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Posted on July 6, 2018 by jwycall

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Keeping it clean! Last pass through the pumpkins, Keeping it clean! Last pass through the pumpkins, cabbage, and potatoes to knock out weeds before the canopy closes and weeds are shaded out. When necessary we'll add a little fertilizer from the hopper mounted on the front as we go to give the plants a little boost if necessary. After the cultivation pass we'll come through and hoe or pull out the weeds remaining in the row.
Sun + Water = Life Sun + Water = Life
U pick is open! We have containers but its best t U pick is open! We have containers but its best to bring your own. U pick hours are Monday thru Saturday 9am to 4pm.
Kickin' off Summer with a quick little camping tri Kickin' off Summer with a quick little camping trip to Silverwood Theme Park in Athol, Idaho and a stop at the Kootenai River Swinging Bridge near Troy, Montana. YOU should go, it's AMAZING!!!
In spring windy days are common, probably anywhere In spring windy days are common, probably anywhere. The forecast looked great when we started planting but within an hour or two, high wind warnings were issued for our area.There was no avoiding it, we had to plant and as usual, we'll have to replant to replace the 20 percent or so that didn't survive 48 hours of unrelenting winds. Fortunately we have the replacement plants ready to go.
The 2024 pumpkins are in!!! We're about 5 days dee The 2024 pumpkins are in!!! We're about 5 days deep into this planting and it's almost done. Many thanks to the crew who put in a 10.5 hour Sunday to get it in the ground before the rain came down.
Just a little walk thru of the indoor farm areas f Just a little walk thru of the indoor farm areas for this last week of May. We've been field vegetable farming for 17 years, and last year we decided to get serious about greenhouse growing. Even though we don't have heat yet, these greenhouses are plenty warm to get things going. So far we're happy with the results on the spring end of the season, now we have to figure out the fall end.
The Farm Store is now open for the 2024 season!!! The Farm Store is now open for the 2024 season!!! Stop by Monday thru Saturday from 9am to 5pm and get some great local produce, the greenhouses are cranking and we are stocked up!!! Become a member before June 1st and get 15% off your NSF produce, become a member after June 1st and get 10% off. See northshoreorganic.farm for more info.
Things we do in our spare time 😜 Things we do in our spare time 😜
Shaping beds while rollers mark the spacing. We'l Shaping beds while rollers mark the spacing. We'll plant potatoes by hand since it goes faster that way with 4 people.
Looking forward to the first Kalispell Farmer's Ma Looking forward to the first Kalispell Farmer's Market of 2024 tomorrow, May 4th from 9am til 12:30pm at Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC). The weather forecast looks fantastic. Come check out what your local farmers have to offer!!! @kalispellmarket
New to the farm is our first batch of pigs. Soon New to the farm is our first batch of pigs. Soon their shelter will be finished and we will move them out to the fields where they will go to work grazing cover crops and building soil in our resting vegetable fields. Since pigs are not herbivores we will also provide them with a locally produced grain based feed to help them grow. Along with sunshine, exercise, and clean living conditions, it is the lush green vegetatation and other wild forages that are the secret to growing super delicious pork. You can't get pork like this at the grocery store, only from small producers that provide all of the key elements just mentioned. Available only at the farm store beginning in August.
Sweet cloudburst up near Creston. Looking over Fe Sweet cloudburst up near Creston. Looking over Fennon Slough.
Last pass before seeding these new beds. Carrots, Last pass before seeding these new beds. Carrots, beets, onions, spinach, and radishes going in today. Lets hope for a nice shot of rain to get things going, the river is still too low to run irrigation.
Today is officially Soil Health Day in Montana. H Today is officially Soil Health Day in Montana. How awesome it is to live and farm in a state that celebrates agriculture and the foundation of a healthy society. Wendell Berry wrote... "The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it we can have no community, because without proper care for it we can have no life. I couldn't agree more Wendell, well put! We love farming and we love farmers, what an honor it is to be one. This reel is just a little bit of what soil health reminds us of here at NSF. #soilhealthday #soilhealthweek #mtsoilhealthday #mtsoilhealthweek #mtsoilhealth #mtagriculture #montanafarming #montanaagriculture
Whew, things got a little spicy here recently. Th Whew, things got a little spicy here recently. The weather forecast last week was apocalyptic and was enough to spread fear and panic through this little corner of the world. On January 13th it got down to -31F here at the farm, probably the coldest weather I've ever experienced, definitely the coldest weather I've ever had to bring livestock through. After putting up a pen with a makeshift wind break (it was -50F or worse with wind chill), and supplying enough hay and water to get through the cold snap, there was nothing left to do but keep an eye on things to be sure disaster would be averted. Surprisingly, things have gone just fine, and I am in awe of what all the animals, wild and domestic, are capable of gracefully enduring as long as their needs are met. I guess the end times will just have to wait until the next polar vortex.
Cold and clear. Negative 20 degrees and way out o Cold and clear. Negative 20 degrees and way out on the ice on Flathead Lake.
Everything is better with some cows around. Might Everything is better with some cows around. Mighty proud of this starter herd of 9 heifers and 1 visiting bull. Mainly Lowline Angus genetics but also some British White mixed in for additional cuteness, heat tolerance, and pasture ornamentation. All small framed stature for excellent grass finishing capabilities. Grass finished beef coming in 2026 and beyond!!!
Game on Game on
We fenced 50 acres of prime pasture and will soon We fenced 50 acres of prime pasture and will soon have the barn finished. A small grass-finished beef operation and a farm-scale compost factory wrapped into one. It's time to get ready ya'll, winter is coming.
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