Category: Monthly Summary

  • Monthly Summary April 2011

    Monthly Summary – April, 2011 Beau: Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 4/3/2012 General Observations:  April of 2011 saw snow showers on April fools day and progressed to rain showers which created very wet conditions through most of the month, ending in a beautiful sunny day on the 30th. Notable issues were the water system…

  • Monthly Summary – March 2011

    Monthly Summary – March 2011 Prepared 3/13/12 TNH General Observations: From the log the weather appeared to be what one would expect, remaining cold with some rain and snow at times. Despite that it seems to have been a busy and productive start to the season. Administration 204 hours: Lots of meeting and discussion of…

  • Monthly Summary November 2010

     Monthly Summary – November 2010 Prepared by KG November 3, 2011 General Observations: By November we are getting late into fall and temperatures are falling below freezing many nights. WWCFM has ended with the exception of their pre-Thanksgiving market, and Summit ends the sunday before Thanksgiving as well leaving only Hopewell after that. November is…

  • Monthly Summary October 2010

                                  General Observations:  Winter is coming!!  That is what was on everyone’s mind this month.  All three markets that north slope attended were still in full swing and therefore produce needed to be available.  With temperatures dropping crop health was a concern.  Measures were taken to regulate crop temperatures in the field and all…

  • Monthly Summary September 2010

    Monthly Summary – September 2010 Prepared by KG September 7, 2011 Image- Oats planted as cover crop on Veg B mid after bed forming General Observations: September seems to be another month of transition. As May marked the transition from greenhouse production and season preparation to full scale production, September marked a return to the…

  • Monthly Summary August 2011

    GENERAL OBSERVATIONS:  A real indication of the the success of our training program is the fact that the farm manager and family are able to take a vacation at the beginning of August.  This is one of the most demanding months of the season as our bodies are tired and the harvesting is at it’s peak.  Second and third…

  • Monthly Summary July 2010

      Monthly Summary –_July_, 2010 ___RR__: Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 6/30/11 General Observations:  When I think of July, I think of sitting on the porch after a long day of with my hand wrapped around a cold drink. And I imagine that’s just what the crew did last July after a long…

  • Monthly Summary June 2010

    Monthly Summary – June 2010 Prepared by Jess on June 14, 2011 General Observations:  This month was all about switching everything into full gear.  A lot of time spent establishing the grain fields now known as the Madonna field.  A large amount of equipment training was given to the crew because of this task. 15…

  • Monthly Summary May 2010

    Monthly Summary – May 2010 Prepared by KG May 16th 2011    General Observations: May was a very busy month. In worker hours it was the second highest of the year with a total of 1051 hours. Spring is in full swing, the vegetation around the farm is growing heartily and the weather is getting warm enough…

  • Monthly Summary April 2010

    Monthly Summary – April, 2010 Rita: Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 3/25/11  General Observations: As a new trainee at North Slope Farm, I learned that last April was filled with all sorts of excitement. The weather was interesting as the month started with a sunny heat wave followed by a thunderstorm that led…

  • Monthly Summary – March 2010

    Monthly Summary – March 2010 Prepared 3/4/11 RCM General Observations: Spring is coming.  Looking back on last year’s log reminds me of the somewhat chilly start we had: snow on the grown, freezing nights and some windy wet days.  But soon the weather began changing and warm temperatures by the afternoon kept our spirits up…

  • Monthly Summary – January and February 2010

    Monthly Summary – January and February, 2010 MikeR; Logs and records reviewed, and summary prepared 3/2/11  General Observations: The farm is in its coldest and quietest months.  RCM had the “helm” with MR and CH returning early January from their travels, only to be gone again in February for the Big Snow Storm.  Late January…