Our CSA pickup on Volunteer Gardener

The summer solstice occurred at 6:28 am Sunday morning. I didn’t go to bed much before that, and I didn’t get up much after. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, so from here on out our days are getting shorter again. It has already felt like summer for quite a while,…

As usual, time spent at the farm is a pleasure and an education. Sandor Katz did his annual presentation and demonstration of simple vegetable ferments. Included in this category are the simplest and most well known ferments- sauerkraut and kimchi. It doesn’t matter at all how many times I have heard Sandor speak. His knowledge…

I was unable to get to the farm before Saturday afternoon, by which time things were in full swing. By full swing I mean there was music not only on both stages, but small gatherings of people around the farm were playing amongst themselves- every instrument and style you can think of. There were people…