Category: Green Beans

Green Beans!

I would start by saying that green beans are crop number (blank) on our farm, but it’s harvest and to tell you the truth I don’t even know what day it is let alone where green beans fall amongst the other either crops we are growing this year.  It’s obvious that I’m tired and a little worn out already even though it’s only mid-July.  Harvest came early, but that doesn’t really matter, it’s a go go go time of year for all farmers here in Oregon.  You can tell just how tired because it turns out it’s Tuesday and not Monday (the usual day I post).  Oh well, for your viewing pleasure here is some green bean progress for you all.

IMG_4355The first planting is looking great!  The row are full of small little baby beans filling more and more by the day! IMG_4354 The second planting is coming right along as well, no blooms or beans on the plants yet, but those are sure to come soon.

IMG_4351The photo above is our first planting, photo below is the second.
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So I hope everyone has a great Monday, or Tuesday, or whatever the heck day it is.  To us farmers it really doesn’t matter, the sun is shining so we are working, hope my blog readers can forgive me!  I’m not quite as tired as a few years ago.  I remember I walked out of my house to go to work after only a few hours of sleep, looked down and realized not only did I forget to put on shoes, I had two different socks on.  Oh the life of harvest!  Well I guess it’s time to get back out into the field folks.  Until next time…

Green Beans…Round 2

We are planting another round of green beans today.  The morning started early for Matt, a 5am start time to get all the per-emergent herbicides on the ground.  Next came the rototiller, to mix in the chemicals and create the perfect seed bed.

IMG_4165Then finally the planter getting the seeds in the soil, ready to grow into a great crop of green beans!
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The first planting is also coming along just fine.

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Although there seems to be an imposter in our field…possibly one our neighbor might know something about!

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“Just a good planting marker.” was what I believe was said.

It’s Mom Sense: Farming in Focus

You never know where blogging is going to lead you.  Since starting this blog in 2012 one of the things that I have enjoyed most is the friendships and connections I have made.  Not only with other farmers across the country, but other foodies, bloggers, moms and the like.  So when I got an e-mail from another blogger who I met at a conference in April, asking to come to our farm and take some photos, I jumped at the chance.  I always enjoy having people come and visit our farm.  Seeing our operation through the eyes of someone else, especially a photographer is always something that I admire.  New perspectives, new insights, and great questions have always motivated me to never turn down a chance to show someone around our farm.

The blogger I showed around is named Sara, and while not a farmer by trade, she is a mom and a consumer who wants to know more about where food comes from, who are those behind the wheel of the tractor, and in general more about our food and agricultural industry.  You can check out her awesome blog that covers everything from bees to junk food, food dye to GMO‘s at ItsMomSense.com.

So for her most recent Farming in Focus post she wrote about and posted photos of our farm and all the crops that we have growing this time of year.  She even got to come out and watch some pea harvesting!  Just click the photo below to check out some great photos and good commentary from a new set of eyes about Kirsch Family Farms!

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