The Happy Farmer Blog

Anna harvesting corn Corn!  My Ohio roots are singing.  The crop has looked gorgeous all season, but I swear ripened one kernel

Local Foods in Local Schools It's hard to believe it's the end of August and kids are heading back to school!  I

2nd planting of cucumbers We got .7" of rain Sunday!!!  While that's not much, we were soooo excited for it and the

Monarch munching with a view of melon flowers This is the "Sandy Field".  The soil in this field is literally like beach

Tractor getting a facelift This week our tractor got some necessary adjustments.  It's a 1986 John Deere I bought used from Craig's

Anna and Benny Picking Peas Greetings!  We have been soooooo busy.  Harvest is starting to take up our every day (which is

Transplanting Corn Monday was a long day of getting the last of the "summer crops" in the ground.  We were a bit

Benny helping with the PYO flower garden Ahhh the last several days have been too hot and I am so grateful for

Happy Solstice!  While this marks the coming of summer beach days, sunburns and tomatoes, it also marks the point at which days start getting