Trumpeter Swan Farm

Trumpeter Swan Farm We raise fruits and vegetables, plus we have free range brown eggs. Home delivery to our CSA members.

After cultivating onions decided they could use some extra water. Onions tend to be quite "thirsty" during their growing...
05/25/2026

After cultivating onions decided they could use some extra water. Onions tend to be quite "thirsty" during their growing phase. Always nice to water after cultivating so the water can seep down into the soil and not just run off or evaporate.

In true Trumpeter Swan Farm fashion, the rain missed us. It seems the rain always tends to split apart when it get near ...
05/25/2026

In true Trumpeter Swan Farm fashion, the rain missed us. It seems the rain always tends to split apart when it get near us. Oh well, a perfectly good excuse to get into the field and cultivate. Here's the tractor cultivating our little radish sprouts. With not alot of w**d pressure and hot days ahead they should start growing fast.

Started planting this week. Started out with green onions and dry bulb onions. Both of them aren't to bothered by cool w...
04/22/2026

Started planting this week. Started out with green onions and dry bulb onions. Both of them aren't to bothered by cool weather and high winds, so perfect reason to start with them. With some rather blustery and cool days coming we will hold off one other veggies until the weather starts to turn again. Also I know own waterering ahead of rain. I know it sounds silly. But dry bulb onions are water hogs and really need a bunch of water right at the beginning of their life.

04/15/2026

Making the farm smell bad. Spreading all of our chicken manure we've been saving up, 20 loads in total. Adding manure to our soil improves soil health and helps cut down on fertilizer costs.

In the winter all our big tractor does is drive the feed wagon to and from the barn once a month. We go through about 3....
12/26/2025

In the winter all our big tractor does is drive the feed wagon to and from the barn once a month. We go through about 3.5 tons of feed every month feeding our laying hens.

Well with the temps dropping below what I've found Kale to be able to withstand, the plants are dead and frozen. That sa...
12/02/2025

Well with the temps dropping below what I've found Kale to be able to withstand, the plants are dead and frozen. That said I was a bit bored, and the chickens were sad about it being winter, so today I picked Kale for them. Just went out with the skid steer and manure forks and brought in the rest of the Kale in the field. Hopefully it brightens their day up a bit.

11/14/2025

Finished up the farming season baling corn stalk bales. We bale corn stalks for mulch in our melons, winter squash, garlic, and strawberries. I find that the larger leaves of the corn plant help really cover and compact down helping with controlling w**ds. Currently the bales are out of the field and stored ready for use next year.

Wow I haven't posted in a while. But here is a big photo dump of our fall harvest highlights. With harvest season almost...
10/10/2025

Wow I haven't posted in a while. But here is a big photo dump of our fall harvest highlights. With harvest season almost done, it was fun to see what all we did.

Out with the old, in with the new. No old produce goes to waste as our chickens love the extra produce. Moved out this w...
08/29/2025

Out with the old, in with the new. No old produce goes to waste as our chickens love the extra produce. Moved out this week's old stock and moved in another load of fresh cantaloupes from the field.

Well onions sure do love the weather this year. With consistent weekly rains, low w**d pressure, and plenty of hot humid...
08/14/2025

Well onions sure do love the weather this year. With consistent weekly rains, low w**d pressure, and plenty of hot humid days the onions went wild. My estimate puts it at about 6000 to 9000 lbs wet weight out of the field in total. By far the best onions season on record. Took us 3 days to harvest them all. We ran out of space in the seed patio, so all the reds went on any wagon we had available and put into the high tunnel for drying down. At the end of harvest we went out to get Taco John's for lunch. Just as a treat for all the hard work.

Garlic harvest is done. Not alot this year, but some. Either the excessive moisture in the soil or less than average sno...
07/25/2025

Garlic harvest is done. Not alot this year, but some. Either the excessive moisture in the soil or less than average snowfall could of contributed to poor yield. I can't change the rain, but I can help keep them warm in the winter with more mulch. Snow on top of the garlic bulbs over winter normally helps keep them warm, also with some added mulch. This fall I'll make sure to add extra mulch as we haven't recently been getting snowy winters.

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3612 40th Street NE
Buffalo, MN
55313

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