From tips and tricks for growing produce in Western Pennsylvania to fascinating insights about our farm family’s adventures with pumpkins, watermelons, and reflections on our journey as CSA farmers in Pittsburgh, our blog is a window into the heart and soul of our farm.
Here's the thing if you grow up on a produce farm, you always expect fresh vegetables and melons. Something is always available during the summer months. You just go out to the field and pick what you feel like for a snack. A favorite of our kids is watermelon but...
As I sit in my kitchen writing this post today, it is January 31. There is a fresh coat of snow on the ground. And I only can think of how many more months until I can have freshly picked lettuce from the field? In fact, this thought is emphasized even more as I...
Happy almost December! November flew by! Have you seen our Instagram and Facebook posts regarding our 2022 CSA? We are so excited for next year and what we have planned. Jeremy has been busy ordering seeds and planning out next year's crops. Can you believe...
WOW! WOW! WOW! That's all we can say to describe our 2021 season! You guys rocked it! Your support was AMAZING! It made for a great year for us and we were so excited to see you every week! Thank you for coming out in extreme heat, storms and downpours each week...
Well friends, summer flew by for us! We were so busy tending to our fields, harvesting and attending farmer's markets! A big shoutout to all of you that support us at the markets. We love seeing your friendly faces each week and talking with you. We will continue to...
Hello! It has been awhile since our last blog post! We are in the heart of farming season and have been busy bees working on the farm! How are you? We hope you have been enjoying your summer! We are starting to see the fruits of all our hard work and have loved...
It has been a busy few works over here at Haffey Family Farm! We have been busy getting the last of the spring produce plants transplanted including kale, lettuce, peppers, strawberries, watermelon and cantaloupe. Despite cooler temps this past weekend and rain, the...
The warmer weather and sunny skies were a welcomed sight this past week! The sun allowed the very wet and muddy fields to dry up so we were able to move the tractor through them. On Saturday, we spent the beautiful day in the fields transplanting. Overall, we were...
This week the weather has not been cooperating with farm work! First, we had a hard frost over the weekend. Jeremy spent all of Friday evening covering the tomatoes. Thankfully, most of the tomatoes survived the frost. In addition to the frost, we have been battling...
