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BraesideFarms

  1. Planting chard, broccoli, & fennel in the greenhouse today:)
  2. Wow! Sideways hail on the farm today:)
  3. Now's the time to start tomato seedlings indoors. A kitchen window counter is a perfect spot for them to grow!
  4. Looking forward to tasty tomatoes this summer:)
  5. Great harvest this week.....lots of greens! Kale, parsley, chives all from in the greenhouse:)
  6. Getting another ton of organic potting soil today!
  7. With another six inches of snow on the ground, our green farm is looking pretty white right now!
  8. Green Farming: It's spring planting time & we just finished seeding lettuce transplants in the greenhouse.
  9. Can I get a Swiss Chard is planted Amen?
  10. Farmer's market: This week we're planting vegetable varieties for the Estacada Farmer's Market:) Starts first Saturday in May!
  11. Farm Fact: On our local organic farm we plant sugar snap peas in February for a March/April pea shoot harvest.
  12. Farm Fact: We use a floating row cover to keep birds from eating our pea seeds- remember to keep your bird feeder away from the garden!
  13. Farm facts: one of our favorite sugar snap pea varieties is called Oregon Sugar Pod.
  14. Spring planting starts today!
  15. Go Ravens!
  16. Farm Fact: Greens like kale are packed with iron and calcium!
  17. Green Farm: We use rain water capture for summer crop irrigation.
  18. Join me and vote iPhone 4S for Best New Device for the 2011 Crunchies awards! is.gd/DDOyee #crunchies
  19. Join me and vote Codecademy for Best New Startup of 2011 for the 2011 Crunchies awards! is.gd/LgCXmx #crunchies
  20. Green Farm update: Exciting news about our biogas digester project coming soon!