Author Archives: Tony Ricci

High Tunnel Tomatoes
June 10, 2014

It’s only the middle of June but we have tomatoes setting fruit in the high [...]

Spring Crops
May 21, 2014

The season is moving along nicely. The rain slowed us down a bit, but it [...]

Planting Onions
May 11, 2014

We finally finished one of the most hated jobs on the farm – planting onions. [...]

Farmers’ Market This Week
May 4, 2014

The Huntingdon Farmers’ Market starts this week and whatever you do don’t pay attention to [...]

Fighting the Deer
May 4, 2014

The cool weather has given the impression that we’re behind last year’s planting schedule, but [...]

Spring Rituals
April 19, 2014

I am personally not an advocate of mild winters because I know what they portend for [...]

You know you’re in central PA when…
April 17, 2014

I sent this picture to my son Jake thinking he might be a little nostalgic [...]

The girls have a new playground…and oh joy fresh bugs!
April 13, 2014

Containing chickens is a full time job.  I can’t count how many attempts at fencing I’ve tried [...]

Tomatoes in the High Tunnel
April 11, 2014

It’s raining today and anyone without a cover over their heads is wishing they had [...]

A Road By Any Other Name
April 5, 2014

Change creeps slowly into the crenellated hills that make up our neighborhood.  Like the winding [...]