by mikesgardenharvest | Apr 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Well, we didn’t know what to expect and maybe that was a good thing…lol. Yesterday we hosted our first Easter Hop (Scavenger Hunt) which was broadcasted over the FB airwaves throughout Riverside South, Findlay Creek, Hunt Club and Uplands/Mooney’s...
by mikesgardenharvest | Nov 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Ever seen one of those corny family Christmas movies, and there is that scene when the Dad gets caught in some sort of obviously fake Santa costume putting presents under the tree.. Well..here we are (lol). Every year, we hope to be able to offer a Winter Gift from...
by mikesgardenharvest | Oct 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
This is the first morning that actually feels like there is fall in the air. I did a walk to check my squash counts. It was wet, cold and the air was clear. Quite beautiful with all the colors. This, as you know is the final week of our 16 week summer/fall...
by mikesgardenharvest | Oct 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Over the past weeks, we have talked about the many parts that make the operation whole. The membership that helps fund, the staff and volunteers that lean in and the farm dog who keeps an ever-watchful eye. With the potato harvest being front and centre, now would be...
by mikesgardenharvest | Oct 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
You will see at least one on every farm you go to. Typically they are the first to greet you. Sometimes friendly and sometimes..well not so much. Much like myself in that regard…lol. Seemingly part wild and part domestic I speak of course of the farm...
by mikesgardenharvest | Sep 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
I looked out my window Friday morning and there it was. Grown by the light of this week’s full moon. I’ve only seen one once before, years ago now and this one was huge. Freaky huge. Like some alien life form had landed and taken residence. ...
by mikesgardenharvest | Sep 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Well… THAT happened. What a week!! First, I decide to get creative and ambitious with the shared contents and we elect to offer up a wider than usual selection of herbs during the dog end part of the season for them. THEN, I compound the felony...
by mikesgardenharvest | Sep 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
As this September evokes some new routines for many of us, it is only prudent that we change the menu up a little bit 🙂 Just like it is with students in the classroom, a farmer will tell you that every vegetable has its’ own personality. Radishes are the...
by mikesgardenharvest | Sep 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Not a common sight in this part of the world, but last night, here at the farm, I watched one of our gardeners happily carrying out her harvest, which was artfully balanced on her head. She is African of course. I found myself musing, “I know about people, but I...
by mikesgardenharvest | Aug 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
It was the summer of 1945 in Bunol, Spain. A group of young men attending the Giants and Big Head figures parade filled with … let’s call it ‘enthusiasm’. Six years of war was at a near end and there was an energy and excitement that was...
