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Yes, the sun may be shining right now BUT as a tiny micro-farm (yes, Jeff and I do ALL the work ourselves), we must be prepared to use time wisely, to the best of our ability. Given the winter storm warning issued for the coming weekend, we are cancelling our pop up for this Saturday, 3/16/23. We are extremely thankful for any precipitation we receive but we want everyone to be safe. Accordingly, we will make good use of the time to focus more time on farm projects & plant starts. Weather permitting we will be back out and popping up next Saturday, 3/23/2024.
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 I'm often asked how I use microgreens. Honestly, there are virtually unlimited ways to use them; from fresh snacking to adding to soups, stews, salads, stirfry dishes or sandwiches. Here's one way I use them for breakfast. Isn't this such a pretty St. Patty's Breakfast plate?! It's super healthy and easy to make! Just one farm fresh happy egg (over medium) on a bed of lightly sauteed in extra virgin olive oil SowThankful Farm Pea Microgreens with a half slice of homemade sourdough toast. YUM! It's so good, I sometimes have it for lunch or dinner!
NOTE the time change for our pop up tomorrow: 9AM - 11AM. Location details in the flyer image below. Be sure to make time to visit From The Ashes Comes Amore while you're there. They have wonderful sweet treats, coffee, herbs and unique boutique items.
These are the current results of my winter experiment growing Orange Hat micro dwarf cherry tomatoes indoors.
These plants were started in January 2023. They are in hanging baskets. They have been producing flowers and fruit since March of 2023 (yes--for nearly a year). They are in my house and only receive sunlight from our south facing windows (NO GROW LIGHTS). I do have a small oscillating fan for air circulation. I do water and fertilize them about weekly using an organic fish emulsion. The fruits are wonderful treats in salads or just to pop in your mouth in the middle of winter. Last year (2023) I read of an account of a farmer growing the same plants hydroponically for 3 years (they were also Orange Hat micro dwarf cherry tomatoes) and they were still producing well; so I thought I'd try my own experiment in soil in hanging baskets. Note: Orange Hat Micro Dwarf thrives in relatively low light. They do well in a south facing window without grow lights; but I DO NOT think this approach would work with most other varieties of tomatoes. Note #2: Orange Hat does NOT like a lot of direct sun. I tested them outside last year and they do not like our intense, direct sun. They should do fine outside under shade cloth or on a covered patio but they truly suffer if forced to endure extended amounts of direct sun here in the high desert mountains area of New Mexico. Because my passion is heirloom and specialty plant nursery development, as we get closer to the start of the summer growing season we will have Orange Hat Micro Dwarf Tomato Plant starts available for purchase. If you would like to be notified by email when we begin selling plant starts, send me an email request to [email protected] . Otherwise, we will post our sales here on our farm blog as well as on Facebook & Nextdoor. |
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