Farm Updates

Berries and Peaches are looking promising.  Parsnips are 10-12" tall. Garlic is looking great. Corn, Carrots and Cauliflower are some of the new plantings. Weekly repeat planting continues on broccoli, greens, lettuces, etc. David is waiting for the weather to warm to plant summer and winter squash, melons, peppers, eggplant and tomatoes.  It should happen in the next week or so.

Drop Off Expansion

Wheeler Farms mentioned that they were interested in hosting a drop-off.  So if there is enough interest (20+ members) in that area, we could add a drop-off.  Post a comment if you're interested or know folks who might be.

David also mentioned that he would be willing to add drop-offs for under 20 members to locations that are easy to get to right off the freeway (along I-15 or I-80) and on the way to other drop locations.

Organic Certification

David recently attended a meeting held by the SLC Downtown Alliance about organic certification.  Although our farming practices comply, certification is cost and time prohibitive, especially when our goal is to keep cost down for members.  It's especially difficult for a farm like ours where we grow such a huge variety.  To keep paperwork on 500-600 different items would be a huge nightmare.  So we're thinking at this stage that the best compromise is to certify about an acre in the center of our farm.  To quality, all the land on the farm around the certified acre would have to be organic, which it is.  But by only certifying the 1 acre and a few varieties, we can manage the paperwork and the cost.  So that is our current plan.

Farm Updates

Garlic, shallots, onions & leeks are over a foot tall.  Peas are 6" tall.  Potatoes are planted. Fruit trees are pruned. Greens, lettuce & broccoli are all doing well. Asparagus is starting to pop up.  Anyone who wants to help plant will get some of the first pickings before the season starts.  We'll need help planting tomatoes and peppers in a week or two.  Email zoe@zoegarden.com if you're interested.  Of course, farming always has its hurdles too: two broken-down tractors and we could use a little more rain.  But other than that, the planting season is starting off great.