The first weekend in March this season we went to the WGBY Wine Tasting in Springfield to share samples of our farm products and maybe taste a little wine ourselves. We were unaware at the time, but we narrowly escaped participating in a super-spreader event.  On...

Every year, in mid-October or early November, we start developing a list of things that need to get done before it snows.  It's usually a familiar list that we could probably just pick up from the year before, and includes getting all the carrots harvested, getting...

We had a visit this week from former crew member Caro Rozell, who is now the Education Director for NOFA/Mass and a budding soil scientist extraordinaire.  She was out to consult with us on our process for transitioning some plots over to no-till production, which...

I had the pleasure to participate in a "Farmer Drive-in," organized by NOFA/Mass and hosted by our fabulous state senator Jo Comerford, this week .  A number of farmers came in to speak in support of the Healthy Soils Bill that is currently bottled up in committee. ...

We are in full planning mode for 2020 Happy New Year from all of us at Simple Gifts Farm!  We are excited for the year to come! January is time to make the plan for the coming growing season.  As usual, every year is a chance to revisit our vegetable planting plans:...