off to a running start!

it has been crazy busy around the farm, lots of roto tilling seeding and transplanting.  I have also been busy getting my Packing shed ready for the season and attending meetings this past month.  My new Cooler is almost finished all that is left is to have the refrigeration guy out to do his part of the job.

happenings @ G It's Fresh

inter seeding

this past week we have finished digging parsnips, planted radishes, spinach, and chard. I also inter seeded some alfalfa and grass into my tricale that I planted last fall. Beth helped me plant some russet potatoes Monday before it started to rain. on Monday I also went to harmony MN to check on my plants that I am having custom grown.

Beth Making sure everything is working the way it is suppose to while planting

Jon's potato planter

some picture of what I have been up to this winter

This winter I did some traveling, went to New Jersey to look at a potato digger with my friends in January. on our way back from NJ we stopped at the Indianapolis motor speed way and checked out the race way museum. that was neat! a couple weeks after we had been out to look at the digger I had it hauled back to Iowa. That was quite the trip as well. On the way out the they hauled some steel wheels for a Mennonite and some feed. on the way back we picked up my digger, and made various stops along the way and picked up some pieces for a steam engine along the way back. on our way back we were about 15 miles form Gettysburg so we stopped. since the last time that I had been there they have put up a new visitor center a highlight from there was a painting of the battle field that they painted in a dome then the shined different lights on it which brought it to life! I recommend checking it out. I also pit up a picture from the end of the potato harvest with 3 wagon loads of spuds, and my friend John harvesting my corn. the shed in the picture is the the one that we built last fall with tin on it. spring has sprung more pictures to follow soon!

A rain day: great time to upload some more pictures

Hello Every one

Currently I have been picking lots of tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, and tons of potatoes. I have harvested so many potatoes that I had to get 21 more bins like you see on the wagon hopefully that will be enough but I have a feeling that I will need to get more so that I have something to put my storage carrots, cabbage, beet, parsnips, sweet potatoes, and winter squash. Wow lots of busy days ahead as things come to there final maturity. I am really looking forward to having more tasty produce to market through this winter. Last Friday I also purchased a used Clark fork lift that will make moving thing around in my potato storage shed much easier and safer more pictures to come as the fall harvest progresses.

what I have been up to latly

hello every one things have been extremely busy at my farm. it has bee filled with harvesting tomatoes, potatoes and my fall cole crops. My new packing shed has come along ways. I now have a nice pad of cement to work on and a roof over my head. I finally got moved into my trailer the end of July it has been nice to be able to get up in the morning and go out and start working on my farm. Potato harvest has been coming along nicely so far with the help of some volunteers over the past 3 Sundays combined we have dug approximately 20,000 pounds of various varieties of potatoes. I hope to do a better job of keeping this up dated this fall. hopefully. I also just got my van back last week thank for the great job Bill. SO keep your eyes open for the G It's fresh Van

lots of tomatoes!

it has been awhile since I have posted on here many of you are probably wondering what I have been occupying my time well I have been doing lots of harvesting and getting ready for my organic inspection which went well last Friday, two weeks ago I moved in to my trailer. last week we started picking some nice slicer tomatoes we picked around 500#s last Friday and another 800 on Monday. today we picked another 500. so if you need any tomatoes let me know! progress on my shed is moving forward the put the poles and rafters up last week and the tin on on Tuesday I will put pictures up soon haven't downloaded them to my computer lately. the picture is one that my uncle Dean took while he and his family came to visit in June. I plan to but more picture up soon. :)

Is this Heaven no It's Iowa! :)

Hello every one.  last week construction started on my new packing shed the put in some footings and a cement stub wall. this week the floor heat and cement floor will be put in. in two weeks they should be able to start putting the building up.  the power company was also there last week they put in some power poles and will hopefully get the line in This week. monday was a very productive day me and my crew of three planted about 15000 brocoli plants in about 4 hours!  I also want to let every one know that I will have weekly vegetable shares available starting this week the shares are $20 per week sign up today for a bountiful box full of Fresh produce or you can sign up for the rest of the season for $300 the main season ends Oct. 31 if you are intersted send me an email @ gitsfresh@gmail.com