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Hungry Hollow Happenings: September 2023
Hungry Hollow Happenings: September 2023

While Labor Day may mark an end of summer for some, we generally look towards the crops to let us know when seasons end. September is a transitional period where summer and fall blend together, the seasonal crops and activities overlapping. Whether it’s “late summer” or “early fall,” the between time is full of excitement as we begin harvesting winter squash (also known as hard squash), officially finish with watermelon (but then continue to bring in smaller harvests from our grafted plants that are still somehow looking great), continue on with harvesting tomatoes (while starting to take down early plantings), and begin planting for fall (true fall, that is).

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Hungry Hollow Happenings: Early Spring
Hungry Hollow Happenings: Early Spring

Early summer on the farm is a whirlwind of “organized chaos.”

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