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The long, slow warm up continues—I usually conceive of spring and fall as transitional periods, but the year seems to have stalled and settled into endless spring: Cold mornings, winds with an edge of winter, slowly unfolding buds and leaves, the sun, already high overhead, yet stingy with its warmth. And, as was the case […]
With the weather wildly careening from warm to wintery, the calendar tells us it’s time to think about the growing season. Already, we’ve taken advantage of the dry, temperate weather to get some fields worked up, and our greenhouses are starting to fill with eager little plants. Last year’s persistent lack of precipitation means that […]
I’m writing on a gray November day, with the 2015 season mostly behind us-just a few loose ends left to tie, a few projects left to complete, a few markets left to attend, a few veggies left to sell. And, of course, this newsletter left to write, a summing up and synopsis of the growing […]
Just a short note to let you all know that our annual bulk carrot and potato sign-ups will officially begin today, Saturday the 3rd of October. As usual, we’re taking names from folks who are interested in picking up one (or more) 25lb bags of carrots ($28 per bag) and/or one (or more) 50lb bags […]
Just a reminder that this weekend is the Concord Farm and Garden Fair, which begins with the 10th annual “Ag” Day farmers’ market in downtown Concord. Hutchins Farm will be represented, along with about ten additional Concord farms and a variety of local organizations that promote agriculture. Ag Day will run from 10 AM to […]
August 24, 2015 After 40 plus years as co-manager of Hutchins Farm with his brother Gordon, John Bemis retired at the end of May this year. Gordon is now the sole manager of Hutchins Farm LLC. John thanks the Town of Concord and the generations of Hutchins customers for their years of support. He is […]
The dry fever of July has broken to cool, damp August mornings that seem already to whisper of autumn—but tomatoes, which to some (me) are the very emblem and embodiment of summer, are just now beginning to be abundant. In fact, apart from peas, basil, strawberries and blueberries, all now lamentably done for the year, […]
June 1st: Rain! Oh boy did we need this… June 4th: The hairy vetch cover crop is blooming! June 9th: Well look who’s guarding the onions at the Peter Spring fields… June 16th: Garlic scape season is here! Pesto time! June 17th: All of a sudden the strawberries went nuts! June 22nd: We’re back at […]
May 4th – Getting closer! May 8th – Strawberries are blooming! May 11th – Overwintered kale today on the porch! May 14th – Apple trees blooming. May 15th – Cukes in the ground! May 17th – greenhouse full of seedlings May 18th – It’s the first Central Square Farmers’ Market of the season! May 21st […]
We’re nearing the end of what is shaping up to be an uncommonly dry spring, to say the least-we rarely have had our pumps up and running quite so early, and we’ve seen more attrition of recently planted crops than is usual. Nonetheless we persevere, with a fine coating of dust deepening our fashionable farmer’s […]