apr 7, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 24, 2022 On Farm Systems and Being Prepared (but Anti-Prepper) Mar 24, 2022
- Mar 9, 2022 Spring is Coming / Sadness and Strife Mar 9, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 14, 2022 Crop Rotation Craziness (or rotations based on the land rather than schedules in books) Feb 14, 2022
- Feb 9, 2022 Farm Math and the Unpriceable Deliciousness of Snap Peas Feb 9, 2022
- Feb 1, 2022 The Nature of Time Feb 1, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 25, 2022 Back on the Blog Jan 25, 2022
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February 2021
- Feb 10, 2021 What Keeps Farmers Up at Night? Feb 10, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 22, 2021 Walking a Mile in Others’ Muck Boots—Farmer Dramas and Impostor Syndrome Jan 22, 2021
- Jan 6, 2021 Technology is Hard (and other Hartwood Farm curses)... Jan 6, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 29, 2020 Looking Back, Looking Forward... CSA Year End Review and 2021 Sign Ups Coming Soon! Dec 29, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 2, 2020 Ch.. ch.. changes: Our First Big Covid Change on the Farm Nov 2, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 21, 2020 2020 Wasn’t All Bad (on the Farm)! Sep 21, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 12, 2020 We've Got a Plan for That Mar 12, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 4, 2020 The Lure of Seeds: Deciphering the Seed Catalog Feb 4, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 29, 2020 Organics, Carbon Farming, and Cultivating Soil (and Values!) Jan 29, 2020
- Jan 16, 2020 Improving the Farm Jan 16, 2020
- Jan 3, 2020 A Farm Year in Pictures! Jan 3, 2020
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May 2019
- May 24, 2019 Weather Roulette (the annual weather complaint blog in which your trusty farmer gets a bit Debbie Downer!) May 24, 2019
- May 2, 2019 May Day and Mud Season May 2, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 1, 2019 Seedlings, Sneaky Pooches, and Shoveling! Apr 1, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 26, 2019 Full Moon, Sugar Season, and Farm Dog Training! Mar 26, 2019
- Mar 18, 2019 This week on the farm! Mar 18, 2019
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April 2018
- Apr 15, 2018 What's in a CSA Share? Apr 15, 2018
- Apr 4, 2018 Real Life Biodiversity on the Farm: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind Apr 4, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 19, 2018 What Organic Means to Me – GMOs and Hydroponics and Pasture, Oh My! Mar 19, 2018
- Mar 11, 2018 Daylight Savings Edition: When Do Farmers REALLY Get up In the Morning? Mar 11, 2018
- Mar 4, 2018 Selling Cows and Money Matters Mar 4, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 11, 2018 Our Love Affair with CSA - Happy Valentine's Day! Feb 11, 2018
- Feb 6, 2018 Are you stressed out? Anxious? Overwhelmed? Confession: sometimes so are we! (A farmer’s guide to building peacefulness on the farm and in the kitchen) Feb 6, 2018
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September 2017
- Sep 3, 2017 Cheat Sheet for CSA Week 12! Sep 3, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 13, 2017 Cheat Sheet for CSA Week 9! Aug 13, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 24, 2017 Cheat Sheet for CSA Week 7! Jul 24, 2017
- Jul 17, 2017 Cheat Sheet for Week 6! Jul 17, 2017
- Jul 9, 2017 Cheat Sheet for Hartwood Farm CSA Week 5! Jul 9, 2017
- Jul 2, 2017 Hail, No! Jul 2, 2017
- Jul 2, 2017 Cheat Sheet: Hartwood Farm CSA Week 4 Veggies! Jul 2, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 25, 2017 Cheat Sheet: Hartwood Farm CSA Week 3 Veggies! Jun 25, 2017
- Jun 18, 2017 Cheat Sheet: Vegetable Guide for Hartwood Farm CSA Week Two! Jun 18, 2017
- Jun 11, 2017 Cheat Sheet: Vegetable Guide for Hartwood Farm CSA Week 1! Jun 11, 2017
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May 2017
- May 14, 2017 How a Tractor Works May 14, 2017
- May 7, 2017 Rain, Rain, Go Away! Dealing with F.W.A. (Farmer Weather Anxiety) May 7, 2017
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April 2017
- Apr 25, 2017 Getting into the Fields! Apr 25, 2017
- Apr 20, 2017 Every Day is Earth Day on the Farm: Hand Grenades and Silent Fields Apr 20, 2017
- Apr 11, 2017 The 2017 Farm Roller Coaster Is About to Begin! Apr 11, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 27, 2017 A Day in the Life of a CSA Farm: Getting the Veggies Out - A Look at our Harvest and Delivery Days Mar 27, 2017
- Mar 21, 2017 Hartwood Farm's Suggestions for Successful Seed Starting: Mar 21, 2017
- Mar 14, 2017 The Intersection of Farming and Health Insurance Mar 14, 2017
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February 2017
- Feb 19, 2017 This Year's U-Pick Garden Plans! Feb 19, 2017
- Feb 12, 2017 Our Vegetable Nemesis… (Or: why we are giving up on sweet corn!) Feb 12, 2017
- Feb 6, 2017 How I Became a Farmer: Matt's Edition Feb 6, 2017
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January 2017
- Jan 30, 2017 How I Became a Farmer: Maryellen's Edition Jan 30, 2017
- Jan 24, 2017 Happy Back-to-Winter and Farmers Always Learning... Jan 24, 2017
- Jan 14, 2017 Flashback to 2016: May! Jan 14, 2017
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April 2016
- Apr 11, 2016 Lights, Camera, Action! Spotlight on the Chicken Ladies… Apr 11, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 22, 2016 Swiss Chard: the most beautiful green! Mar 22, 2016
- Mar 14, 2016 Firing It Up! Mar 14, 2016
- Mar 2, 2016 Rutabaga: Surprisingly Delicious! Mar 2, 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 29, 2016 We're Hiring! Come Farm with Us! Feb 29, 2016
- Feb 26, 2016 Things to Consider when Choosing a CSA Feb 26, 2016
- Feb 9, 2016 Spinach: our New Favorite Winter Vegetable! Feb 9, 2016
- Feb 3, 2016 Top 10 Reasons to Join a CSA! Feb 3, 2016
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January 2016
- Jan 29, 2016 Carrots: Arlo's Favorite Vegetable! Jan 29, 2016
- Jan 19, 2016 Kale: Love it or Loathe it? Jan 19, 2016
- Jan 17, 2016 Ode to the CSA (Why We Love Farming for Community Supported Agriculture) Jan 17, 2016
- Jan 13, 2016 Beets Jan 13, 2016
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February 2015
- Feb 15, 2015 Holding Back the Cold! Feb 15, 2015
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December 2014
- Dec 13, 2014 High Tunnel and Snow! Dec 13, 2014
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March 2014
- Mar 13, 2014 March Snows Bring Warm Aprils? Mar 13, 2014
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January 2014
- Jan 18, 2014 Winter Resting Going on Here... Jan 18, 2014
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August 2013
- Aug 27, 2013 Harvest Days on the Farm Aug 27, 2013
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June 2013
- Jun 10, 2013 Getting the Veggies in the Ground! Jun 10, 2013
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May 2013
- May 24, 2013 Rain! Rain! Rain! (and lots of May pictures...) May 24, 2013
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April 2013
- Apr 30, 2013 Ups and Downs and Ups of Early Spring... Apr 30, 2013
- Apr 11, 2013 Building the Mobile Coop and the Hens Arriving! Apr 11, 2013
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March 2013
- Mar 28, 2013 Seed Starting Days! Mar 28, 2013
- Mar 10, 2013 Cleaning House! Mar 10, 2013
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February 2013
- Feb 9, 2013 Winter Working--How We Figure Out What We Grow! Feb 9, 2013
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December 2012
- Dec 22, 2012 Happy Holidays! Dec 22, 2012
- Dec 4, 2012 Early December Photo Gallery Dec 4, 2012
- Dec 2, 2012 Resting and Regrouping! Dec 2, 2012
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October 2012
- Oct 1, 2012 Early Fall Photo Tour Oct 1, 2012
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September 2012
- Sep 16, 2012 Planting Cover Crops--Winter Rye! Sep 16, 2012
- Sep 10, 2012 Fruitful Experimentations Sep 10, 2012
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August 2012
- Aug 13, 2012 Hop Planting! Aug 13, 2012
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July 2012
- Jul 25, 2012 Chilling Out... Jul 25, 2012
- Jul 5, 2012 Lots of Post 4th Pics! Jul 5, 2012
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June 2012
- Jun 28, 2012 Busy, busy, busy Jun 28, 2012
- Jun 6, 2012 Early June Jun 6, 2012
- Jun 1, 2012 End of May Work Photo Gallery Jun 1, 2012
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May 2012
- May 23, 2012 Seeding the Pastures May 23, 2012
- May 13, 2012 Weeding Days May 13, 2012
- May 4, 2012 We have water! May 4, 2012
- May 2, 2012 Remember all those spring pictures?.... May 2, 2012
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April 2012
- Apr 22, 2012 Odds and Ends: Germination, Spring, Supplies, and a Mulch Layer! Apr 22, 2012
- Apr 22, 2012 Greenhouse Construction! Apr 22, 2012
- Apr 9, 2012 Busy Week on the Farm! Apr 9, 2012
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March 2012
- Mar 31, 2012 Deer Fence Day 2 (it's done!)... Mar 31, 2012
- Mar 29, 2012 Deer Fence Installation Day 1 Mar 29, 2012
- Mar 26, 2012 Tillers and Peppers Mar 26, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 Tractor Arrived! Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 20, 2012 Germination! Mar 20, 2012
- Mar 15, 2012 Spring into seeding! Mar 15, 2012
- Mar 14, 2012 Patience, and the last big push... Mar 14, 2012
- Mar 10, 2012 Off to Syracuse CSA Fair Mar 10, 2012
- Mar 5, 2012 Cornell Resources Mar 5, 2012
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February 2012
- Feb 27, 2012 A Walk in the Woods Feb 27, 2012
- Feb 25, 2012 Rule One: Everything takes way more time than anticipated! Feb 25, 2012
- Feb 5, 2012 2012 Community Supported Agriculture Feb 5, 2012
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January 2012
- Jan 23, 2012 Back from NOFA and Crop Planning! Jan 23, 2012
- Jan 18, 2012 Off to NOFA-NY winter conference! Jan 18, 2012
- Jan 10, 2012 Become our Friend! Jan 10, 2012
- Jan 8, 2012 Site Selection, part 1 (Pics at end!) Jan 8, 2012
- Jan 7, 2012 Farming on our own land... Jan 7, 2012
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Hartwood Farm
Farmers Maryellen and Matt Robinson
5258 Irish Ridge Rd, Chittenango, NY 13037
info@hartwoodfarm.com
Farm Landline: 315.655.5652