by Douglas Brown | May 26, 2017 | Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, farmers market
Farming would be so much easier if we planted just one thing, like corn or tomatoes. Prep the soil in the spring. Wait for the right day during the planting window to put things in the ground. Plant. Weed. Harvest. The end. Since we supply our restaurants with most of...
by Douglas Brown | May 19, 2017 | Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, farmers market, Uncategorized
Happy Friday, Black Catters. It has been a busy week. We have been planting at a fevered pace for a few weeks, and due to the snow/rain that we saw coming earlier in the week we understood we had to get seeds into the ground before it all began. So we planted corn. We...
by Douglas Brown | May 12, 2017 | Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, farmers market, Uncategorized
Now is a favorite time of the growing season — we are planting summer. In go the tomato and pepper starts. In go the eggplant and cauliflower and tomatillos. And this year, in go the potatoes. We grew potatoes a number of years ago, and then stopped. We wanted to...
by Douglas Brown | May 5, 2017 | Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, farmers market, Uncategorized
Happy Friday, Black Catters! And what a Friday it is — 71 degrees at 11 a.m., with temperatures supposed to hit 81 on Saturday. Sure beats last week’s market experience — below freezing and snow. We have been busy weeding again, naturally. And of course,...
