The abundant rainfall (6.5″ at our house in 5 days) has everything green and growing at twice the normal rate. My corn is 4′ high, no tassels yet. The tomato plants are waist-high and covered in blooms and small fruit. I started them from seed in April, so the early, prolific production surprised me. Okra […]
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The Flaming Fury of Windy Acres
08/27/2011
I will tell you right up front that Flaming Fury is a peach. The best peach I have eaten in 20 years in Illinois, the best peach I have ever tasted north of South Carolina. Two Sundays ago, I had an appointment at Windy Acres Farm in Geneva, Illinois. Windy Acres is an emerald gem of a […]
CSA Cassoulet
08/06/2011
Our first Community Sustainable Agriculture pick up from Erehwon Farm took place Wednesday. As I mentioned before, we are sharing with another couple, Laura and Jim. The quantity the first week was a little light. Not too surprising, since the month of July began with drought and 90+ heat, followed by torrential rain and flooding. Anyway, John […]
07/10/2013
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