We hope everyone was able to enjoy last weekend's gorgeous weather! As unpredictable as the New England weather can be, spring is just around the corner. Our local farmers spent the warm weather prepping fields to get ahead for the next harvest
Tim Wilcox at Kitchen Garden Farm (Sunderland, MA) spent the weekend with his crew in the greenhouse and outside on the fields. Did you know that Kitchen Garden grows their own ingredients for their salsas, sauces, and spices (chili flakes, chili powder, spicy smoked paprika, sweet smoked paprika)?
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Greenhouse. Seeds getting a head start in the greenhouse. Once big enough, they'll be planted in the high tunnel or outside fields! |
High tunnel |
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Field prep |
Old dried up peppers |
Pics from Tim Wilcox Instagram.
Brookford Farm is over 35 acres of biologically diverse produce. The advantages of having so much land means they can rotate which fields are producing crops and which are resting for a growing season. While fields rest, Brookford farm animals graze it, composted manure is spread, and cover crop are grown -- promoting diverse soil nutrients. Speaking of the farm animals there are new farm babies! Once these babies are young adults, they'll also be grazing on fields.
Pics from Brookford Farm Instagram.
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