Geezer Farm has been providing fresh, healthy, nourishing ecologically grown food for ten years. This season obviously presents some challenges for all local growers as the Staunton Farmers Market is delayed and many restaurants are closed. In spite of the challenges getting my produce to consumers this year I have decided not to slow down. […]
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Ten years
Guess what? Geezer Farms tenth season has started. It has taken a while but I feel like the farm has hit it’s stride, and is exactly where I want it to be. (Other than not having pet donkeys, but that’s another post). Last season I curtailed my photography work in order to devote myself full-time […]
Community
Being part of a farming, food-loving community has been one of the best parts of farming in Staunton. A few months ago I was asked by a friend, Kayla MacLachlan (has worked on Geezer Farm) to be part of a group CSA at Newtown Baking. Through this meeting I met Louella Hill, owner of a […]
Getting an early start
Trying to have vegetables in April means beating nature. To harvest greens and root crops in April, they need to be seeded in early February, transplanted in late February and hope the weather cooperates so you can harvest them throughout April. Yesterday Sharon and Leslie helped me finish setting up a caterpillar tunnel. This is […]