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Why Our Farm Invested in an Onion De-Topper Machine

Onions are a staple in our CSA Farm Box every week. I know we use them almost every night in our cooking. I used to grow a LOT of them.…
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Harvesting Pawpaw Fruit Trees at Shared Legacy Farms

This week, after Tuesday’s big thunderstorm, I took a stroll through our pawpaw orchard. As I walked, I couldn’t help but notice the ground was covered with fallen fruit. At…
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Farmer Kurt’s Field Notes August 31, 2024

August 31, 2024 Two rain storms surprised us this past week, leading to 5 tenths of an inch of rain! That took the pressure off of running irrigation for a…
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What’s a Pollinator Melon? (How Seeded Watermelons Come to Be)

Ever heard of “pollinator melons?” Neither had I, until I married a farmer. Our parents raise the melons for the CSA fruit share, and my mother-in-law shared with me an…
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Farmer Kurt Field Diary August 24, 2024

Hi everyone. What a crazy week. Many of you got an email from Corinna the other day, asking for help with our generator fix. This is the 100 kW generator…
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Veggie Boost Challenge: 12 Ways Our Farm Members Boosted Their Meals with Extra Veggies

Getting more vegetables into your daily diet doesn’t have to be boring, and it certainly doesn’t mean you have to give up your favorite foods. Even for those who love…
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Farmer Kurt’s Weekly Farm Update August 17, 2024

This week I was spinning a lot of plates. This is normal for this month of the year, and it’s just part of the gig. In addition to the “usual”…
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Farmer Kurt’s Field Notes August 10, 2024

We said good-bye to our old Elmore site cooler this week. Sonya from Tatum Park has been wanting to buy it for months now, so they have a place to…
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Understanding Corn Smut: A Culinary Delicacy and Agricultural Phenomenon

As you wade through all the sweet corn in your CSA share this year, you may discover that one of your ears has corn smut growing on it. If you…
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Farmer Kurt’s Field Update August 3, 2024

August 3, 2024 Well howdy everyone. We got some much needed rain this week. I haven’t had to irrigate quite as much. The birds are really bad right now in…
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