Category Archives: Farming

Shiitake

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Last week we welcomed the farm’s newest residents: Shiitake mushroom logs! We were able to purchase these logs from our friends over at Root Force Collective Farm who shut down their farm at the end of last season. The logs are dormant during the winter, but should provide us with a crop of delicious shiitake mushrooms for market during the spring and fall.

Shiitake mushroom logs.

Shiitake mushroom logs.

Each log has been inoculated with shiitake mushroom spawn.

Each log has been inoculated with shiitake mushroom spawn.

In other news, if you’d like to see Pine Fork Farm’s produce featured in another of Michele Humlan’s delicious creations, then head over to River City Good Eats!

It Begins!

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It may seem wintery outside, but we’ve already started sowing seeds! Perennial herbs take a long time to establish so we’re giving them a head start so they will be producing in time for the farmer’s market and CSA. They will spend their first few weeks inside under grow lights before they move out into the greenhouse.

Gus is sowing herbs into trays of potting soil.

Gus is sowing herbs into trays of potting soil.

Look how tiny the oregano seeds are!

Look how tiny the oregano seeds are!

Sowing oregano.

Sowing oregano.

If you’re looking for info on the 2013 CSA, it’s right here!

2013 CSA

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Registration is now open for the 2013 Pine Fork Farm CSA!

You can find the registration form and check out all the details here. There will be a limited number of shares, so make sure you get your registration in early!  If you’re new to the concept of Community Supported Agriculture, joining a CSA is a great way to familiarize yourself with seasonal eating while helping to support a local farmer.

Also,  check it out:  Richmond Chef Michele Humlan made a salad featuring my radishes and blogged about it over at River City Good Eats!

Garlic

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Garlic ready for planting

Garlic is the last crop to go in the ground before winter. It won’t be ready to harvest until early summer, but it’s worth the wait. A few weeks ago I planted fifteen pounds of a hardneck garlic variety called Duganski. This variety is originally from Uzbekistan.

Duganski

Planting garlic