Posts tagged california asparagus farm
Hungry Hollow Happenings: May 2024

Planting season is a frenzied season. There is a short window in which we need to “terminate” our cover crops – we talked about that in the last letter – and prepare the field to be planted anew in “cash” crops. Getting all the beds in all the fields prepared at once is tricky (or, rather, impossible). We have a limited number of tractors and tractor drivers, and a seemingly unlimited amount of work to get done in what feels like a very limited amount of time.

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Hungry Hollow Happenings: April 2024

It’s early April and we’re starting to believe Spring is here. The almond blossoms of our neighbors’ orchards have all fluttered to the ground, the oak trees dotting the hillsides are showing their bright green new leaves, and our asparagus is starting to emerge out of the ground at a steady pace.

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