The Happy Farmer Blog

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

Welcome to the 17th annual Happy Farmer Blog!  Wow hard to believe I have been writing this for 16 years now.  It's been a wonderful