The Weblog
This page contains news, event information, and other items added by Ian and Adam, the resident farmers at Old 99. We send out a message every week, but most are set with a delete date about two weeks later. I archive some of the posts if they have content other than weekly availability of produce and meat.
You can send me questions too, which if they are of a general nature, I can post to this Old99 blog.
Old 99 Farm, week of Jan 9 2022
We had the coldest night of the year so far, -16C and clear sky. Greenhouses did quite well thanks to the Underground Heating and Cooling system (UHCS for short). Inside temp was -2C at ground level. Crops can survive that especially when the soil is not frozen, soil temp was about 5C in the root zone.
So we have crops for you again this week, fresh harvested and from the cold cellar.
We have available celery, mixed greens (aka mesclun), spinach, chard, mustards, collards and a selection of fresh herbs. Root vegetables include carrots, garlic, leeks, fennel, potatoes, turnip, rutabaga, squash varieties, and beets. Of course the freezers are full of beef, pork and chicken, and the hens lay eggs every day
You can find us on the Weston A Price Foundation website too.
Here’s a picture of me putting the UHCS
The pipes are two layers deep going the full length of the house, giving 5 air changes an hour.
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Healthy Eating!
Ian and Cami