Category Archives: Farms

“Local things growing enough to fill your tummy” Time

Posted on June 9, 2012 by

This Thursday, a marvellous herald of summer happened.  The Red Fire Farm CSA began.  This marks the beginning of ‘local things growing enough to fill your tummy’ phase of the growing season. We had already managed to enjoy fresh things … Continue reading →

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Garden Update

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

So……. yeah, we haven’t really posted in a while….. a long while……..The last time we posted, New England looked rather bare. This is the community garden at Larz Anderson Park in Brookline.  We have had the opportunity this year to … Continue reading →

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The end of the CSA season

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Last Friday was our last Red Fire Farm CSA distribution for the year.  This year’s extended season went out with a bit of a bang. A truck breakdown caused the distribution to be an hour late.  However, there were very … Continue reading →

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Berries!

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

I’ve been promising to post about our berry picking. We have done a decent bit of berry picking this past month. As I sit lethargically in front of my window air conditioning unit, I think it is the right time … Continue reading →

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Chickens!

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

So, a while back, I mentioned that Theresa and I spent the day with Martin, one of the chicken/egg farmers at Red Fire Farm whom we’ve become friends with.  We spent the day picking strawberries with him-he needed to pick … Continue reading →

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