Beginning in Earnest

Posted in Farmer B - Written by admin on July 11, 2013 - 0 Comments

Three weeks ago I traded in my day job to accept a full time position with BWF as Agrarian. So now it begins in earnest shaping these 40 acres into their full potential as a viable farm. The initial efforts will center on improving access and building the foundation of corrals, fencing, water and pasture to support a grass fed beef effort. Hope to get enough done this dry season to set up for possibly overwintering some cattle to get started and having everything ready to go for a full effort next spring. All this along with hopefully getting a buckwheat honey harvest later this summer and of course harvesting the garlic crop and planting next year’s crop as well. Lots to do, we’ll keep you posted on the peaks and valleys of the process so if you’re interested please check back regularly. It will be interesting…

Day One

Posted in Farmer B - Written by admin on June 17, 2013 - 0 Comments

First day away from the Corporate Income Stream. Now on to living The Life: the vagaries of farming, the whims of weather, for better or for worse… here we go folks.

Garlic 101 Vernalization

Posted in Farmer B - Written by admin on January 14, 2013 - 0 Comments

Just back from a very cold weekend with your next year’s garlic crop. Got down to the mid 20’s this weekend and a few more nights are on the way still to come. That’s OK though because the varieties we grow benefit from a good shot of freeze. Its called vernalization and in a round about way this is the process by which the single seed clove begins the bulbing process resulting in the multiple clove bulbs we all know and love so well.

Free Shipping

Posted in Farmer B - Written by admin on December 20, 2012 - 0 Comments

That’s right! Between now and New Years all garlic orders of 1# or more will get free shipping! Wow!

Promises Promises

Posted in Farmer B - Written by admin on December 11, 2012 - 0 Comments

I know I’ve promised more activity here and that hasn’t happened for sure. But– we have been pretty dang busy getting the new website up, working on cleaning the house and barn on the new property, building a short road, moving equipment ahead of the rain under cover now that we have it, weeding newly emerged garlic and now getting ready for the Holidays. Next year I’ll be better at this and my plan will be to follow the Phoenix Rising that is the BWF 6 acres merged with the BWF 30 acres: corrals, fencing, a culvert across the slough, moving the Old Farmhouse..whoa I better stop now before I scare myself!

Stay tuned–