As the heat and humidity slowly roll across the piedmont region of Virginia, okra and green bean plants seem to wake up (even though all the heat and humidity ever seem to do for me is make me sleepy). As these two plants chug along into late summer/early fall, we tend to experience a temporary glut of greenery. So what do you do with all of these extra summer gifts?
Since Woodside Farms opened its farm gates in 2018, there have been a lot of changes – a lot…I thought I’d take the time to give an update on how […]
eat real food and don’t pay attention to processed, low-fat, keto, paleo, etc. claims about premade food
Gardening, along with volunteering on a farm (ahem, like at Woodside Farms), can have many health and therapeutic benefits.
Now back to terroir, one of the biggest contributors to something’s terroir is the soil in which it is grown. There are many different ideas behind what makes a Hanover Tomato so good and most agree that it’s the soil here that is so important. Our soil is mostly sandy, with just the right pH, and lots of minerals. Some even believe that the reasons go back millions of years!
A few years ago, the world began to take note of the ever-more-present composition of plastics in our oceans. We began to notice what are called microplastics turning up in […]
Being a part of such an intentional neighborhood like Chickahominy Falls has so many perks. One of them being the ability to belong to a community. Healthy communities give what they can […]
Can you even believe the June we’re having?! Yes, there have been a few sweaty days and buggy nights, but nothing like what a typical June brings to this part […]
Here we go, I’m very excited! I was introduced to purslane as a somewhat beneficial weed while working here at Woodside Farms my first summer back in 2019. Before that, […]
When was the last time you were bored? Not just sitting down to watch a re-run bored, but the type of bored where you have zero distractions. Can you even […]