Author Archives: jim

Farmsitter

Posted on May 29, 2012 by jim

When you go out to dinner and don’t want to take the kids, you get a babysitter. When you have to leave the farm for a week right in the middle of peak season, you need a Farmsitter. We just … Continue reading →

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The Spring Fling

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jim

Hello! Welcome to the long overdue installment of “what is happening at the Peace Crops farm.” I’d always heard that spring planting time was supposed to be busy in the farming world, but now I know it to be true- … Continue reading →

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Bee sad

Posted on March 17, 2012 by jim

We got a sunny day today, for the first time in a while. It gave me a chance to go out and check up on my bees, when the cold wouldn’t be too harmful to them if I poked around. … Continue reading →

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Clearing brush

Posted on February 20, 2012 by jim

Things are slowly getting back into gear at the farm. Our big task for the time being is clearing out another 3,000 square feet of garden space to get ready for the coming season. I spent some time hacking back … Continue reading →

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2012 Ecofarming Conference

Posted on February 9, 2012 by jim

You may remember that back in December, Emily got a scholarship to go to a fancy farm conference in New York.  While she was there, she heard of another big one on the left coast, and called me to hurry-up-quick … Continue reading →

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Seed selection

Posted on January 23, 2012 by jim

The rains of winter are still coming down. Luckly, this is the time of year where there isn’t a lot of outdoor work on the farm. Slogging in the rain can wait another month or two! There are a few … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jim

Welcome to 2012! We’re in the dead season right now at the farm… all the plants have died back, the bees are dormant for the winter, and most of the other hippie farmers I know are away traveling or hibernating … Continue reading →

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Retrospective and things to come…

Posted on December 10, 2011 by jim

December is finally upon us, a time when all good farmers look back upon the year they’ve had, weigh their successes and failures, and then start planning for the year to come. In our first year of farming, we: Planted … Continue reading →

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Stinky jobs

Posted on December 1, 2011 by jim

It’s salmon spawning season here in the Pacific Northwest. Every November, after a few years at sea, zillions of salmon return to the inland waterways of their birth. They wiggle their massive silvery bodies up think creeks and brooks, loitering … Continue reading →

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Popcorn fail

Posted on November 23, 2011 by jim

Corn is a point of some contention in our family, one of the few subjects that we don’t agree upon wholeheartedly. I like corn; it’s tasty when it’s really fresh and sweet, it’s fairly easy to grow, and it makes … Continue reading →

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