2023 CSA Shares Are Now Available! Howdy Folks! And Happy New Year! I’m sending this email from the Tracie’s newsletter because I want to make sure all of our previous CSA members receive it. We’re opening up 2023 CSA Shares for Dog Days Farm! Woo Hoo! Summer and Fall shares for 2023 are now available.Continue reading “Dog Days CSA Shares Now Available!”
Category Archives: Newsletter
Exciting News From Tracie’s Farm!
To Whom It May Concern, I would like to share some exciting news with the people close to Tracie’s Farm. Over the past few months I have been talking with Tom and Mary Frazier about purchasing Tracie’s Community Farm from them. Tom and Mary approached me offering to sell the property, and wanted to knowContinue reading “Exciting News From Tracie’s Farm!”
End of the CSA Season
On the Farm BRR! It’s starting to feel like winter. I’ve been loving all these snow showers we’ve gotten over the past week. The first time I visited Tracie’s Farm was in January of 2016. There wasn’t much snow cover at the time, just frozen ground with a light dusting. It was colder, though. IContinue reading “End of the CSA Season”
Preparing For Winter
On the Farm And just like that, it is late fall in New England again. Stick season has arrived, and I am welcoming it with open arms. Bring on the cold weather! We were forecasted for a low of 16 degrees last night, so I spent the day picking all the greens for shares onContinue reading “Preparing For Winter”
Waiting on Cold Weather
On the Farm The past few days a few people have commented about how this weather is better than snow and ice, so this might be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t need 70 degree days at the beginning of August. I don’t think the plants care for it too much, either. I’ve noticed quiteContinue reading “Waiting on Cold Weather”
Happy Halloween!
On the Farm Happy Halloween, everyone! We had a costume party on the farm Saturday night and got to see a lot of past and present farmers over the weekend. It was nice to get back together with everyone. We’ve got a gorgeous week of weather in the forecast. All the crops still in theContinue reading “Happy Halloween!”
Slowing down for the fall
On the Farm The “G” key on my computer isn’t working well lately so if I’m writing a lot of things like “Farmin,” or “plantin,” or “weedin,” I haven’t suddenly picked up a country drawl. Pretty day out today in spite of the rain. We had the crew in in the morning for the lastContinue reading “Slowing down for the fall”
Enjoying The Fall Foliage
On the Farm Beautiful weather we have been having so far in October! Warm falls make farm cleanup 1000x easier. It helps when you can feel your fingers 😉 Sorry for the short newsletter last week. I was in MD for the weekend and coming back to the farm after a couple days away alwaysContinue reading “Enjoying The Fall Foliage”
Start of Fall CSA Shares!
Fall Shares Start Tomorrow!! I sent out an email to all members last night with pickup instructions. That email is below. If you did not receive my email, please let me know and I will investigate. Hello Fall CSA Share members! Fall share start up this Wednesday, October 5th and will be available in ourContinue reading “Start of Fall CSA Shares!”
End of the summer
Time to Sign Up for Fall CSA Shares! We are under a month out from the beginning of our Fall CSA share! I call the fall share the “Farmer’s Favorite Share.” It is loaded with all the storage veggies we grow on the farm–carrots, beets, onions, garlic, winter squash–as well as potatoes and sweet potatoesContinue reading “End of the summer”