Wow! Just wow! We’ve had a relatively mild winter so far, but the clouds and the constant sheet of snow with ice has started to make me feel the winter duldrums. We have enjoyed the sledding but I was so happy this weekend to get a couple of days with sun and warm weather! It’sContinue reading “February feels like spring…for at least one day”
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2019 Weekly Vegetable Subscription – Week 5
Summer is Here! Summer crops are arriving very soon with the warm weather. Tomatoes are starting to turn. There are small zucchini and summer squash hanging on the plants. There are even silks coming out of the first variety of sweet corn, called ‘Sweetness.’ Early sweet corn plants are almost comical – barely 3 feetContinue reading “2019 Weekly Vegetable Subscription – Week 5”
2019 Weekly Vegetable Subscription – Week 4
Things are coming along! We are making the shift from picking in the greenhouse and high tunnels to the field. Beets and carrots are almost ready outside. Broccoli and kohlrabi are going strong outside. Peas are coming from outside. The peas in the buildings have given their all and what’s left was fed toContinue reading “2019 Weekly Vegetable Subscription – Week 4”
2019 Weekly Vegetable Subscription – Week 2
STILL No Irrigation Needed! Welcome back. The crew is starting to come together. I’ve got several new recruits that we have not been able to get out to the farm because it is too muddy. They are all anxious to get out and onto the time clock, but Mother Nature has kept a lid onContinue reading “2019 Weekly Vegetable Subscription – Week 2”
2019 Weekly Vegetable Subscription – Week 1
No Irrigation Needed! Welcome to the first week of the Pekarek’s Produce Weekly Vegetable Subscription. We are glad to see our returning friends and have new ones on board. Let’s talk about how this will work. Each week you pickup a box of produce with your name on it. Take it home and enjoy! TheContinue reading “2019 Weekly Vegetable Subscription – Week 1”
Weekly Vegetable Subscription
Well, it’s still cold, but we are well on our way to a spring. Which means we’ve got all sorts of yummy vegetables growing for you! There’s spinach in the high tunnels, although the arugula didn’t fair well through the cold. The tomatoes and cucumbers are coming along nicely… looks like we have been ableContinue reading “Weekly Vegetable Subscription”
Sign Up for Your Weekly Vegetable Subscription from Pekarek’s Produce
Well, it’s still cold, but we are well on our way to a spring. Which means we’ve got all sorts of yummy vegetables growing for you! There’s spinach in the high tunnels, although the arugula didn’t fair well through the cold. The tomatoes and cucumbers are coming along nicely… looks like we have been ableContinue reading “Sign Up for Your Weekly Vegetable Subscription from Pekarek’s Produce”
February 2019…Oh snow!
It’s no surprise to anyone in Nebraska, but it’s getting to be quite a snowy winter. With the wet fall and the snowy, cold spring we are getting anxious to get out into the field. Looking at the forecast, it may be a long wait! Since we began farming in 2004, this is probably theContinue reading “February 2019…Oh snow!”
Week 4 – Fall 2018 CSA
Things have finally slowed down. Mother Nature has continued to have her way this fall. Since our last delivery to you folks, we have had a large rain, an inch of ice, and about 4 inches of snow. Now with the warm weather, we have (as we have been discussing all through late summer andContinue reading “Week 4 – Fall 2018 CSA”
Week 3 – Fall 2018 CSA
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. We managed to “celebrate” for three days starting on Thursday at our house. Friday was football which is always part of the holiday. Saturday was another large meal. This week’s box is kind of big. We’ve got some good things in there. Make a salad with broccoli, redContinue reading “Week 3 – Fall 2018 CSA”