Beyond the Blue Gate
Blue Gate FarmMusings from an Iowa farmHer on our lives here at Blue Gate Farm and beyond.
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Sharing Space
Visitors meeting Percy on our recent “Rural Routs” tour
This past Sunday we “opened the gates” at the farm and welcomed our first public tour since we retired our Farm Crawl event back in 2019.
Coordinated and co-hosted by our friends at...
The Age of Asparagus
Just two weeks ago, on April 15th, I harvested asparagus.
Not just one or two tentative spears, but enough to signal something more significant: we’ve crossed over. The age of asparagus has begun.
There are few vegetables that mark a seas...
A Season of Delight!
Killdeer © Kim Hau; Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library
Two weeks ago, as I walked across the fallow ground of our El Norte plot, I heard a familiar cry overhead — “kill-dee, kill-dee.” The killdeer had returned.
Two days later,...
Between Freeze and Thaw
Winter view from the top of the big tunnel
It’s back.
I began drafting this newsletter last week when it was 68°, the pond ice had disappeared, and robins were stitching the yard with purposeful hops. Then winter swung again — an i...
The Season Before the Season
Exciting Starts and Quiet Work
January on the farm is always a bit deceptive. Standing outside, it looks like a pause—a deep breath after the long growing season. The fields are quiet, the work slows just enough to breathe, and yet the...
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Blue Gate Farm is a small, chemical-free produce farm in Marion County, IA. As the farmher in charge at BGF, I'll share the monthly goings-on to connect with our community near and far.
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