SPRING UPDATE
Beginning
The soil has thawed enough for us to begin the outdoor work. Pioneers of the season are salad mix, scallions, and peas.
But it’s already t-shirt weather inside the seedling and tomato greenhouses! The little green sprouts of all kinds pack tray next to tray the length of the greenhouse like a suspended carpet, vibrant and hopeful. Check out the photo of the lettuce transplants!
Farm Notes
Special New Projects
This season we have some special new projects going on at the farm. You can see, in the background of the photo to the left, some white arches in the field. These are the beginnings of the Moonflower Farm Project.
John and Chanya, some of our long-time employees, are renting land here for their own business growing flower shares for Red Fire. Check out their seasonal greeting below!
New Chicks!
The other special new project has to do with these cute little chicks! Patrick Bensen, apprentice last year, harvest manager this year, is raising these little ladies to be a source of great organic eggs for him to sell at the farm stand.
In the next week, they’ll be exploring the outdoors and getting used to the good life eating grass and bugs and weed seeds as part of the rotational program on our fields. It will be a while yet for Stony Brook Eggs, though; probably the first dozens will be coming in for August.
Aside from special new things, some things are still on the same cycle. March mud has everyone getting stuck in the driveway, from us farmworkers to the big trucker that empties our dumpster. We're making strides anyway. With lots of dirty footprints.
New website, by the way! Many big thanks to our wonderful designer Elisabeth from Xuxy Grafix of Brookline, MA.
Happy Spring Everybody!
- Sarah and Ryan and the Red Fire Crew
... And now a word from the Moon Flower Farm Project ... That's John on the left with the new flower seedlings. Saying hello.
Flower Greetings
The new moon is on the rise, a time for new beginnings.
Season's greetings from Moon Flower Farm Project!!
If you don't already know, Red Fire Farm is offering a fresh cut flower share. Spring is finally here and Moon Flower Farm Project is right on schedule, planting the bounty of flowers we have to offer this season. Currently, there are a dozen types of flowers growing in the greenhouse that are just waiting for the day to be set out into the field. Some flowers include: china aster, godetia, rudbeckia, statice, and stock.
The larkspur has been direct seeded into the ground and the hoop house will be completed this weekend, weather permitting. The hoop house will protect the cool tolerant flowers from the cold stormy weather of early spring allowing us to get a jump-start on the growing season.
We are excited to say that flower shares have been selling steadily. Shareholders will receive their first bouquet in July so it's not too late act. Now is your chance, if want to add some vibrant color to your life along with your deliciously fresh veggies, add a flower share today.
Local flowers are fresh flowers.
Be well,
John and Chanya from Moon Flower Farm Project.