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So it’s Friday again, and it’s kind of neat – we’ve had over 3.20″ of rain in the past three days that came down in a nice slow rain.  It’s nice and muddy everywhere, and while it means we aren’t able to transplant the things in the greenhouse that are ready to go outside, it alsoContinue reading “Early Spring Crops”

I’m sure some of you know the old wives tale that you should plant potatoes on Good Friday.  Some year’s this seems to make sense, but as you know, Good Friday came very early this year (March 25).  This was too early for potato planting.   So when will we be planting potatoes?  Pretty soon. Continue reading “Cutting Potatoes”

A few weeks ago, before there was too much rain, in between snows and on a day that was both calm (low wind) and not too warm, Ryan went out to the field and very carefully laid plastic.  Many times you will hear us refer to this as “mulch” or “plastic mulch.”  The main ideaContinue reading “Onion Planting”

I am excited to say that our CSA is filling up more quickly than any other year. Get your CSA sign up in soon. We appreciate the continued support from all of you and are looking forward to spring!    

There was a time in our lives that when the power went out, it just wasn’t that big of a deal.  And really, in the grand scheme of things, the power going out isn’t too bad.  But instead of grabbing another blanket on a cold night, we slowly wake up to realize the power isContinue reading “What do you do without power?”

It’s hard to believe that it’s been just one little week since we’ve had an empty greenhouse.  Since then we’ve been very busy.  Ryan and I spent some quality time in the greenhouse seeding crops to go out later this spring. Quality time in the greenhouse was ended a before we were able to finishContinue reading “The Greenhouse is Full”

The greenhouse is feeling a little empty since we planted lettuce.  The tomatoes and cucumbers are growing nicely down the center, but the benches are awfully empty. Luckily, Ryan and crew are hard at work preparing to fill those benches back up.  Margret counts trays and prepares labels while Ryan fills them with soil.  SoonContinue reading “An empty greenhouse”

The greenhouse looks a little empty right now.  We had a relatively small amount of plants in there and today, we planted 31 trays of lettuce or approximately 2100 plants. We planted multiple varieties.  First we moved them out of the greenhouse onto hayracks. We gave everyone a drink of water – yes, at Pekarek’sContinue reading “Planting Lettuce”

Nebraska Heart Institute in Lincoln is our newest Pekarek’s Produce CSA pick up location! This is exciting news!  New in 2016, Pekarek’s Produce will be offering a south Lincoln CSA pick up location.  Pekarek’s Produce has partnered with CHI Health to offer you the opportunity to participate in a community supported agriculture (CSA) program on theContinue reading “New in 2016 – Nebraska Heart Institute CSA Pick Up Location”

Here it is folks!  The 2016 CSA Flyer and Membership Form.