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Teresa Kurtak, Owner/Operator/Mother Extraordinaire I was just trying to pick a couple of photos for this newsletter and realized I haven't downloaded any photos from my camera since late December last year.  Since my last photo download so much has happened in the...

We harvested our first raspberries off the canes this last week! We are seeing berries earlier than last season because this is their second year in the ground. Once we have enough we'll be sure to start getting them in the CSA shares! You can look forward to summer...

I don't have much time to update you with farm happenings what with the start of the CSA and all the work that entails now but I can say that our winter squash got planted this week! Unfortunately it was 3-4 weeks late so lets all cross our fingers that we'll have a...

We are in the throws of the season now that the rains have eased up. However, because of the rains we are 3 weeks behind schedule. This puts a lot of pressure on the tractor team as they are the first step in the intricately choreographed dance of farming. They are...

I want to start off by thanking everyone for being a part of our first ever winter CSA here at Fifth Crow and the continued support you've given to Fifth Crow. We are so glad you joined us this season as we experimented with offering a winter CSA. Of course we chose...

The coast is a-buzz with the sounds of tractors and Fifth Crow is no exception. Sam, our new tractor assistant, started this week. The soil has dried out enough to get out there and do some much needed tractor work (until these new rains appeared). He, Darin, Mike,...

CUESA is a nonprofit organization that manages the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in San Francisco (where we have been seen since last fall selling our produce) and the Jack London Square Farmers Market in Oakland. Founded in 1994, their goal was to educate urban...

Our soil finally dried out enough to get out there and work the fields this last week. Mike was able to mow and disc in cover crop in one section of our fields (background of pic with cover crop in foreground) while Darin formed new beds for planting. The crew planted...

Our new Poultry Production Manager started last week. Henry (not to be confused with our livestock guardian dog, Henri) drove out all the way from Missouri to work and live at Fifth Crow this season. He has started right in on irrigation repairs, fence mending, and...

We have dried out enough (or almost enough) to finally get the tractor out in the fields again. Darin has been mowing, discing, and spading to prep the land to make new beds for our early springs rounds of plantings and sowings. Brassicas will be first priority for...

I'm sure you are all as happy as we've been here at the farm to have had some beautifully sunny, dry days lately. The crew has been out working on repairing the high tunnels as well as doing our winter pruning of the pear and apple trees. Our fields are drying up...

CSA News Winter 2017 season: We are now halfway through our first ever winter CSA* season which runs for a total of 14 weeks and it has been both wonderful and challenging. The extreme weather this winter has had a huge impact on our crops and ability to be out in the...

Her name is Eleanor Joyce, born Thursday Feb. 23rd. 7 lbs. 15oz. & 20 in. tall. Both mom and baby are doing great and they were back home by 4:00pm on Friday!! Mike and Teresa went zooming outta the farm around 1:30pm on Thursday afternoon and she was born by...

So, what's new here? Well, we are just waiting and hoping for some drier spans of weather. The flowers are struggling with disease due to the high levels of moisture. The crops are at a stand still in their growth and we haven't had much of a window to get out and sow...

WOW, WHAT A STORM!!! I hope everyone was able to stay safe and somewhat dry! It's been really treacherous out there on the roads and here at the farm too. Our Westland property (where many of our winter crops are located) flooded when the creek broke over the banks....