White snow, bare trees, it is a stark reality. It can also be a stark reality in terms of local food. With most vegetable farm stands and farmers markets shutting down in the fall, many return grudgingly to the grocery store for their veggies.
Recently we were asked,
What time of year do you open up and start selling veggies again?
Wait, you have veggies in the winter?? Do you grow them all in greenhouses?
If you’re a gardener, you know how wonderful it is to harvest the fruits (or veggies!) of your hard work, right?!
Sure you can grab your seeds and throw them out there, walk away, and then come back hoping for food. And you won’t be wrong, I’m sure there will be some food there!
But, one of the key successes to growing a garden and making it produce maximally is careful planning using succession plantings.
It's December and us veggie farmers must be settling in for a long winter's nap, right?
Nope! :) After taking one week off to celebrate the end of the growing season and give Thanksgiving as a family, we are back at the controls of our thriving small farm business excited about the coming next season!
UPDATE: We have a winner! Barbara M. was randomly chosen as the winner out of 194 people who entered!
Thank you so much for participating this year!
Thanksgiving is just around the corner...
And this year, things might look a little different from normal Thanksgiving. But, one thing I do know is that eating healthy while relaxing with immediate family is on my mind. And yours, too, I bet!
