I can't figure this weather thing out. I mean, don't get me wrong, it was pretty cold most of last week. I even busted out the long johns for the first time this fall. But it never got as cold as predicted for the overnights...
I think this week is the beginning of when we are going to begin our fall cleanup in earnest. Although we have had some gorgeous days, the temperature hasn't been too warm and more importantly, the nighttime lows are...
It finally happened folks. I spied some patches of frost this morning at the farm. It was a good reminder that it can happen at any moment and erring in the side of caution is the best practice. It was a beautiful out...
I hope it's not just me, but how is it October already? It feels like if I close my eyes for too long, I am going to miss something. But here we are, on the back stretch of the farm season. The end of the week and over the...
What a start to fall! There was a night in the 30s to end the week, Saturday was picture perfect, and Sunday began 3 days of some incredible rainbows. We celebrated Rosh Hashanah in our house (Shana Tovah to those who...
Howdy folks! We are on the precipice of fall and I've got to admit, I'm really starting to feel it. The cool nights are here, which makes for that good sleeping weather. I love to look out to the hills and see the ever so...
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I mentioned it in last week's newsletter about the inevitable "topping" of tomato plants. Well, it started last week with the heirloom and sauce tomatoes. Since tomato plants (and others) have a limited...
Where was this rain 6 weeks ago? Even though it would have been nice to see this rain earlier in the season, that was then and this is now and we need to take what we can get. The transition to fall definitely seems to be...
Happy Fall Semester, folks and welcome to those who have joined us for the fall CSA season! And to all of you with the kiddos starting school or college, best of luck to you all. Both of my kids will be in school this fall...
The fall semester has begun at Tompkins Cortland and classes begin next week. I'm hopeful that the good stretch of weather continues. The amount of precipitation has be pretty good, day time temperatures are normal but one...
The farm season is trucking right along, folks. With the end of the summer semester last week means that it's going to be a quiet out on the farm for a bit. I've still got a couple of student workers coming out to work some...
Wow, what a week! That was some intense weather we just went through, both with the heat and the rain. We have definitely been experiencing drought-like conditions here in Dryden. We've had little to no significant rain over...