With the long awaited arrival of Spring finally upon us it is certainly cause for celebration. The day length, the angle of the sun, visibly growing plants as well as the Spring songs of countless birds, all indicate that we are rounding the bend into a warmer time of year. Still some restraint is required as the outside fields remain a bit too wet and cold to prep and plant into. Rest assured that we and growers like us across the region wait with baited breath, transplants, seeds and compost in hand, for just the right moment to officially commence the outside growing season.
Here at SLG this could be considered the last week of the scaled down Winter crew(Thanks Adrianna). Next week with the last day of March we will be welcoming the first 3 crew members back and to the farm for the main season. With some additional help on the farm we plan to be planting the first round of outside crops for 2026, realistically nearly a month later than we would have liked to. We’ll be transplanting a couple of types of kale and collards, some Swiss chard, parsley and around 4,000 or so onions. Surely there is no need to tell any of you how good it will feel to be getting back out into the fields and we will certainly be glad to have the number of farmers on site doubling to accommodate the work load.
This week also marks the last indoor Saturday New Haven Market. Starting 4/4 we will be back outside at Conte West School and opening one hour earlier running from 9-1. Being back outside on Saturday’s will be just one more sign of the season as we begin to bring the first round of veg. flower and herb starts for this years plant sale. Of course before we know it we will be talking about all the markets of the season to come and the count down is on with only 5 weeks until the start of the Madison Farmer’s Market and Chester not long after that. In addition to the markets our Open Farm Shop hours kicked off last week so along with preorder pick up you can stop by Fridays from 3-6 and see what delicious veg we have to offer. We will of course also have the full variety of garden starts available at the shop as season progresses.
Have A Great Week