Category Archives: Crop Alerts & Farm Buzz

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Peach Pickers Needed Now!

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Indian Creek Farm

THE FARM STAND is a no-holds-barred Battle Royale right now. It is standing room only and every piece of produce is fighting for your attention. Andre the Giant Eggplant has Husk Hogan lifted high for a body slam. Fans are … Continue reading →

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How to Pick an Apple, and Something Kind of Amazing.

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Indian Creek Farm

IN A SURPRISE MOVE that rattled stakeholders, the Tomato Council declined to issue a press release with details on the tardy tomato crop. “No comment,” said Cherry Roma, VP for Heirloom Compliance. Roma had previously gone on record saying, “You … Continue reading →

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Welding and Grinding in the Farm Shop, Making the Seats for a 32-Foot-Long Picnic Table.

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Indian Creek Farm

Well by now you have probably heard about The Big Table—see the construction photos in this blog post. We made it out of an oak tree that had fallen. The pièce de résistance was not the ginormity of the thing, but … Continue reading →

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Peach Pecks, Mystery Apples, and Summer’s First Cider.

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Indian Creek Farm

THE SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT is based on a fallacy—that farming happens slowly. Sure, there are months of waiting for the crops, when you don’t know whether to scratch your watch or wind your butt. Then… Bam! You gotta lotta food … Continue reading →

Posted in Crop Alerts & Farm Buzz | Tagged apples, cider, crops, eggplant, market, peaches, peppers, Photos, small farm, summer, tomatoes | 4 Comments

How to Pick a Peach, and How to Avert Another Cold War.

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Indian Creek Farm

PEACH SEASON BEGINS not with a bang or a whimper, but with the dressing-room rustlings of our summer stars. While a bunch of peaches have stepped onto center stage—and are ready to pick!—many of the cast are still backstage preening. … Continue reading →

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A Big Eggplant Sale, a Rare Plum Batch, and a Morning Hasselhoff.

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Indian Creek Farm

JUST LAST NIGHT around the campfire, one of us farmers was asked, “If you could have your brain implanted into someone else’s body, whose would it be?” That farmer said without missing a beat, “David Hasselhoff.” Incredibly, the Hoff Himself … Continue reading →

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Crazy Early Apples to Pick, and a Review of the Babies’ Progress.

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Indian Creek Farm

NEVER THOUGHT WE’D SAY THIS, but Zorro had the right idea. Dug himself a hole to expose the cool soil, and hunkered beneath the orchard office. Poor guy is built for cooler climes, high up in Basque country, bred to … Continue reading →

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Happy Berrythday, America, and Au Revoir, Les Strawbs.

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Indian Creek Farm

FOR PAGANS AND ASTRONOMERS, summer begins on the solstice. For us fruit farmers, it starts on the Fourth of July. That’s when the strawberries pull up stakes and head for the ferry, trumpeting the end of spring’s labor and the … Continue reading →

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Strawberries, Raspberries, and How the Horn of Plenty Works.

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Indian Creek Farm

A FARM IS A STUDY in timing. Sometimes we have nothing but dirt—messy dirt, dusty dirt, and dirty old dirt. A bumper crop of dirt. Nobody ever asks, How much for a pint of dirt? Do you have good dirt … Continue reading →

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9 Rows of Strawberries, 28 Spinning Toasters, and 1 Italian Wedding.

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Indian Creek Farm

YOU BERRY MONSTERS are a wonderful site each morning, vacuuming up the ripest specimens, vanishing by the sleepy afternoon, and reappearing for a final sunset sweep. Bravo and thank you, friends. Strawberry season continues this week. Successive waves of berries … Continue reading →

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