Hermit Creek Farm

06/02/2026

Two weeks ago the winter rye was shoulder high on Glow. Today it’s shoulder high on David! Time to cut and make straw.

05/31/2026

Birds-eye view of planting eggplant. We keep at it every day and slowly the fields are filling up.

05/29/2026

A few photos from around HCF on a bluebird Friday morning. With 10 high tunnels in production it’s become a near full time job just managing those (irrigation, w**d management, opening and closing) let alone the 10-12 acres of field production!

05/29/2026

When it doesn’t rain we bring out the “big guns!” Watering in newly seeded carrots and parsnips

05/26/2026

The first step towards Squashapolooza! Planting 10,200 winter squash seeds this morning with October harvest in mind! Each step taken every day is a step towards some eventual harvest.

05/24/2026

Moving sheep to new pasture this morning. Chat, our youngest border collie is still figuring it out (and so am I!).

05/23/2026

Potato planting getting underway with two acres and 4000 lbs. of seed to go!

05/19/2026

We don’t often link to outside sources but this article, written by a favorite author, James Rebanks, fortifies why we farm and our concern about the future of food. Although it’s about Great Britain, it is fully applicable to our country, and in fact, we are further down the road nationally to loosing both our farms and our health. Take a few minutes to read.

Big Food has devoured British farmers Who do we want to feed us? ’A farm-free future is closer than you might think.’ (Christopher Furlong/Getty) ’A farm-free future is closer than you might think.’ (Christopher Furlong/Getty) FarmingFood desertsHealthy eatingObesityUltra-processed foods Jam...

05/17/2026

Head high by middle of May! Glow sitting pretty in an outstanding field of winter rye. We grow rye for straw production, but it provides so much more… winter soil protection, erosion control, and excellent soil tilth.

05/15/2026

Day 3, and just like that, the onions are planted!