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The first round of harvest is complete for the chef-sized Superior potatoes. Yukons and Blues coming later this month.

This has been an important summer for Turtle Pace Farm. We added 15 open acres of land that we are now in the process of transitioning for organic production. Here is our first effort, cover cropping buckwheat to add organic matter.

Tonight is the night for the Chincoteague Bay Field Station Farm-to-Table Dinner, Serving up the Shore. We can’t wait to try the pickle tray prepared by chef Amy Brandt that will feature Turtle Pace Farm turnips and cucumbers. We are looking forward to sampling dishes prepared by local chefs with produce from our fellow Eastern … [Read more…]

Serving up the Shore is fast approaching and we are so pleased to be able to participate once again in this Farm to Table Dinner. Chef Amy Brandt of Amy B Catering is using our cucumbers, turnips and Shiso to create a fabulous sampler of pickles.

So many turnips…so little time. I’ve found some great recipes in Vivian Howard’s book Deep Run Roots as well as Vegetables Every Day by Jack Bishop.  There were some interesting dishes I’d like to try on the Epicurious, Bon Apetit and Southern Living sites. Karen’s work at the Flying Pig, LLC inspired me to try two … [Read more…]

We’ve been so busy starting up the farm this year, that we didn’t realize that the  Farm Aid 2016 concert was right in our backyard.  I just read through some posts on their website Homegrown.org and found some great recipes for canning. Perhaps there will be time this winter for reading the blog posts about … [Read more…]

Serving Up the Shore is an annual event where Chincoteague Bay Field Station partners with some of the Eastern Shore’s top chefs and farmers to create a multi-course meal that celebrates locally grown and produced foods. This wonderful Farm-to-Table event is a fund raiser for the CBFS educational programs on August 16 and we are … [Read more…]

This has been a banner year for handy new garden tools, thanks to some great gifts from my husband, children and friends.  Just in time for some early spring pruning, my husband surprised me with a new pair of pruning shears for Valentine’s Day. What a surprise when the Gebel’s North sent my new favorite … [Read more…]

The temperature is soaring into the high 90’s and it’s not even noon. What a good idea it was to plant the Mixed Colors Broomstick Sorghum to provide a bit of shade while weeding in the garden. The parsnip seed heads, seen in the background are ready to harvest. Along with the status and straw … [Read more…]

Last week my rain gauge topped out the six inch rain gauge and some reports in our area boasted over 10 inches in less than two hours. Four days later, the fields are still too wet to work.  The 1950 vintage Mechanical Potato Harvester is ready and the John Deere transplanter. circa 1930, is hooked … [Read more…]