LAST MARKET CUSTOMER BUYS TOMATOES!

Our last customer of the season at the Ludington market was Judith Dilia, who gladly bought the last 2 tomato's we had that day (we have more growing in the hoophouse - they'll be available at the farm stand).

Thank you to all our customers for your part in making this a wonderful year of vegetable growing. We had plenty of warm sunshine & just the right amount of rainfall at just the right time to make this one of most productive seasons. It is still simply amazing to Lorrie & I that all these nutrient dense vegetables can be organically grown. Sometimes when I'm standing out in the field, I am amazed at the Almighty's handiwork. 

As well, both of us are continually amazed at the desire for these vegetables by you, our customers. You eat these veggies - and come back for more each week. Our heartfelt thanks go out to you.

We are looking forward to a much needed break this winter. But, there will be other posts to this blog during that time.

Until next time........

11 year old speaks the truth about Industrial Agriculture

Click on this link for a YOU TUBE VIDEO of 11 year old Birke Baehr giving a 5 minute speech about the perils of industrial agriculture. He is the next generation organic farmer!

This is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Id9caYw-Y

MAKING COMPOST AT THE FARM, PART 2

Click here for a YOU TUBE VIDEO of the compost making operation at the Farm.

MAKING COMPOST AT THE FARM

It's compost making time at Peacefield Farm. This year I have a manure spreader to assist in the operation: I load the spreader with compost-ables (hay, manure, woodchips, garden waste, etc), then put the PTO in gear to run the spreader. The blades on the spreader flail the material out in a distincive pattern behind the stationary spreader and make a pile about 6 - 8 feet wide at the base and about 5 ft high at the center. When the spreader is empty I move it forward 2 -3 feet and fill it again. What you see behind the spreader is called a compost windrow; its about 30 ft long at this stage in the process. The windrow on the right is finished and "working" right now.

My "livestock" then go to work consuming all the goodies in the pile. In the process they create heat - up to 140d F - that kills off any weed seed. Who are my "livestock"? Bacteria. Fungi. Nematodes. Worms. Other little creatures that like the food in the pile. I have billions of 'em!

Once the pile cools down a few degrees, I then turn the pile to start the process all over again.

Lisianthus is in bloom!

Lorrie is all smiles! She has endeavored for years(!) to grow lisianthus, and always without success. Until this year! She now has 5 plants, all with numerous blossoms - blue, ivory and pink! And she is in her glory! The stems are only about 6-7" long so she hesitates to cut them, but wants to encourage additional blooming. What to do, O, what to do???

If you see me sprouting a bloom on my lapel, you'll know it's a "lisi". And if you see Lorrie smiling, you'll know why.

ONION HARVEST

Our onions are being harvested. We have two kinds this year: Prince (a yellow sweet onion that is an excellent storage onion) and Red Bull (a red onion, also an excellent keeper). As you can see from the photo, the Prince is HUGE! Most are the size of softballs! And the Red Bull is no slouch, either: they are just as large as the Prince.

And we have a lot of 'em.  See us at the Ludington Market on Friday, or at Pentwater on Monday's and Thursday's.

SWEET CORN HARVEST

We picked 3 bushel of sweet corn (Bodacious) and froze it for winter eating today!
Mmmmmm....good!! There is nothing like ORGANICALLY grown sweet corn: it's good and good for you, too!

Banana Potato's

No, they don't look like banana's....and, no, they don't taste like banana's. But they are sweet, just like banana's!
This is the first year we've grown these wonderful tubers. They steam up quickly and are a delicious addition to your summer supper meals. Excellent grilled, too!

You can get them at the Pentwater Market (Monday's or Thursday's) or the Ludington Market (Friday's) or at our Roadside Stand.

Pentwater Farmers Market

Peacefield Farm is at the Pentwater Market, 10 am - 2 pm every Monday and Thursday. Lots of veggies to sell: SWEET CORN, New Potato's, TOMATO'S, including Heirlooms, Cherry and Low-acid types.

Come see us at the market!

Picking Beans!

It's that time of year....finally!! The beans are ripe and ready for the eatin'!! Come to the Market - Pentwater or Ludington - to get your share. Get 'em by the pound or the half-bushel. Steam 'em up just right....mmmm, good!

 Pictured are a couple of our many volunteers who are picking their fair-share of beans. We all get a turn at picking beans, cause there's lots of beans to pick. We have several successions this year of green beans. Plus, this year we will have yellow snap beans and (even) purple beans to eat!


See you at the Market's. Pentwater on Thursday from 10 - 2 and Ludington on Friday from 3 - 8. Remember, this Friday in Ludington is the first of several "Friday Night Live" events.

FIELD TOMATOES

The field tomatoes are looking strong and growing every day. We have over 20 varieties this year and over 300 plants have been set out. So far, over 99% are viable and getting bigger each day. We are looking forward to providing you with some of the tastiest and juiciest tomatoes you've ever sunk your teeth into. Many are HEIRLOOM tomatoes (the best tasting!) and most are the open pollinated types.

PEACEVINE is the name-sake tomato of Peacefield Farm, of course. It is a open pollinated cherry tomato with an exquisite taste experience. Nothing can compare. First named by Alan Kapuler and developed by Peace Seeds, our seed source is FEDCO SEEDS of Waterville, Maine. The seed was grown using certified biodynamic methods. 

They'll be ready for picking and selling in 3 - 4 weeks. Be patient! Good things come to those who wait. 

Come to the markets on Monday, Thursday or Friday's to bring your taste buds alive.

PICKING SUGAR SNAP PEAS

The tall pea plants drawf Lorrie as she picks the first peas of the season last week. She'll spend lots of time on this row of peas during the next few weeks as the peas continue to ripen.

Come to the markets to get your share of sweetness in a pod!

NEW SHADE HOUSE

An interior shot of our new shade structure. Actually it is nothing more than PVC hoops covered with a giant shade cloth, 100 feet long! The importance of the structure is keeping the soil COOL so we can grow spinach and lettuces all summer long. The average soil temperature in the shade house is 5d cooler than the field soil temperature! That's remarkable....and a big difference for those cool-loving crops.

Come to the markets to taste our spinach and lettuces all summer!

Aerial Photo of the Farm

This is an overhead shot of Peacefield Farm taken this week by a friend of ours. The shot is looking to the southeast. You can see the new barn, the hoophouse and several fields, including our alfalfa hay field.

Pentwater Farmers Market is OPEN!

The Farmer's Market at Pentwater opened June 3rd. There are over 20 vendors present this year and several hundred patrons came to the market to buy our produce, baked goods, flowers and hand-made crafts. The Pentwater Market will be open each Monday and Thursday throughout the summer from 10 am to 2 pm.


Peacefield Farm had a big turnout of produce, including our famous lettuce heads (Winter Density & Red Butterhead), carrots and radishes, as well as Ruby Swiss Chard, beet greens, mustard greens and other yummy things.

Be sure to visit the Pentwater Market during the summer!

PEACE POLE installed

Lorrie & Rich have installed a Peace Pole at the Farm.

The Peace Pole Project started in Japan in 1955 by Masahisa Goi, who decided to dedicate his life to spreading the message, “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in response to the bombings on Hiroshima. Peace Poles are handcrafted monuments erected the world over as international symbols of Peace. Their purpose is to spread the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in a different language, one on each side.

Peace Poles bring people together. People gather at schools and homes within their communities to share this dedication of peace. Anyone can erect a Peace Pole.

If you are inspired by the idea and wish to promote the message of peace, go to  www.worldpeace.org/  for more info.

FRUIT SET!

Look at these pictures for evidence of our first fruit set on TOMATO'S and SQUASH! That's right....we not only have blossoms on our produce, we also have zucchini squash and tomato's on the vine. That is the earlist we have ever had blossom set. So, Peacefield Farm is feeling very BLESSED!

The Barn is almost Complete

The siding is on! Just the doors and windows remain to be finished.

LUDINGTON FARMERS MARKET

Well, our first Market Day at Ludington was cold and wet! Brrrr......!!

So, we are grateful to all who turned out to make your weekly purchase of our salad greens. We were happy to see so many familiar faces, especially on a less-than-pleasant day. Hopefully, this Friday will be nicer weather.

FROSTY MORNING

We experienced two frosty mornings in a row. The thermometer dipped to 32d Sunday morning and 29d Monday morning. But the row cover inside the hoophouse (that's what you see in the picture) saved our tomatoes, squashes, peppers, eggplant and cukes. Well, truth to be told, a couple of the squash leaves got zinged Monday morning, but they will recover.

Yeah, I know, it isn't the prettiest picture....looks aren't the best. But it does the job of protecting the plants and that's what counts.  

So....hopefully we are past all the hard frosts for our area - though we could still get a touch here 'n there before the end of May.

Our tomatoes are looking healthy 'n strong; starting to put out shoots and wanting to climb. Time to set up the trellis system. I'll have a picture of those lovely tomatoes next time.

LUDINGTON FARMERS MARKET

The Ludington Market OPENS tomorrow, Friday, the 7th. TIME: 3 pm to 8 pm

Peacefield Farm will bring the following items for sale at the market:

                           Encore Lettuce Mix

                           Bagged Individual lettuces

                           Heads of Red Romaine, Speckled Amish, Red Butterhead, and Cos Romaine

                           Spinach

                           Spring Kale

                           Spicy Mix (lettuce greens with ZING!)

                           Bedding Plants

Hope to see you there!

BARN CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

The new barn is taking shape.....the trusses went up this week. Next week the walls will be closed in. We are looking forward to it's completion. We have a lot of plans for this structure, including a restroom, a vegetable washing station, a walk-in cooler and a lean-to greenhouse (on the south side).

ROAD SIDE STAND -- OPEN FOR BUSINESS

SELF-SERVE, HONOR SYSTEM for fresh produce at your convenience.

LOCATION: at the Northwest corner of our farm, 2810 S. Morton Road, (Corner of Chauvez Road and Morton Rd.).

DIRECTIONS: Take PM Hwy south from Ludington (or north from Oceana Drive) to Chauvez Road (blinking yellow light on the corner), turn EAST on Chauvez Road, go 2 miles to Morton Road. 

The stand is only 100 FEET south of the intersection. 

OPEN HOURS: SEVEN DAYS EACH WEEK, NOON – DUSK. Our produce is refrigerated for your convenience.

RESTOCKING: Everyone on our email list – including CSA members – will be notified via email when the produce is FRESHLY RE-STOCKED. We estimate that the stand will be restocked at least TWICE EACH WEEK. Look for notification on your email or on our BLOG.

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. BRING EXACT CHANGE.

CSA MEMBERS: Record the items you take from the stand on a clipboard (provided); your account will be deducted accordingly.  

YOUR COMMENTS TO THIS BLOG ARE NOW ENCOURAGED.

It is now possible to make comments to this blog. It is hoped that your comments will be a welcome addition to the content of this blog.

You may make comments to this blog anytime a new blog is posted.

Please keep your comments pertinent to the subject matter, namely, the activities of Peacefield Farm and vegetable growing.
Thank you.

Customers like our lettuces!

Here are some un-solicited comments from some of our many customers about our lettuce mixes:

From M.S. of Pentwater:
"My cousin Mary went to your (farm) stand the other day and is raving about your lettuces and spinach."

From K.S. of Ludington:

"Just want to tell you I went to your road side market yesterday (my work/obligations have not yet coincided with your time frames at plaza or p-w, so the roadside is great) and I dined on the best spinach I've ever had! And a lovely salad. I am so happy to be one of your CSA members. I really like how it's going...being able to pick out what you want. Thanks so much."

The farm stand is open from NOON to DUSK DAILY. Located at 2810 S. Morton Rd, corner of Chauvez Rd. Just 3 miles south of Ludington and 11 miles north of Pentwater.

Delivery's to Ludington on Monday, April 26 from 4-6 pm

Lorrie will be at the James Street Plaza on Monday only (April 26), 4 - 6 pm with the following produce:

 

AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:  

Encore-plus Lettuce mix.................................. $4.00

Heads of gorgeous and tasty Red Butterhead..... $3.00

Heads and bags —   Speckled Amish ...............$3.00

Bags of wonderful Red Sails Leaf lettuce........... $3.00

Spicy Greens................................................. $2.00

Mai Qing Choi ...............................................  $1.00

Spinach ........................................................ $6.00   

PLANTING ONIONS

We started planting onions today. 400 Prince (yellow) and 400 Red Bull (red) plus some leeks.

The black plastic helps to control weeds. The onions will be ready in the early fall.

BARN CONSTRUCTION

Our new barn is going up!

ROAD SIDE STAND is OPEN!

SELF-SERVE, HONOR SYSTEM for our fresh produce at your convenience.

LOCATION: at the Northwest corner of our farm, 2810 S. Morton Road, (Corner of Chauvez Road and Morton Rd.).

DIRECTIONS: Take PM Hwy south from Ludington (or north from Oceana Drive) to Chauvez Road (blinking yellow light on the corner), turn EAST on Chauvez Road, go 2 miles to Morton Road. The stand is only 100 FEET south of the intersection. NICE DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY!

OPEN HOURS: SEVEN DAYS EACH WEEK, NOON – DUSK. Our produce is refrigerated, so there will be no spoilage.

RESTOCKING: Everyone on our email list – including CSA members – will be notified via email when the produce is FRESHLY RE-STOCKED. We estimate that the stand will be restocked at least TWICE EACH WEEK. Look for notification on your email or on our BLOG.

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. BRING EXACT CHANGE.

CSA MEMBERS: Record the items you take from the stand on a clipboard (provided); your account will be deducted accordingly.  

Planting tomatoes, squash and cukes

Yes, it's April 12th (our wedding anniversary!) and I decided to take a second risk (the first was marrying Lorrie!) by planting tomatoes, summer squash and cukes today...in the hoophouse, of course.  The first risk turned out OK! Lorrie is a great wife and marriage partner....the best, in fact. We have a compatable and loving relationship; we couldn't be happier!

Will I feel the same way about the tomatoes, etc that I planted today? We'll see. Planting them 6 weeks prior to the frost free date could pan out great.....or not. We'll find out what this new hoophouse is made of.

Veggies from Peacefield Farm

AVAILABLE FROM FRIDAY'S HARVEST: 

Spinach -- 1/2 lb - $6.00

Encore Lettuce Mix -- 1/2 lb - $5.00

Wells Lettuce Mix-- 1/2 lb  - $5.00

Spicy Greens—4 oz bag $2.00

ALSO NEW -- Mei Qing Choi -- $2.00 each. This is Baby green stem Pac Choi. It is very tasty in stir fry or in salads. Mmmmmmm...!  Let us know ahead of time if you'd like one specially picked for you!

Product may be picked up at our house (4959 W. Deren Rd.) from 9 Am to 11 AM tomorrow (Saturday).

                                    OR  if you can wait till Monday,

I will be in Ludington on Monday at the James St. Plaza from 4-6 PM.

I hope these hours will be more convenient for those of you who are working. 

The NEW ROADSIDE STAND will be open next week!  We'll let you know when.

Spring Seeding and Harvesting Time

We're told by several folks that they prayed for rain. Wish you wouldn't have prayed so hard! We got more than 2 inches this week; makes for soggy ground - mucky, too. Yck! Hard to work the soil when it's so wet.

As much as possible, we have been tending plants in the greenhouse. Hoophouse tomatoes are about ready to go out...to the hoophouse, of course. Many other plants are ready to set out....just waiting for the ground to dry out now.

Harvesting lots of lettuce greens and spinach out of the hoophouse at this time. Out picking today, in fact. Be on the lookout for an email informing you of the next availability of produce. 

EARTH DAY - APRIL 17- 40th ANNIVERSARY

Come to the BIG CELEBRATION! April 17, 11 am - 9 pm at the United Methodist Church, 5810 Bryant Road, Ludington (just west of Jebavy Rd).
WORKSHOPS......green energy, healthy food, land use planning.....others.

EXHIBITS......healthy snacks, recycling, green stuff......

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:    
                REP. DAN SCRIPPS and  DR. HENRY POLLACK (author of The World Without Ice)

Peacefield Farm will make a presentation on the use of Genetically Modified seeds (GMO's).

Sponsored by AFFEW. See www.affew.org for details.

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APRIL FOOL?? IT'S SUMMER......NO FOOLING!

Boy, March left like a pussycat here in west Michigan! We didn't have spring....went to summer right NOW! 74D Thursday and 76D Friday....time to start planting!

Planting? We've been planting in the hoop house since February. So, now we are harvesting out of the hoop house beginning last week. Picked some more fresh lettuce and spinach again today. All of our CSA members will get some (if they so choose....and who wouldn't).

Rich started working the fields today: spread gypsum (to break up the clay clods), sprayed organic solutions and got out the manure spreader to spread some compost. Will till up parts of some fields tomorrow and transplant out some Swiss Chard & Spinach that he's been growing just for the occasion.

No pictures to share....too busy picking, weeding and getting ready to plant to take any photos.

Why we elected to NOT be "Certified Organic" by the USDA.

You can't count on the Federal government. We believe in Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) which is supported by our certification agency, Certified Naturally Grown. Read the following press release from the Ludington Daily News today to see what I mean: "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Agriculture has failed to enforce penalties against some who falsely marketed foods as organic, according to an internal department investigation. A report by the agency's inspector general says the agency needs to step up enforcement of those who sell products under the "USDA Organic" label but do not meet government standards to do so. The report says the department has made improvements in maintaining the integrity of the organic program in recent years, but needs to better handle complaints about potential violators. Oversight of the organic program has become more important and more scrutinized as the industry has exploded in popularity over the last decade, growing 14 percent to 21 percent annually with sales of $24.6 billion in 2008. As more companies have vied to be part of the business, critics have charged that the government has not been restrictive enough in what it allows to be labeled as organic. The internal report says the department has failed to monitor some companies it had already identified as improperly marketing their products as organic. In one case, the department never issued enforcement action against an operation that had marketed non-organic mint under the department's label for two years. Enforcement action can simply be an agreement to correct the problem or can be more severe, including revocation of an operation's organic certification or cash penalties. In some cases, the report said, it took more than two years for the department to issue enforcement action while the companies continued to falsely market their products. The report also said the department was not processing complaints about the program fast enough and that agents charged with certifying organic operations were not following consistent rules." Peacefield Farm is now CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN by the organization of the same name. Certified Naturally Grown is based on the "Participatory Guarantee System" model of certification. An estimated ten thousand farmers worldwide participate in this type of peer-review certification program.  Click here to learn more about CNG
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WINTER READING

Lorrie and I have read some LIFE CHANGING books this winter:

                        Closing the Food Gap, Mark Winne

                        Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortensen

                        Stones into Schools, same author

Have you read any of them?

Closing The Food Gap is all about getting food to those at the poverty level. Mark Winne has 30 years experience with that sector of the economy. It peaks my interest because it is in line with one of our goals for Peacefield Farm, namely, to provide produce for the poor, indigent, un-employed, under-employed. Everyone deserves nutrient-dense, wholesome, healthy food, no matter where you live in our society.

Greg Mortensen has become a humanitarian over the past 15 years building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Over 125 so far! All with PRIVATE MONEY, not a dime of public funds! If you’ve not read his two books, get a hold of them. They will make you sit up and take notice of a non-military way to defeat the Taliban. 

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CSA SIGNUP

Lorrie and Rich want to thank all those who signed up for our FARMERS MARKET CSA. The deadline for signing up is now past (expired March 1st), so we are accepting no more registrations for 2010. We are excited to receive the support of many families and couples who made an early commitment to our growing farm enterprise. They can look forward to coming to the Ludington or Pentwater Farmer’s Markets this spring, summer and fall and picking out their produce (or strawberries!) without having to bring any money to the market. Their produce is pre-paid. Thanks so much! Save this BLOG to your “favorites bar”; revisit often as the blog will be updated frequently! Remember: the Ludington Market is on Friday’s, starting May 7, from 3 – 8 pm and the Pentwater Market is on both Monday’s and Thursday’s, starting May 31, from 10 am – 2 pm. See you there!

You Vote Three times A Day

Your Peacefield Farm farmers went to a farm conference this past weekend at MSU in Lansing. It’s called the Michigan Organic Conference (MOC); we’ve attended several years now. And we never walk away empty-handed. That was especially so this year. The conference theme this year was about GMO & non-GMO food.

It made us sit up and take note. Previously, we had not paid too much attention to GMO’s in food, thinking it wasn’t all that bad. But, boy, did we get a wake up call.
GMO’s are in four basic foods: corn, cotton, soy and canola. And, of course, those GMO’s are in all the food products made from those four basic foods.

Monsanto is the largest company that supports GMO’s; they have the biggest staff of researcher’s and attorney’s who are working 24/7 to get Roundup Ready or Bt into corn, cotton, soy or canola.

What can you do?
There is an organization called the Center for Food Safety that is THE ONE SOURCE in America for the fight against GMO in your foods. Their web site is True Food Now

They are a non-profit and you’ll see by looking at their site that they are everywhere trying to rid GMO’s from our food.

You can help by writing Congress-persons about GMO’s in your food at Write My Congressman

Spring Planting

We started planting in the hoop house yesterday, the 27th of February! 

Actually, we had been seeding in our home germination room for the entire month of February. Yesterday was  transplant day. We planted out some Joi Choi, Mei Quing Choi and several types of leaf lettuces. 

Also Rich started up the greenhouse heater yesterday. It'll take a couple of days to melt the ice in the water barrels (used to dampen out the extreme temperature swings and for storage of the SOLAR heat gain). We'll move flats of vegetables out to the greenhouse later this week!

So, spring has started at Peacefield Farm.

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ALFALFA GMO seeds

Friends of Peacefield Farm –

We are writing this to make you aware of the recent USDA push to allow MONSANTO treated ALFALFA GMO seeds come on the market. If they do, the GMO alfalfa seeds/plants will contaminate ALL alfalfa crops, conventional AND organic.
You can read more about it at this link http://www.moffa.org/articles/article/7208544/137014.htm

We urge you to read the contents of the link and WRITE TO THE USDA.
Think it’s not important to you??
Do you drink milk? Cows make milk from alfalfa hay.
Do you love horses? Horses eat alfalfa hay.
Do you eat meat? Cattle eat alfalfa hay.
Do you eat sprouts? Alfalfa sprouts will be contaminated with GMO’s, too.

We at Peacefield Farm do not knowingly allow GMO’s on our crop land; we work diligently to irradicate GMO’s.

Please support this initiative, write a letter.
There is a public comment period which expires Feb. 16, 2010…..that is only 14 days from now.
The HOW TO COMMENT instructions are at the bottom of the page at the link above.

Thanks & Peace, Rich & Lorrie

They're Playing Our Song!!

Rich discovered this song on one of his older CD's the other day. Just had to share it with our friends and neighbors. It's now one of our favorites. Click here to listen!

Introducing our 2010 VEGETABLE lineup!

Peacefield Farm will be adding some new vegetables this year. Here's a partial list:

We are introducing four new beans this year: fava, purple, yellow and Jacob's Cattle beans. Also, we are adding celery, ruby swiss chard, Indian corn and pop corn, two new types of eggplant, leeks, parsnips. We are adding several new varieties of HOT PEPPERS!  Finally, we are adding several new varieties of potatoes, including fingerlings. Plus, we are planting pumpkins and gourds this year as well. And, of course, Rich is looking forward to trying out several varieties of HEIRLOOM TOMATOES.

Besides all of those we'll grow the ole' standbys that we've grown every year: green beans, beets, broccoli, cabbages (several types), carrots, swiss chard, sweet corn, cucumbers, eggplant, kale, kohlrabi, melons, onions, peas, sweet peppers, hot peppers, potatoes, radishes, lettuces, greens, rutabaga, spinach, both summer and winter squash, and (finally) tomatoes.

Of course, we'll also grow several varieties of herbs, as well as 2 dozen kinds of flowers.

All in all, we will be growing over 80 different kinds of vegetables, herbs and flowers.

2010 - a New Year - and a new Farmer's Market CSA

To begin 2010, Peacefield Farm Announces a new way to buy your vegetables this season: FARMER'S MARKET CSA. Follow this link to our web page to find out how you can become a CSA member of Peacefield Farm. You'll find all the details, including an explaination of how a Farmer's Market CSA differs from a typical CSA, the three different annual subscription rates, the benefits of becoming a member, some Frequently Asked Questions, or FAQ's and how you can join.

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