Winter 2013

Happy 2013! So far this winter has been pretty good weather-wise. Its certainly not as nice as last winter when temps were mild and no snow fell at all, but compared to some recent years , we’ve been pretty lucky. However the fact remains, you cannot go out in the garden and pick a nice fresh tomato – so what can you do? Well, my mailbox has been full of seed catalogs lately so its obviously a good time to plan this year’s garden. Also, consider attending a gardening conference – SEMAP has a nice program coming up in February (semaponline.org). The UMass Extension service usually hosts winter meetings/demonstrations for home gardeners’ as well so check out their website for more info. On the farm we will be maintaining our equipment, planning our fields and orchard expansion/renovation as well as ramping up our seed starting in the greenhouses. We still have fire wood for sale, winter squash, apples, cider, jams, jellies, and honey (while supplies last). So stop by and say “hi” and thank you for your support of local agriculture. ~CN Smith Farm