by Simple Gifts Farm | Aug 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
This season has been challenging in many ways, not least of which was the 15 inches of rain we received in the late July and August. You all were probably aware of all the rain, but you probably didn’t know about how much trouble we have had this season with an...
by Simple Gifts Farm | Aug 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Tuesday morning, a little after 7 in the morning, my little text notification sound went off. Was it one of my crew, telling me that the box truck was stuck in the mud again? No, it was the Cucurbit Downy Mildew alarm system, telling me that Downy Mildew had been...
by Simple Gifts Farm | Jul 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
New Potatoes are one of our fun crops of early summer. We usually start harvesting in late June or early July. In my early farming days, it was a stretch goal to get them in by the Fourth of July, but now we regularly harvest them a week or two ahead of that thanks...
by Simple Gifts Farm | Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
When our kids got big enough that it was clear they weren’t going to be reading any more picture books, we took our sadly discarded picture books by the boxload to various book sales and other outlets until a few of the best ones remained. Those, some of which...
by Simple Gifts Farm | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
The seasons in New England are truly a roller coaster ride, especially for those of us who make our living with the seasons. The winter resembles the long slow chug up the first hill, building up kinetic energy for the long breath-taking hurtle down the track, which...
by richard kassirer | May 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hannah Robbins of the Wildlands and Woodlands Initiative visited our farm in February. You can listen to her podcast, called Grounded, about her visit below. You can also read her story...
by Simple Gifts Farm | May 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Pig Floyd, the charismatic boar beloved by many, passed away on May 1 after a very long life. Pig Floyd came to Simple Gifts Farm in 2007, as a piglet. Farmer Dave got him from a farmer named Floyd. Really! The name was inevitable. Pig Floyd helped to produce many...
by Simple Gifts Farm | Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
This has been a very trying spring. Yes, it is a cold spring. and yes, everything is late! We are moving forward finally on getting some plants in the ground, while also dodging the raindrops and hopefully the last of the snow storms. We have planted almost a full...
by Simple Gifts Farm | Apr 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are officially into the spring planting season now! And we sure had a busy morning getting into it! We had two crews going this morning, one starting to transplant kale, lettuce, scallions, chard, fennel, beets, onions, and bok choy into the field. And the other...
by richard kassirer | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
Keep your ears open for Jeremy and Dave in our new radio spot on 93.9 The River! Click on the link below to listen to it....
