Ahavah Farm - Local. Sustainable. Pure

You'll be eating your breakfast and all of a sudden you hear a "buck-buck," and there is a chicken in the kitchen!!  Thank goodness they are the cleanest chickens in the world!

I don't know about you, but I don't know of many other CSA's that are giving peppers and squash and zucchini in their shares this week..Or really any other week before mid to late July!  How awesome is that?

You absolutely MUST watch this video below.  Can you believe that a 6 year old doesn't know what a tomato is?  Or a Potato?  Or an eggplant, beet or cauliflower?  Shocking, yes?  Well the truth is, that we live in a world that is absolutely manufactured.  From entertainment to our politics to even our food, we are living manufactured lives.  People wonder why we are doing what we are doing.  How can we not, when kids are starving, literally starving!  Sure, they are getting calories, but nutrients?  Vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, fatty acids?  No, you get that from fresh food. Kids these days have no idea what food is..,heck, neither do adults for that matter, and that is scary! Someone told me the other day that people get grossed out over free-range eggs because the chickens eat bugs.  Really?  Are you kidding me?  That's what they are supposed to eat!  Someone told me just yesterday at the Farmers...

Colorado Farm and Art Market at Ivywild School in Colorado Springs. Come get some Mesclun Mix, Zucchini, Squash, Turnip Greens, Kale, Eggs and a host of other things tomorrow afternoon!

I had to share this article from Mother Earth News:    http://www.motherearthnews.com/Editorial/Blogs/Organic%20Gardening/Lucky%20Young%20Farmers.aspx

This has most certainly been the most trying and most difficult year of farming I have ever encountered...ok, ok, it's the FIRST farming season I have ever encountered!  Seriously though, this has been a very difficult season so far.  Rain is good, sometimes.  This year, it's ridiculous!  Not only does excessive rain cause root rot, seed rot etc., but it causes low soil temperatures, breeds diseases and fungus and can cause a whole host of other related issues including the encouragement of certain pests. I am linking to an article by Jason Plotkin of Ekar Farm and Golden Acre Farms. It is important that you read this article:   HERE    Jay talks about the struggles with the weather - struggles that we (local farmers) are all facing right now. In the article, he mentions that Denver's YTD rainfall is 14 inches, and yet Denver has already received 11 inches!  With Jay, a 16 year veteran of farming all over the country he states:   " I hav...