This week was a busy one at our Garfield Farm. The field crews had a lot on their hands getting our crop of leeks into the ground. Every year we sell out of leeks, and so we are planting more than ever this year, even though they are quite labor intensive to grow. We are continuing our plantings of salad crops, radishes, and asian greens like bok choy to keep your winter plates full of greens!

In addition, the farm crews are working to build our soil fertility by seeding more cover crops this week. Assistant Farm Manager Jason says we've got over 1/3 of the farm in cover crop right now! Once grown, these "green manures" will be turned into the soil to increase organic matter and nutrients to grow healthy, strong veggies. Finally, we're seeding the first of our early Spring crops this week - though it might seem a bit early, we're excited for a great Spring and will be ready to plant as early as the weather will allow.

Who likes cilantro? Photo by Scott David Gordon

Cilantro harvest. Photo by Scott David Gordon

Those carrots just keep getting sweeter. Photo by Scott David Gordon

Getting ready to transplant leeks. Photo by Scott David Gordon

We have to dig trenches to transplant leeks into, which is a lot of work! Photo by Scott David Gordon

Transplanting. Photo by Scott David Gordon

Baby leeks ready to go in the ground. Photo by Scott David Gordon

Photo by Scott David Gordon

Slowly but surely. Photo by Scott David Gordon

Romanesco cauliflower. Photo by Scott David Gordon

Radishes in the field. Photo by Scott David Gordon

Coming your way this spring - artichokes! Photo by Scott David Gordon

Montana mixing cover crop to seed. Photo by Scott David Gordon

Cover crop growing in our fields. Photo by Scott David Gordon

So many greens! Photo by Scott David Gordon

Spinach harvest. Photo by Scott David Gordon

It's our biggest year for sweet potatoes yet! Photo by Scott David Gordon

Our colorful December fields. Photo by Scott David Gordon

Bok choy

Towering bok choy! Photo by Scott David Gordon