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New From the Farm – September 28

Good morning everyone. I don’t know about you, but for me as a farmer, my first thought this morning was how hard of a frost we had. Although I have not checked the fields over, I looked into a bucket of basil I accidentally left out on our porch and noticed cold damage. Teachable moment. …

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News From the Farm – September 14th

Good morning again. According to maps of our area, September 15th is the first fall frost date. Sources vary on what exactly this means, but practically speaking it means that around that date you should keep an eye out for frost. Frost can occur in temperatures a few degrees above freezing, not just at 32! …

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