Frost Damage

Mid-May Vegetable Frost Damage at the Redfearn Farm CSA in Independence, MO

Well, it could have been worse. We were fortunate that most of our frost sensitive plants were still in the high tunnel (unheated greenhouse). The forecast was for a low of 39 degrees but we hit 32 at the Redfearn Farm in Independence, MO this morning, May 16, 2014. One of those times when procrastination …

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First Farming Mistake of the 2014 CSA Season in Independence, MO

Dead Peppers at Redfearn Farm Lee's Summit

My four year old daughter was just telling me from her Sunday school lesson that God doesn’t punish you if it’s an accident. Then she talks about the bad angels who hated God and were punished. I try to explain that while intending to do wrong and mistakenly doing wrong may have different levels of …

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