Soggy Weekend
Though Hurricane Joaquin went out to sea (fortunately) we did receive a fair amount of rain at the farm. About 3” fell on Saturday. The crew was able to work on garlic in the greenhouse out of the rain.
As no more plantings are being done in the fields, we will be spending the next few weeks cleaning up the fallow fields. This involves pulling up the plastic and general field maintenance.
Garlic Time of Year: It is that time of year when all things turn to thinking garlic! On Saturday, October 10th, we will be at the Annual Sussex County Harvest, Honey & Garlic Festival and then on Sunday, October 11th we will be at the Garlic Fest at the Hoboken Historical Museum (see upcoming events for times).
At the Harvest, Honey & Garlic Festival at the fairgrounds we will also have some educational displays that help home gardeners learn more about the varieties of garlic as well as how to plant garlic in their home gardens.
We are also planning a trip of the farm to plant garlic for next year. In just a few hours we can plan thousands of cloves of garlic. It is a fun day at the farm and a great family activity as well. We even have a nice bbq to complete the day.
Also, if you are in the area for the Harvest, Honey & Garlic Fest at the fairgrounds, stop by Hillcrest Farm to pick apples. Hillcrest Farms is in Frankford Township has Pick-Your-Own-Apples on Saturdays in Sundays throughout October. They are located at the corner of Plains Road & Davis Road. You can also visit their dairy cows, take a scenic hayride and they have great fresh apple cider & cider donuts. For more information call: 973.703.5148.
Weather Report: Rainy Saturday as noted above and it was much colder with a low of 43⁰F and a windchill as low as 37⁰F. Sunday was cold early then turned into a beautiful sunny day.
Annual Wooly Bear Caterpillar Report:
Preliminary Wooly Bear Caterpillar Report at the farm shows the center stripe longer than the end stripes and according to folklore we should have a mild winter. Only time will tell!
Some fun reading on this subject can be found at: http://www.almanac.com/content/predicting-winter-weather-woolly-bear-caterpillars . In the article they mention that there was The Original Society of the Friends of the Woolly Bear as well as a Wooly Worm Festival in North Carolina.
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| Sussex County Harvest, Honey & Garlic Festival Celebrating the best in Sussex County and Northern NJ Agritourism, Ecotourism and Heritage Tourism October 10th Sussex County Fairgrounds 10am-4pm |
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| Annual Heirloom Garlic Festival – Hoboken Historical Museum – 1301 Hudson Street October 11th 1-5 pm Farm Fresh Seasonal Produce for sale as well. | |
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