SWEET CORN is ready!

The verdict is in! Sweet corn is ready for harvest, and we'll have our first batch here to open our roadside stand tomorrow. See you Saturday, July 10 for some delicious sweet corn! One of my favorite ways to enjoy it is raw, right in the field. In a few days I plan to collect some recipes and prep tips from our customers. Want to add yours now?

Protecting Trees From Hot, Dry Weather

If you venture out into your yard this hot, muggy afternoon, you'll probably see some of what I saw in the field today: droopy leaves. I tell ya, I felt just as droopy as those leaves looked! It reminded me, it's time to check the soil moisture.
So I've been going around, digging into gardens, fields, pots, root balls - anything that might need my help with some water.

I'm going to suggest you do the same, especially on your trees that have been in the ground three years or less. Since we only have a 30% chance of rain this week, now is the time to get these trees good & wet, if you haven't yet. Our moisture monitoring tutorial can help you get the hang of checking the soil, and our watering instructions will tell you how to put the water on.

Now, if your tree's root area is already wet, it could still show some sign of wilting this afternoon. That's just because it's darn hot. If you look at the tree in the morning, before the mercury rises too much, you should see that the leaves have perked up quite a bit overnight. Another hot day might influence trees to use more water than usual, so don't be afraid to check on them a couple times this week.

"Owl's" Well

Look who came for a late-night snack! This beautiful horned owl found his
way into one of our roster pens one night last month. His talons and wings were very impressive, and we were all in awe just to be within 20 feet of this amazing predator with his penetrating eyes and stern gaze.

We think he only had one bird for dinner before Mike found him in the morning, and closed the gate to separate him from the pen's remaining inhabitants. You can just see the separate room the roosters are in. But even though there was a door between them, we noticed our birds definitely kept as much distance as they could!

After we ooh-ed and ahh-ed over him for a while, the owl seemed calm enough to release without any danger to ourselves. Mike and a couple of helpers slid open a roof panel, and the owl wasted no time in making a dramatic exit.