Introducing My 1953 Ferguson Tractor

 

 

 Last summer I made a new purchase a 1953 TO-30 Ferguson Tractor.  It is a great tractor starts right up every time, and is made to work.  It is going to make this next growing season so much easier and more enjoyable.  I got to use it this past fall to help plant my garlic, and also got to do some fall clean up by brush hogging the entire property.  The above picture was from last fall, and the hilled rows in the background is one of 3 areas that I planted my garlic.  I purchase a hiller for the tractor that makes quick work of making beautiful tall hills to plant in.  I also have a rear scoop which I was able to use to move around and spread manure.  

My Real Veggies Farm work team, 832 BCS two wheel tractor/ tiller and my 1953 TO-30 Ferguson Tractor.  They are a couple of hard workers!

Farm Update

Here are a few updates on what we have been busy with lately at Real Veggies Farm.

Inside seed planting has started just over a month ago.  Right now I have started in my basement: cabbage, swiss chard, kohlrabi, eggplant, rhubarb, asparagus, onions, sweet peppers, basil, some other herbs, and a few other things.  Over the next couple of days I need to start my kale, mustard greens, some lettuce, and a few other things.

Right now I should be planting my lettuce outside.  Unfortunately due to the weather it does not look like I will be able to get that done within the next week.  So I am planning on starting some of my lettuce in my hoophouse and transplanting it outside, that way I may have some lettuce for some of my shows in May.  Everything outside right now is like a very cold swamp, not what it is normally like this time in April.  Hopefully some time soon our weather gets a little warmer.  I am getting a little tired of seeing snow in the weather forecast.

I made a trip out to the farm last weekend to see how my garlic is doing, and it seems to be doing quite well.  You can not see the garlic very well, but it is there.

 

 I have some good news to tell everyone.  Starting this coming weekend we will now begin accepting credit cards!  A few weeks ago I decided that I was going to get a smart phone, so that I could begin accepting credit cards.  Tomorrow I am going to be retiring my flip phone for good, and switching over to my new smart phone!  Everything has been tested and ready to go, all I have to do is switch over my phone and we will be ready to accept credit cards this weekend.

Also on another happy note, this year will be our 10 year anniversary of selling at Valley City Farmers Market.  Last year 2017 was Valley City Farmers Market's 10 year anniversary.