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Farm Time

Below is an entry from last week’s newsletter for the CSA (Week #3; May 7, 2012). Read on if you’d like to know more about what Ben and I have been up to out here. Farm Time The habit of looking to the future and thinking that the whole meaning of the present lies inContinue reading “Farm Time”

Farm News

<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> Here’s an entry from our Week #2 Newsletter for CSA members. Ben and I took our usual Sunday stroll through the garden today and it looks like everything is about to go gangbusters on us! The cabbage is beginning to head up, the squash is fruiting and blooming up a storm,Continue reading “Farm News”

Western Wake Farmer’s Market Vendor Spotlight

Check out the spotlight on us in the Western Wake Farmer’s Market newsletter. Thanks WWFM! (http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Western-Wake-Farmers–Market-Newsletter.html?soid=1102557664784&aid=c7DCwLpwmrE) Vendor Spotlight: In Good Heart Farm In Good Heart Farm (formerly Ben’s Produce), owned and operated by Ben Shields and Patricia Parker, offers vegetables, strawberries & flowers of the highest quality and taste in the Triangle from their farmContinue reading “Western Wake Farmer’s Market Vendor Spotlight”

Busy Bees

Boy oh boy – it’s been a busy year so far! The last time I posted, I posted the invite for the 2012 Onion Planting Party. It was a HUGE success! We managed to plant – not 1,500 but 6,000!!! onion plants! And we did it all in under an hour. We finished so quickly,Continue reading “Busy Bees”

In Good Heart Farm Planting Party & Potluck Sunday, March 11th

Join us for our second annual Onion Planting Party & Potluck! We have about 1,500 onion plants to get into the soil so we can enjoy those tasty red candy apple, candy, and red creole alliums in the months to come. We’ll spend a couple hours getting those tasty treats in the ground and thenContinue reading “In Good Heart Farm Planting Party & Potluck Sunday, March 11th”

Life is what happens…

…to you while you’re busy making other plans.” (John Lennon) That may be the case, but even so, Ben and I have spent quite a lot of the new year planning for the rest of 2012. As of yesterday, we finished our crop plan! This may not sound like the impressive feat that it isContinue reading “Life is what happens…”

New Beginnings In Good Heart

<!–[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> It feels like Spring around these parts, even though it’s still about three months away. The days are beginning to grow longer once again and life is full of new beginnings for Ben and I this year. For one, we have a new name. Ben’s Produce was never really ourContinue reading “New Beginnings In Good Heart”

Bicameral Dissonance

Here’s a follow-up write up to the previous post. It’s from this week’s newsletter and it was written by Ben. With the failure of the Congressional super-committee to reach any sort of consensus regarding a deficit reduction plan, I think this is a good time to update you all on the Farm Bill and myContinue reading “Bicameral Dissonance”

Oh SNAP!

This is a newsletter entry written by Ben. Hello all. It has been a while since you have heard from me via newsletter…I can’t remember the last time. Anyhow, I have recently become aware that the Farm Bill is being rewritten behind closed doors in record time (2 weeks vs. 1 year!). Below is aContinue reading “Oh SNAP!”

Fall 2011 CSA Week 1

We know that a lot of folks have a hard time sometimes distinguishing between, say tat soi and bok choy, so we like to take pictures of our CSA share items and label them, so our members have a reference once they bring their shares home. I took these pictures at market on Saturday, sinceContinue reading “Fall 2011 CSA Week 1”