I joined Reese Baker (no relation to me!) at a residential backyard garden recently where he was doing a bi-weekly service call with the Farmer D Organics’ Backyard Cultivators program. His hat protecting his tanned face from the mid-day sun, Reese harvested green beans and cucumbers, removed dead leaves, pruned tomatoes to encourage bigger fruit, [...]
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Summer, and The Dreaming Is Easy (and Why It’s a Good Time for a Site Visit)
We pulled up in Farmer D’s truck to a lost corner for a site visit (where we look at a place and see what can be done there). I’m not just calling it that–that’s actually its name, Lost Corner Preserve. It’s located on a twenty-two acre family homestead preserved by the Trust for Public Land [...]
Free Workshop Preview – Water Wise Systems
Summer for most of us means we get to enjoy the results of all the hard work we did in Spring. Hardly anyone enjoys watering in the high heat of the Summer though. There’s still time before it gets really hot to install a drip irrigation system or implement other solutions. To help you along [...]
I Call Candied Mint! (Why I Love Mint)
Bring something to share? Bring something to share?! Speck’s words on yesterday’s Farmer D post about the Summer Solstice gathering next week at the Briarcliff store had me say out loud, right there in my home office (which overlooks my backyard garden), “I’ll tell you what I have to share–mint, mint, and more mint!” Yes, [...]
Workshops Soon – What do You want to Learn?
It’s coming up on the time of year when the crazy rush of getting your garden planted has died down and we can start to focus on the details more. I remember talking to many of you when you came into the garden center about the basics of gardening. Now you can learn more in [...]
Beneficial Insects Now Available at Farmer D!
What’s eating my plants? Here at the Garden Center we’re getting this question more and more. Most of you by now have gotten your garden planted and growing, and with growth come pests. While we’ve always had treatments like Neem Oil and BT to help control them, we’ve now got beneficial insects to help round [...]
Spring Chickens Arrive at Farmer D
Chickens have come to roost at Farmer D Organics. The list below details the breeds we have in stock now. They are $9.95 each now (April 20) and will increase in price each week as they get bigger and consume more food. New Hampshire Red This chicken is a hybrid breed descended from the Rhode [...]
Local Organic Produce Available at Farmer D Organics!
Buying directly from local, organic farms is a great way to make sure that you are eating the healthiest, tastiest and most ecologically conscientious food available. Eating local is a wise decision for your body, for your wallet, and for the planet. Now farmer D organics is making it easier than ever to support local [...]
July 4th Raised Garden Bed Kit Sale
4th of July FOOD INDEPENDENCE SALE! 15%OFF Farmer D Organics Raised Bed Gardens. Sale ends July 7th.
Seattle trip
This past weekend I went up to Seattle, WA for my good friend, Ronny Bell’s, wedding. Ronny and I met at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 1995 and when I told him I was working on an organic farm near Madison, WI where we both happened to be living at the time, he asked to [...]
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