Actually, I’m planting a LOT of raspberries
As well as blackberries, as part of our Raspberry and Blackberry Research project!
The project will research raspberry varieties for production in Western Colorado. We will research nine promising cultivars and try to identify two or three promising varieties for further research. Varieties will include summer fruiting and ever-bearing types, [...]

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Spring is here!
Spring has sprouted here on the farm and things are getting busy! Here is a little update about what’s new at Round Earth & the Turkey Hill CSA!
Raspberries & Blackberries Research
Round Earth was awarded Research grant for Raspberries & Blackberries!  This year we were successful in our grant [...]

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I’m getting an early start on this year with a bunch of onions from seed. We didn’t have quite enough onions last year, and the fall crop never matured in time to be harvested, so I’m getting an earlier start and planting a lot more variety from seed. i’m still planting the same from-transplant bets [...]

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Summer plans in the middle of winter
Its cold, cold, cold these days and a steady stream of gardening/seed catalogues are arriving in the mail. Of course, its winter and farmers all over the northern hemisphere are dreaming and planning out the next season.
Help me decide what to plant next year!
I use a simple spreadsheet format [...]

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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – Week 15-end

Notes From the Farm

The long grass in this week’s box is lemon grass, excellent in thai soup, or dried as a tea. Int he small herb bundles are roasemary and thyme.

As things wind down in the field the box has grown a lot smaller. This week’s box was a [...]

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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – Week 13/14

Notes From the Farm

As things wind down this fall on the farm, my newsletters will become less frequent. This one covers last week (13) and this week (14). I’ll send another in a week or two. The boxes are packed full these days, but will diminsh over the next [...]

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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – Week 12

Notes From the Farm

This is Valentin and Lizzie’s last week at the farm, a big thanks for all their help this summer! 

We have lots of summer crops coming in now and everything really looks great. The beans are past their peak, but the cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes are really [...]

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Schedule of Events
Please call ahead at 970-872-4413 to reserve a spot for the following events – space is limited.

8 am-10 am – Early Tour/Harvest – Tour the fields at Round Earth with farmer Adam Silverstein. We will explore the vegetables, and flowers, learn about interplanting and witness a real pest – grasshoppers! We will [...]

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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – Week 10    

Notes From the Farm
This weeks newsletter is going out very late – sorry for that. I am just returning from a short river trip (gates of Lodore) and Valentin filled the CSA boxes.  As you can tell from the boxes, summer has hit – lots of everything [...]

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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – Week 9   

Notes From the Farm
Life is full on the farm. Tons of cucumbers just ready to be picked next week, flowers are going crazy… We have sunflowers this week – beautiful yellow to orange heads with no pollen. They almost look fake! We have had some summer heat, [...]

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