As we turn the calendar one more page we realize we are just weeks away from greenhouse season! Also approaching is March 2nd, the deadline for early bird pricing for CSA and Barrett’s Bucks memberships for 2020. New member sign-up information is available here: http://www.barrettsmillfarm.com/sign-up. Email Melissa if you are a renewing CSA member that misplaced your form.
Wondering what we do on the farm in February? Organize! Seeds, records, the office, the barn - you name it, we are trying to get it in the best shape possible for the upcoming season. As seeds arrive we sort them into labeled tupperware for quick retrieval during the busy months. Any seed that is out of stock we search for other suppliers or alternatives and make sure we don’t have gaps in our carefully planned out seeding schedule. We also work to make sure we will have folks to help plant it all! We are excited to have 7 crew members returning to the fields and farm stand this year and have been conducting interviews for the remaining positions. Our organic certification renewal paperwork was submitted yesterday and our report for the Town of Concord is just awaiting our finished tax returns to be complete. Probably the most exciting day on the farm this winter was the seeding of spinach in our new high tunnel last Friday! If all goes well the spinach will be for sale in the farm stand in May when we open for the asparagus and tulip harvest. With the first planting in the ground and the greenhouse starting up next month, spring feels like it’s fast approaching!
Melissa seeding spinach in one of our high tunnels for early May harvest.