Coming back to the farm on a rainy Tuesday morning had me grateful for all the hard work our crew has been doing this summer in all kinds of weather. They are out there with us harvesting, weeding, irrigating and doing numerous other farm tasks in the heat, humidity, […]

In Defense of Ugly Vegetables by harvest workshare Greg Josephs There is a ritual I observe every Friday when I get home from my morning at the farm. Regardless of how tired, dirty, or hungry I am (generally all three in great measure) the first thing […]

The name of the game this week is WEEDING! While we mostly had the July 4th holiday off, the weeds growing in our fields never take a vacation! On our weekly field walk yesterday morning it felt like the weeds exploded over the weekend! It’s a race being run at […]

People often ask us how we deal with (insert garden pest here). Succession planting is a big part of our success! As a small diversified vegetable farm, we have to roll with the punches. Weather is the biggest factor that we can’t control. Things we […]

Last Wednesday evening we had our first concert (of the season/ever?) The Learning Garden was full of smiling faces as a jazz (and the scent of popping popcorn) filled the air. Moments like these are so precious to us as a community farm. We’re hoping […]

We’re transitioning to mid-season here at LexFarm. Seeding in the greenhouse is slowing down. We still have a fair amount of transplanting to do, but we’re about to turn a corner on that as well. Weeds are coming in hot and will only grow faster as […]