Four Roots Farmstead

A bit of an update from last week’s craziness.

We lost around 500 tomato plants after the cold, despite our best (and slightly heroic) efforts to save them.

Farming is hard.

But if you’ve been following us for a while, you know we don’t sit in the bad news for long. We take a minute, figure out what we can learn, and then get moving again.

Farming isn’t always the highlight post… but we’re still here 🌱

Don’t worry — the next post will be about the 2500 plants that DID survive.

— Cristina & Adam

This time of year, the farm starts in our kitchen.

Tonight we watered peppers, onions, tomatoes, and the first round of flowers. Adam stands at the sink and waters everything, and I walk trays back and forth down the hall to the plant room. It’s a bit of a system… and also a bit of a shuffle.

Right now, everything starts here at home. Some of these plants will eventually head out to our backyard beds, while the tomatoes, peppers, and flowers are getting their start for both our summer growing and our annual plant sale.

Later in the season, many of these plants will make their way to the greenhouse at the farm. But for now, it’s trays on the counter, watering at the sink, and the beginning of another growing season.

It feels really good to be back at it 🌱

— Cristina & Adam

Merry Christmas from Four Roots! May your day be filled with joy, love and some delicious veggies! 🎄

It’s salsa time!

The mystery baskets have a new flower blooming! I’m excited to see what it is lol As far as messing up, this was one of my better mistakes haha - Cristina