I stand in patient meditation while watering our newly planted trees and bushes. On the steep hillside that was once pasture, now transformed into the beginnings of a mixed orchard, I have a good vantage point to see the breadth…
Fulbright!
The Vitale-Wolff Penniman family will be studying abroad Spring 2015 as part of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program! We are so grateful! A summary of the project follows: The Science of Sustainable Food: A Project-Based Curriculum Exploring Food…
Preseason Newsletter #1 – March 20, 2014
CONTENTS Photos Farm news Announcements Farm News My hands touch soil. Standing at my kitchen table overlooking snow covered gardens, my fingers are chilled from pushing seeds into the thawing chunks of potting soil, recently taken in…
Black & Latino Farmer Immersion
2014 Black and Latino Farmers Immersion at Soul Fire Farm June 30-July 4, 2014 (Arrival Sunday, June 29) Cost: Sliding scale $90-360. Open to your ideas for barter as well. To Apply: Send a bio and letter of interest to…
Newsletter #19 – October 23, 2013
Contents of Share – Final Week! easter egg radishes (1 bunch) daikon radish (1-2) spinach (.5 pounds) lettuce (1-3 heads) arugula (1 bunch) tatsoi or pac choi (1-2 heads) beets, carrots, or sweet potatoes green onions (1 bunch) cilantro (1…
Newsletter #18 – October 16, 2013
Contents of Share broccoli or cauliflower (2-4 heads) or zucchini (2 pounds) red russian or winterbor kale (1 bunch) easter egg radishes (1 bunch) daikon radish (1-2) salad mix (.8 pounds) buttercup or butternut winter squash (1-3) sweet potatoes (2…
Newsletter #17 – October 9, 2013
Contents of Share tomato mix (2-3)cherry tomatoes or husk cherries (1 bag) – These may not look fantastic, but their flavor is still almost unbelievable hot pepper mix – Thai hot/birdseye, cayenne or Jalapeno (1 bag) broccoli or cauliflower (1-3…
Newsletter #16 – October 2, 2013
Contents of Share tomato mix (~2 pounds) hot pepper mix – Thai hot/birdseye, cayenne or Jalapeno (1 bag) brussel sprouts (3/4+ pound) red chard (1 bunch) collard greens (1 bunch) celery (1 bunch) fennel or chinese cabbage garlic (2-4…
Newsletter #15 – September 25, 3012
Contents of Share heirloom tomato mix (~2 pounds) – pinkish=brandywine, big red=cosmonaut volkov, small red=luci, yellow-orange=jubilee green bell pepper hot pepper mix – Thai hot/birdseye, cayenne or Jalapeno (1 bag) melon (1-2) – Due to the cool summer, these…
Newsletter #14 – September 18, 2013
Conte nts of Share heirloom tomato mix (~3 pounds) – pinkish=brandywine, big red=cosmonaut volkov, small red=luci, yellow-orange=jubilee green bell pepper hot pepper mix – Thai hot/birdseye, cayenne (1 bag) summer squash and/or zucchini (1-2) brussel sprouts (7/8 pounds) beet greens…