Hartwood Farm
  • Our Farmers How We Farm Farm Photos Employment Directions Contact Us
  • 2022 CSA Sign Ups Why Hartwood CSA? About Our CSA What's in a Share Member Zone CSA FAQs
  • Using Our Vegetables
  • Farm Blog
  • Online Store Cazenovia Farmers Market
Hartwood Farm
  • About/
    • Our Farmers
    • How We Farm
    • Farm Photos
    • Employment
    • Directions
    • Contact Us
  • Our CSA/
    • 2022 CSA Sign Ups
    • Why Hartwood CSA?
    • About Our CSA
    • What's in a Share
    • Member Zone
    • CSA FAQs
  • Using Our Vegetables/
  • Farm Blog/
  • Shop/
    • Online Store
    • Cazenovia Farmers Market
BlogMain.jpg
Hartwood Farm

Farm Blog

Hartwood Farm grows CSA (community supported agriculture) shares of delicious local vegetables and eggs for the Syracuse, Fayetteville, Liverpool, Manlius, Cazenovia, and Chittenango areas.

Hartwood Farm
  • About/
    • Our Farmers
    • How We Farm
    • Farm Photos
    • Employment
    • Directions
    • Contact Us
  • Our CSA/
    • 2022 CSA Sign Ups
    • Why Hartwood CSA?
    • About Our CSA
    • What's in a Share
    • Member Zone
    • CSA FAQs
  • Using Our Vegetables/
  • Farm Blog/
  • Shop/
    • Online Store
    • Cazenovia Farmers Market
March 22, 2016

Swiss Chard: the most beautiful green!

March 22, 2016/ Maryellen Sheehan
Swiss Chard: the most beautiful green!

Swiss chard is a beautiful and delicious green to grow and to eat!

Read More
March 22, 2016/ Maryellen Sheehan/ Comment
Chard, Swiss Chard
Veggie Blog, Chard, Swiss chard, Growing the Veggies, Using the Veggies
  • About/
    • Our Farmers
    • How We Farm
    • Farm Photos
    • Employment
    • Directions
    • Contact Us
  • Our CSA/
    • 2022 CSA Sign Ups
    • Why Hartwood CSA?
    • About Our CSA
    • What's in a Share
    • Member Zone
    • CSA FAQs
  • Using Our Vegetables/
  • Farm Blog/
  • Shop/
    • Online Store
    • Cazenovia Farmers Market

Hartwood Farm

Search our vegetable blog by crop to learn more about the veggies, how we grow them, and how to prepare them:

  • May 2022
    • May 15, 2022 Mean Storms and the Frustration of Resilience May 15, 2022
  • April 2022
    • Apr 7, 2022 The Hopeful Blog of Tiny Farming Infrastructure Apr 7, 2022
  • March 2022
    • Mar 24, 2022 On Farm Systems and Being Prepared (but Anti-Prepper) Mar 24, 2022
    • Mar 9, 2022 Spring is Coming / Sadness and Strife Mar 9, 2022
  • February 2022
    • Feb 14, 2022 Crop Rotation Craziness (or rotations based on the land rather than schedules in books) Feb 14, 2022
    • Feb 9, 2022 Farm Math and the Unpriceable Deliciousness of Snap Peas Feb 9, 2022
    • Feb 1, 2022 The Nature of Time Feb 1, 2022
  • January 2022
    • Jan 25, 2022 Back on the Blog Jan 25, 2022
  • February 2021
    • Feb 10, 2021 What Keeps Farmers Up at Night? Feb 10, 2021
  • January 2021
    • Jan 22, 2021 Walking a Mile in Others’ Muck Boots—Farmer Dramas and Impostor Syndrome Jan 22, 2021
    • Jan 6, 2021 Technology is Hard (and other Hartwood Farm curses)... Jan 6, 2021
  • December 2020
    • Dec 29, 2020 Looking Back, Looking Forward... CSA Year End Review and 2021 Sign Ups Coming Soon! Dec 29, 2020
  • November 2020
    • Nov 2, 2020 Ch.. ch.. changes: Our First Big Covid Change on the Farm Nov 2, 2020
  • September 2020
    • Sep 21, 2020 2020 Wasn’t All Bad (on the Farm)! Sep 21, 2020
  • March 2020
    • Mar 12, 2020 We've Got a Plan for That Mar 12, 2020
  • February 2020
    • Feb 4, 2020 The Lure of Seeds: Deciphering the Seed Catalog Feb 4, 2020
  • January 2020
    • Jan 29, 2020 Organics, Carbon Farming, and Cultivating Soil (and Values!) Jan 29, 2020
    • Jan 16, 2020 Improving the Farm Jan 16, 2020
    • Jan 3, 2020 A Farm Year in Pictures! Jan 3, 2020
  • May 2019
    • May 24, 2019 Weather Roulette (the annual weather complaint blog in which your trusty farmer gets a bit Debbie Downer!) May 24, 2019
    • May 2, 2019 May Day and Mud Season May 2, 2019
  • April 2019
    • Apr 1, 2019 Seedlings, Sneaky Pooches, and Shoveling! Apr 1, 2019
  • March 2019
    • Mar 26, 2019 Full Moon, Sugar Season, and Farm Dog Training! Mar 26, 2019
    • Mar 18, 2019 This week on the farm! Mar 18, 2019
  • April 2018
    • Apr 15, 2018 What's in a CSA Share? Apr 15, 2018
    • Apr 4, 2018 Real Life Biodiversity on the Farm: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind Apr 4, 2018
  • March 2018
    • Mar 19, 2018 What Organic Means to Me – GMOs and Hydroponics and Pasture, Oh My! Mar 19, 2018
    • Mar 11, 2018 Daylight Savings Edition: When Do Farmers REALLY Get up In the Morning? Mar 11, 2018
    • Mar 4, 2018 Selling Cows and Money Matters Mar 4, 2018
  • February 2018
    • Feb 11, 2018 Our Love Affair with CSA - Happy Valentine's Day! Feb 11, 2018
    • Feb 6, 2018 Are you stressed out? Anxious? Overwhelmed? Confession: sometimes so are we! (A farmer’s guide to building peacefulness on the farm and in the kitchen) Feb 6, 2018
  • September 2017
    • Sep 3, 2017 Cheat Sheet for CSA Week 12! Sep 3, 2017
  • August 2017
    • Aug 13, 2017 Cheat Sheet for CSA Week 9! Aug 13, 2017
  • July 2017
    • Jul 24, 2017 Cheat Sheet for CSA Week 7! Jul 24, 2017
    • Jul 17, 2017 Cheat Sheet for Week 6! Jul 17, 2017
    • Jul 9, 2017 Cheat Sheet for Hartwood Farm CSA Week 5! Jul 9, 2017
    • Jul 2, 2017 Hail, No! Jul 2, 2017
    • Jul 2, 2017 Cheat Sheet: Hartwood Farm CSA Week 4 Veggies! Jul 2, 2017
  • June 2017
    • Jun 25, 2017 Cheat Sheet: Hartwood Farm CSA Week 3 Veggies! Jun 25, 2017
    • Jun 18, 2017 Cheat Sheet: Vegetable Guide for Hartwood Farm CSA Week Two! Jun 18, 2017
    • Jun 11, 2017 Cheat Sheet: Vegetable Guide for Hartwood Farm CSA Week 1! Jun 11, 2017
  • May 2017
    • May 14, 2017 How a Tractor Works May 14, 2017
    • May 7, 2017 Rain, Rain, Go Away! Dealing with F.W.A. (Farmer Weather Anxiety) May 7, 2017
  • April 2017
    • Apr 25, 2017 Getting into the Fields! Apr 25, 2017
    • Apr 20, 2017 Every Day is Earth Day on the Farm: Hand Grenades and Silent Fields Apr 20, 2017
    • Apr 11, 2017 The 2017 Farm Roller Coaster Is About to Begin! Apr 11, 2017
  • March 2017
    • Mar 27, 2017 A Day in the Life of a CSA Farm: Getting the Veggies Out - A Look at our Harvest and Delivery Days Mar 27, 2017
    • Mar 21, 2017 Hartwood Farm's Suggestions for Successful Seed Starting: Mar 21, 2017
    • Mar 14, 2017 The Intersection of Farming and Health Insurance Mar 14, 2017
  • February 2017
    • Feb 19, 2017 This Year's U-Pick Garden Plans! Feb 19, 2017
    • Feb 12, 2017 Our Vegetable Nemesis… (Or: why we are giving up on sweet corn!) Feb 12, 2017
    • Feb 6, 2017 How I Became a Farmer: Matt's Edition Feb 6, 2017
  • January 2017
    • Jan 30, 2017 How I Became a Farmer: Maryellen's Edition Jan 30, 2017
    • Jan 24, 2017 Happy Back-to-Winter and Farmers Always Learning... Jan 24, 2017
    • Jan 14, 2017 Flashback to 2016: May! Jan 14, 2017
  • April 2016
    • Apr 11, 2016 Lights, Camera, Action! Spotlight on the Chicken Ladies… Apr 11, 2016
  • March 2016
    • Mar 22, 2016 Swiss Chard: the most beautiful green! Mar 22, 2016
    • Mar 14, 2016 Firing It Up! Mar 14, 2016
    • Mar 2, 2016 Rutabaga: Surprisingly Delicious! Mar 2, 2016
  • February 2016
    • Feb 29, 2016 We're Hiring! Come Farm with Us! Feb 29, 2016
    • Feb 26, 2016 Things to Consider when Choosing a CSA Feb 26, 2016
    • Feb 9, 2016 Spinach: our New Favorite Winter Vegetable! Feb 9, 2016
    • Feb 3, 2016 Top 10 Reasons to Join a CSA! Feb 3, 2016
  • January 2016
    • Jan 29, 2016 Carrots: Arlo's Favorite Vegetable! Jan 29, 2016
    • Jan 19, 2016 Kale: Love it or Loathe it? Jan 19, 2016
    • Jan 17, 2016 Ode to the CSA (Why We Love Farming for Community Supported Agriculture) Jan 17, 2016
    • Jan 13, 2016 Beets Jan 13, 2016
  • February 2015
    • Feb 15, 2015 Holding Back the Cold! Feb 15, 2015
  • December 2014
    • Dec 13, 2014 High Tunnel and Snow! Dec 13, 2014
  • March 2014
    • Mar 13, 2014 March Snows Bring Warm Aprils? Mar 13, 2014
  • January 2014
    • Jan 18, 2014 Winter Resting Going on Here... Jan 18, 2014
  • August 2013
    • Aug 27, 2013 Harvest Days on the Farm Aug 27, 2013
  • June 2013
    • Jun 10, 2013 Getting the Veggies in the Ground! Jun 10, 2013
  • May 2013
    • May 24, 2013 Rain! Rain! Rain! (and lots of May pictures...) May 24, 2013
  • April 2013
    • Apr 30, 2013 Ups and Downs and Ups of Early Spring... Apr 30, 2013
    • Apr 11, 2013 Building the Mobile Coop and the Hens Arriving! Apr 11, 2013
  • March 2013
    • Mar 28, 2013 Seed Starting Days! Mar 28, 2013
    • Mar 10, 2013 Cleaning House! Mar 10, 2013
  • February 2013
    • Feb 9, 2013 Winter Working--How We Figure Out What We Grow! Feb 9, 2013
  • December 2012
    • Dec 22, 2012 Happy Holidays! Dec 22, 2012
    • Dec 4, 2012 Early December Photo Gallery Dec 4, 2012
    • Dec 2, 2012 Resting and Regrouping! Dec 2, 2012
  • October 2012
    • Oct 1, 2012 Early Fall Photo Tour Oct 1, 2012
  • September 2012
    • Sep 16, 2012 Planting Cover Crops--Winter Rye! Sep 16, 2012
    • Sep 10, 2012 Fruitful Experimentations Sep 10, 2012
  • August 2012
    • Aug 13, 2012 Hop Planting! Aug 13, 2012
  • July 2012
    • Jul 25, 2012 Chilling Out... Jul 25, 2012
    • Jul 5, 2012 Lots of Post 4th Pics! Jul 5, 2012
  • June 2012
    • Jun 28, 2012 Busy, busy, busy Jun 28, 2012
    • Jun 6, 2012 Early June Jun 6, 2012
    • Jun 1, 2012 End of May Work Photo Gallery Jun 1, 2012
  • May 2012
    • May 23, 2012 Seeding the Pastures May 23, 2012
    • May 13, 2012 Weeding Days May 13, 2012
    • May 4, 2012 We have water! May 4, 2012
    • May 2, 2012 Remember all those spring pictures?.... May 2, 2012
  • April 2012
    • Apr 22, 2012 Odds and Ends: Germination, Spring, Supplies, and a Mulch Layer! Apr 22, 2012
    • Apr 22, 2012 Greenhouse Construction! Apr 22, 2012
    • Apr 9, 2012 Busy Week on the Farm! Apr 9, 2012
  • March 2012
    • Mar 31, 2012 Deer Fence Day 2 (it's done!)... Mar 31, 2012
    • Mar 29, 2012 Deer Fence Installation Day 1 Mar 29, 2012
    • Mar 26, 2012 Tillers and Peppers Mar 26, 2012
    • Mar 23, 2012 Tractor Arrived! Mar 23, 2012
    • Mar 20, 2012 Germination! Mar 20, 2012
    • Mar 15, 2012 Spring into seeding! Mar 15, 2012
    • Mar 14, 2012 Patience, and the last big push... Mar 14, 2012
    • Mar 10, 2012 Off to Syracuse CSA Fair Mar 10, 2012
    • Mar 5, 2012 Cornell Resources Mar 5, 2012
  • February 2012
    • Feb 27, 2012 A Walk in the Woods Feb 27, 2012
    • Feb 25, 2012 Rule One: Everything takes way more time than anticipated! Feb 25, 2012
    • Feb 5, 2012 2012 Community Supported Agriculture Feb 5, 2012
  • January 2012
    • Jan 23, 2012 Back from NOFA and Crop Planning! Jan 23, 2012
    • Jan 18, 2012 Off to NOFA-NY winter conference! Jan 18, 2012
    • Jan 10, 2012 Become our Friend! Jan 10, 2012
    • Jan 8, 2012 Site Selection, part 1 (Pics at end!) Jan 8, 2012
    • Jan 7, 2012 Farming on our own land... Jan 7, 2012

Subscribe to our Newsletter!

To keep in touch for any big farm news, recipe ideas, and seasonal updates.

We respect your privacy and don't sell or give away your email. We especially keep it from the chickens, because those busybodies just can't be trusted.

Thank you for signing up, we hope you enjoy the farm news!

Shop: Order Online … Visit the Cazenovia Farmers Market

Join the CSA … Learn More about the CSA … Need Help Enjoying your Veggies?

Hartwood Farm
Farmers Maryellen and Matt Robinson
5258 Irish Ridge Rd, Chittenango, NY 13037

info@hartwoodfarm.com

Farm Landline: 315.655.5652