We have been picking artichokes for a couple of weeks now and they have been really popular with our chefs and market customers alike.  We get lots of comments like, “did you grow these? ...

The heat wave brought some intense hot and dry weather to the valley last week. While it certainly stressed out a lot of plants and farmers alike, it was the perfect opportunity to get our garlic an ...

Cabbage is just now coming into season and because this year’s spring crop looks so nice, I thought I would share a few thoughts about it.  First of all, you ought to know that not all c ...

This past week started just like every week does this time of year, with our Monday morning harvest. It takes us a while to wake up and get our heads around what kinds of superhuman tasks we're supp ...

  Nature's first green is gold. At our farm, the first sign of life in spring is always the green shoots of garlic poking up from their straw-covered beds. Garlic is the foundation of pract ...

photo by Candace Hope Winter time on the farm is the season for planning, and this year is certainly no exception. We have been grappling with decisions that will shape the farm for years to come. Ho ...

After our weekend getaway to Portland and the sudden realization that there are just 6 weeks left in our marketing season, we are suddenly illuminated by the light at the end of the tunnel. This has  ...

This year we’re growing over 50 varieties of tomatoes. About half of these were grown from our own seeds, and half are new varieties that we got from heirloom tomato seed companies. Now that the ...

This is a very special year for tomatoes. After two very wet cool summers we are finally discovering the taste of good tomatoes again, only possible with the intense heat and dryness that has defined  ...

Our 2010 tomato harvest has begun. It looks like it's going to be an amazing harvest this year as the plants are simply laden with fruit and we've got nothing but hot weather to look forward to. Above ...

Photos by Tim Wilcox and Caroline Pam

It's officially crazy time on the farm but will get even crazier next month. We are full speed ahead on all fronts: planting, weeding, harvesting, maintenance (like tying tomatoes), and now plowing un ...

Last week was incredibly productive. We not only distributed our first CSA shares of the season (always a logistical feat), shipped out large quantities of wholesale, and sold at our 3 farmers markets ...

This is the week we officially enter the busy season. We have our 3 summer crew members starting, we’ll be harvesting the first crops and attending the first markets, and we’ll begin plan ...

Spring is here. Planting season is upon us. And despite the recent chill in the air, the mood around the farm is very optimistic. Spring is a great time of year for us because it’s the only tim ...

People are wondering: what are we growing that’s new and exciting this year? We have a few things that are new this year, but for The Kitchen Garden, the theme of the 2010 season is to buckle d ...

In Italy, this is the one true radicchio. When you taste it, you'll instantly know why. Because of its exquisite looks, they call it "the flower of winter."  Because of it's amazing sweet-and- ...

Broccoli is one of the most familiar vegetables to Americans because it's favored by supermarkets thanks to its long shelf life. But there's a world of difference in flavor between fresh-cut broccoli ...

It is officially the busy season here at The Kitchen Garden.  Last week was an incredible week.  In our exhaustion, we can take satisfaction in a laundry list of accomplishments.  Never ...

Back in 2003 a farmer told me that if I wanted to grow vegetables, I'd better grow potatoes.  The people love potatoes.  This was Alex Paffenroth, a grower at The Union Square Greenmarket in ...

After the last scape has been snapped off, ground into a puree, and stuck in the freezer, it's time to start monitoring the garlic for the proper moment for harvest.  Usually, the harvest begins  ...

The first blooms to open on the zucchini plants signal the arrival of summer.  They are there to greet us every morning with a new profusion of sunny orange blossoms.  These flowers we gathe ...

The centerpiece, the coup de gras, the absolute apex of the vegetable garden is the tomato.  We grow over 30 different kinds from tiny wild cherries to mammoth striped Germans and everything in ...

Frisee is a member of the endive/chicory family with finely curled leaves and a slightly bitter flavor.  It is extremely popular in France, and truly one of the most elegant of the salad vegetabl ...