Monthly Archives: June 2018

One of farming’s biggest perks is the amount of time we get to spend outdoors just marveling at all the spectacular things that occupy this planet. We’re approaching my favorite time of year for natural wonder–peak firefly season–which overlaps with my second favorite natural event–barn swallow breeding. Barn swallow nests […]

Greetings from Argentina!

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When we started this journey 8 years ago, we were committed to growing veggies without the use of plastic mulch. We didn’t like the idea of the expense, the aesthetics, and most importantly, the waste. Fast forward several very weedy seasons, and our stance on plastic mulch has softened. Over […]

Adventures in Plasticulture

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For the first time in our career as chicken tenders, we bought our chickens as pullets (4-month-old hens) instead of raising them from chicks. We sold last year’s layers in January and lived blissfully chicken-free for three whole months. No shoveling snow out of the chicken run, no chicken babysitters […]

Mean Girls vs. Freshmen

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This Tuesday, we’ll be kicking off our 7th season at the corner of Frankford Ave. and Bridge St. at Frankford Transportation Center. The market runs from June 5th until the end of October from 2pm-6pm. Super convenient by public transit, the market is just a 20-minute jaunt from Center City […]

See you at Frankford!

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