by fifthcrow | Aug 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
As a farmer you live in the present but think six months into the future. It’s critical time right now to finalize the winter crop plan for the CSA and also to decide what fields to grow the crops in versus which fields to plant over-wintering cover crops. Our...
by fifthcrow | Jul 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
You will see you’ve got the first of our apples in your CSA box this week and so what better time than the present to introduce you to our orchard… Before Fifth Crow was even an idea John recruited Mike to help select and plant apple trees that John...
by fifthcrow | Jul 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Thank you to everyone who came out for our Field Day this last Saturday! It was really awesome to see all the young children so excited to be on a farm, appreciating healthy food, and teaching us about their own back yard veggie gardens! We believe seeing first hand...
by fifthcrow | Jul 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Our first lilies got harvested!! So many beautifully colored and aromatic flowers are starting to blossom. We’ve had our first few harvests of Dahlias, we’ve now got a lot of Larkspur, Danish Flag Poppies, Snapdragons, Sunflowers, Millet, Yarrow, and all...
by fifthcrow | Jul 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
So now that it’s our 7th week of CSA deliveries most all of you have had a sampling of our typical spring crops like radishes, spring onions, turnips, etc. as well as our regular round the year crops like the lettuces, kales, cauliflower, broccoli, beets, etc....