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.
Old99 Farm week of Aug 6 2023
I’m having some glitches with my image software so won’t be able to include pics this week.
Suffice to say, the tomatoes look great. I harvested a 1007 gm yellow beefsteak variety today, the Kellogg’s Breakfast.
We’re having very little disease or pest pressure so far this summer. The wise ones say that’s what happens when your plants are healthy! Just dealing with mildew on the cucumber leaves. Also learned that having more snake habitat helps reduce slug pressure, because that’s what snakes eat!
Did anyone read the essay on easy food storage baby steps? I hope it helped nudge you along that direction. Will bring great peace of mind imo.
Our offering: celery, brocoli, frilly kale, Nero kale, Rainbow chard, Tiara and Savoy cabbages, Tokyo Bekana chinese cabbage, beets, bell peppers, sweet bulb onions, scallions, fennel, green garlic, baby lettuce mix, baby buttercrunch lettuce, radishes, rhubarb, carrots, collards, cabbage collards, leeks, basil and herbs. Surf to the online store here to place your order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement.
We’re getting lots of cukes and picking them early so they’re just right for pickling.
If you want lots, say several pounds or a 6L basket, send me a message.
Yours in health,
Ian, Cami and Adam