by Douglas Brown | Jun 30, 2017 | Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, farmers market
Longer days, warm nights, the strong sun arcing over the fields day after day, plenty of irrigation (thank you mountain snow!) — all of the above makes Black Cat Farm’s plants exceedingly happy. Growing up in such healthy soil, under conditions like these, leads...
by Douglas Brown | Jun 9, 2017 | Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, farmers market
And now comes the heat. The mixture of quick afternoon thunderstorms combined with daytime temperatures in the 70s and low 80s has been ideal. The farm looks plugged in — like it somehow is being lit from within. The colors can be incandescent. The 10-day forecast,...
by Douglas Brown | Jun 2, 2017 | Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, farmers market
All that we do here in Black Cat World — farming, cooking, service — revolves around something we treasure: hospitality. We toil to make sure our actions on the farm are earth- and community-hospitable. We sell this food at the market, and we transform it into dishes...