Baby turmeric bound for Bespoke Apothecary

Luna is cold and dislikes all this rain

Tilting the solar panels to their winter position to maximize electricity production

Zombie potatoes emerge from the ground around Halloween every year

The Corning and on-farm CSA has one more pick-up tomorrow and Friday. The fall/winter CSA does not start until the first week of November. This will be Thursday November 4, Friday Novembers 5, Sunday November 7.

Expected harvest for this week (small share choose 8, large share choose 10)

• celery
• fennel
• turmeric
• celeriac
• spinach
• kiwiberries (conventional)
• long turnips
• hakurei turnips
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots 
• ginger
• delicata/sweet dumpling/pie pumpkins
• leeks
• cooking onions
• cherry tomatoes
• tomatoes
• eggplants
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• scallions
• apples
• organic, locally grown flour

 

The tomato jungle

We will miss Christina (The Flower Lady) at the Corning Farmers' Market. She was already a vendor when we started attending in 2003 so she definitely deserves a break. We hope she has a great life ahead of her back in Germany.

Daikon mix - the red ones are new this year and they are striking.

Expected harvest for this week (small share choose 8, large share choose 10)

• celery
• fennel
• turmeric
• celeriac
• spinach
• kiwiberries (conventional)
• long turnips
• hakurei turnips
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots 
• ginger
• broccoli
• acorn/sweet dumpling squash
• leeks
• cooking onions
• cherry tomatoes
• tomatoes
• eggplants
• green peppers
• hot peppers
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• scallions
• apples
• organic, locally grown flour

 

Our truck is in the shop so we have been using alternative methods for hauling things around the farm

Our one almond tree has yielded tons of nuts this year. Now we just have to crack the shells.

Farm Event

Saturday October 16,  Noon. Garlic planting and farm potluck lunch. We will be planting garlic for next year's harvest. Come for planting or the potluck or both. We'll have lunch then plant garlic for a while. Bring gloves if you like. 

Expected harvest for this week (small share choose 8, large share choose 10)

• turmeric
• celeriac
• spinach
• kiwiberries (conventional)
• long turnips
• hakurei turnips
• horseradish
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots 
• ginger
• broccoli
• butternuts
• leeks
• cooking onions
• cherry tomatoes
• tomatoes
• eggplants
• green peppers
• ripe peppers
• hot peppers
• garlic 
• fingerling potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• scallions
• apples
• organic, locally grown flour

 

Insects like to make nests in the frames of our hoophouses

Pepper plants alongside recently transplanted pac choi, chard and kale. The hoophouse will be pulled over these beds sometime next month. Soon we will rip out the pepper plants and transplant more greens in those beds.

Our own organic apples and conventional kiwiberries from our neighbors are now available.

Expected harvest for this week (small share choose 8, large share choose 10)

• turmeric
• spinach
• kiwiberries (conventional)
• long turnips
• horseradish
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots 
• ginger
• broccoli
• Gouda pie pumpkins
• leeks
• sweet onions
• cherry tomatoes
• tomatoes
• eggplants
• green peppers
• ripe peppers
• hot peppers
• garlic 
• fingerling potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• scallions
• apples
• organic, locally grown flour

 

FLX Farm Tour Weekend was a success. Thanks to all those who came out to tour the farms of Schuyler County

What are those long purple things? They are Hinona Kabu turnips.

Kiwiberries from Mansfield Farm are now available.

These are seeds from a pepper variety called "Apple" that we are growing for Fedco Seeds. Here they are drying on a screen.

The Fall/Winter CSA form is now available. Please click the link on the right side of this page. Or just ask us about it at market.

Farm Event

Saturday October 16,  Noon. Garlic planting and farm potluck lunch. We will be planting garlic for next year's harvest. Come for planting or the potluck or both. We'll have lunch then plant garlic for a while. Bring gloves if you like. 

Expected harvest for this week (small share choose 8, large share choose 10)

• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots 
• baby ginger
• broccoli
• Starry night acorn squash
• leeks
• sweet onions
• cherry tomatoes
• tomatoes
• eggplants
• green peppers
• ripe peppers
• hot peppers
• shishito, purple murasaki and habanada peppers
• garlic 
• fingerling potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• scallions
• apples
• organic, locally grown flour

 

Purple asters are our favorite fall wildflower

Expected harvest for this week (small share choose 8, large share choose 10)

• watermelon radishes
• carrots 
• baby ginger
• broccoli
• delicata squash
• leeks
• sweet onions
• cherry tomatoes
• tomatoes
• eggplants
• green peppers
• ripe peppers
• hot peppers
• shishito, purple murasaki and habanada peppers
• garlic 
• fingerling potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• scallions
• apples
• organic, locally grown flour

 

Fun with ginger

Fall greens getting transplanted next to peppers and leeks.

An update on our fall/winter CSA plans will be coming soon. We haven't forgotten about it, we've just been busy harvesting. Check back here or ask at market.

Expected harvest for this week (small share choose 8, large share choose 10)

• carrots (are back)
• baby ginger
• broccoli
• butternut squash
• leeks
• sweet onions
• cherry tomatoes
• tomatoes
• eggplants
• green peppers
• ripe peppers
• hot peppers
• shishito, purple murasaki and habanada peppers
• garlic 
• fingerling potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• scallions
• apples
• organic, locally grown flour